Prepared by Bruce Lewenstein, facilitated by Rick Borchelt This session addressed one big question: How reactive can science communication research/practice be in polarized political situations? We began with three subsidiary questions: Do your practices formally target policymakers? If so, what Read More …
Hi everyone — see you in a few hours. In the meantime, my former student Megan Halpern has just today posted a precis of the book she’s writing. In it, she argues that we have to stop thinking about science communication Read More …
I received notice yesterday that on Tuesday, at 9:00 pm Bellagio time, the AAAS will be hosting on its Trellis site a live discussion about research/practice issues (including Bronwyn Bevan of the Collaboratory that Martin already posted about). I suspect Read More …
Here’s the article I referred to in a comment on the thread “Bringing research and practice together.” Salmon, Rhian A., Priestley, Rebecca K., & Goven, Joanna. (2017). The reflexive scientist: an approach to transforming public engagement. Journal of Environmental Studies Read More …
[Warning: This is a long post. Sorry about that.] At least six times in the last two years, the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering, & Medicine (NASEM) has included science communication as a key component of its reports. That Read More …