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This study re-examines the survey responses of embryonic stem cell research prepared for UK Department of Health (DH) in 2006. Aided by the novel method of semantic network analysis, the...
DATE: March 3rd, 2015
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Creating science content for cultural contexts in which the audience are not primarily motivated by an interest in science, can provide exciting opportunities for experimenting with new approaches to science...
DATE: December 19th, 2014
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For the past thirty years, The National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST), Trinidad and Tobago, has been a pioneering force in science popularization both locally and...
DATE: December 19th, 2014
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Thailandâs National Science Fair is an annual two-week event held to promote science, encourage learning and prove that science is for everyone. Derived from the first âThai National Science Dayâ...
DATE: December 19th, 2014
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Public understanding of science has been replaced by engagement and participation, and science events, like festivals and science days, have become significant actors by offering direct contacts between scientists, public...
DATE: December 19th, 2014
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Science festivals (or just âfestivalsâ) are currently ascendant in the United States with more than 40 new initiatives emerging in just the past 5 years, but their story is not...
DATE: December 19th, 2014
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The cultural phenomenon of âscience festivalsâ is ever expanding throughout the world, as universities, city and regional governments, and science engagement professionals alike embrace the concept of a focused âcelebrationâ...
DATE: December 19th, 2014
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This essay intends to present and reflect on the production and reception of sound language styles in a radio programme discussing science called Universidade das Criancas UFMG (UFMG Childrenâs University)....
DATE: December 19th, 2014
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Scientists often cite discrepancy between scientific values and news values as a primary factor in poor quality science reporting. The goal of this study was to understand how news values...
DATE: December 1st, 2014
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The Internet is increasingly considered as a legitimate source of information on scientific and technological topics. Lay individuals are increasingly using Internet sources to find information about new technological developments,...
DATE: July 12th, 2016
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The 13th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference (PCST) conference offered a valuable opportunity for over 500 science communicators to congregate and network with the international community. While...
DATE: September 22nd, 2014
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Attendance at any large conference is highly personal and every registrant has a unique experience. The value to the individual depends on which sessions they attend, whom they connect with...
DATE: September 22nd, 2014
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The PCST conference attracts a substantial number of science communication academics and practitioners from all over the world. The conference is stimulating and refreshing but the size of it means...
DATE: September 22nd, 2014
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Public communication from research institutions often functions as both science communication and public relations. And while these are distinct functions, public relations efforts often serve as science communication tools. This...
DATE: September 22nd, 2014
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We argue that the institutionalized push communication of academic institutions has become the dominant form of public science communication and has tended to force other forms and functions of science...
DATE: September 22nd, 2014
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In this commentary I explain why research institutions are neither doing science communication nor developing âpublicâ relations in the proper sense. Their activities are rather a mix of different things,...
DATE: September 22nd, 2014
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Scientific institutions have for a long time known the importance of framing and owning stories about science They also know the effective way of communicating science in a press release...
DATE: September 22nd, 2014
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U.S. strength in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines has formed the basis of innovations, technologies, and industries that have spurred the nationâs economic growth throughout the last 150...
DATE: July 12th, 2016
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There is growing competition among publicly funded scientific institutes and universities to attract staff, students, funding and research partners. As a result, there has been increased emphasis on science communication...
DATE: September 22nd, 2014
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The purpose of this study is to quantify the use of science fiction films in academic papers as well as to analyse the patterns of use of those films indexed...
DATE: September 22nd, 2014
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Science communication as an interdisciplinary field of study has always been concerned with issues of knowledge utilisation. This theoretical paper focusses on the âknowledgeâ part of knowledge utilisation and provides...
DATE: August 19th, 2014
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This paper presents results from three studies on science blogging, the use of blogs for science communication. A survey addresses the views and motives of science bloggers, a first content...
DATE: July 22nd, 2014
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We analysed the representations of science and of scientists at Jornal Nacional, the main Brazilian TV news. We carried out content and frames analysis, besides the lexical and semantic analysis...
DATE: May 28th, 2014
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Antibiotic resistance is an increasing global threat involving many actors, including the general public. We present findings from a content analysis of the coverage of antibiotic resistance in the Swedish...
DATE: June 6th, 2014
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The urgent state of our global environment calls for collective action, which depends in large part on effective science communication for better understanding and awareness. Activities and institutions that provide...
DATE: July 8th, 2014
