The human side of geoscientists: comparing geoscientists' and non-geoscientists' cognitive and affective responses to geology

Lacchia, Anthea; Schuitema, Geertje; McAuliffe, Fergus

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-291-2020

Articles | Volume 3, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-291-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-291-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 3, issue 2

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23 Sep 2020

Research article |

| 23 Sep 2020

The human side of geoscientists: comparing geoscientists' and non-geoscientists' cognitive and affective responses to geology

Anthea Lacchia, Geertje Schuitema, and Fergus McAuliffe

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RC1: 'The human side of geoscientists', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Dec 2019
- AC1: 'Response to Editors and Referees', Anthea Lacchia, 24 Feb 2020
RC2: 'The human side of geoscientists', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Jan 2020
- AC1: 'Response to Editors and Referees', Anthea Lacchia, 24 Feb 2020

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (27 Apr 2020) by Beth Bartel

AR by Anthea Lacchia on behalf of the Authors (30 Apr 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 May 2020) by Beth Bartel

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (30 Jun 2020)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (09 Jul 2020) by Beth Bartel

AR by Anthea Lacchia on behalf of the Authors (16 Jul 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (12 Aug 2020) by Beth Bartel

ED: Publish as is (12 Aug 2020) by Sam Illingworth (Executive editor)

AR by Anthea Lacchia on behalf of the Authors (12 Aug 2020)

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Geoscientists can struggle to communicate with non-geoscientists, especially around contentious geoscience issues. We compare the thoughts and feelings of geoscientists and non-geoscientists around the subsurface, mining/quarrying, drilling and flooding. We find that geoscientists focus more on human interactions when thinking about these processes, while non-geoscientists focus more on economic and environmental impacts. Understanding these differences and similarities can help enable dialogue.