Evan Balkcom

Evan Balkcom is originally from the US and currently a PhD candidate in psychology and science communication at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.

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The Availability Heuristic and Mass Shooting Fears

Understanding this mental tick, and how it operates, provides us with a clear picture of the process that turns outlier events into sources of persistent worry.

Evan Balkcom

29 Nov 2019 · 6 min read

Preventable Deaths and the Need for Data-Driven Journalism

My primary goal—and Dr. Tyson’s if I read his tweet correctly—is to provide context. It is perhaps inevitable that our biases will continue to inform the responses of the general public on social media.

Evan Balkcom

29 Aug 2019 · 6 min read