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In a series of blog posts we will be introducing the keynote speakers and talks for PCST 2020 Conference in Aberdeen. Our second profile is of Professor Mike S. Schäfer who holds a chair for science communication at the University of Zürich. His research focuses on public debates and media coverage around science-related issues. For topics like climate change, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, nuclear energy, particle physics and others, he has analyzed how stakeholders try to position themselves publicly, how journalists select and present them, how users come in contact with science and the effects that this communication has - from knowledge acquisition over attitudinal and behavioural change all the way to trust in science, scientific institutions and individual scientists.