March 28th, 2017 | RESEARCH
Arthur Dent's reluctant hitchhike through the Milky Way would not have been possible without the babelfish, which was nourished by his brain waves and in return decoded foreign languages for him. In much the same way, public intellectuals serve as science and technology academia's babelfish for the non-STEM savvy. While STEM academics continue to push back the frontiers of knowledge, public intellectuals equip the community with the knowledge we need to make big decisions, both for our own individual lives and for our society.
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Kylie Walker, Author, Science & Technology AustraliaCitation
Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1824-2049
Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 16
Number: 1
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Informal Science Education Resource Center (ISERC)
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Audience: General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: General STEM
Resource Type: Mass Media Article | Reference Materials
Environment Type: Broadcast Media | Comics | Books | Newspapers | Media and Technology | Websites | Mobile Apps | Online Media