Last week Bastiaan organized a symposium on psychological distance to science and trust, for which he invited academics from various disciplines as well as professionals working in science communication. The program included fantastic presentations by Vukašin Gligorić, Eddie Brummelman, Julia Cramer, Maartje Raijmakers, Peter Achterberg, Marija Petrovic, Philipp Schmid, and Marlene Altenmuller. Moreover, we had fruitful discussions with contributions from Dagmar Heeg from Nationaal Expertisecentrum Wetenschap & Samenleving, Karen Kraal from UvA Bureau Communicatie, Irene Huffnagel from Rathenau Instituut, Aart van Stekelenburg, Margriet van der Heijden, and many others. One of the aims of the symposium was to provide evidence-based suggestions for both science communication and for basic research on trust in science. We hope to share some of our suggestions later in 2025!