Science in Public: Communication, Culture, and CredibilityIs an understanding of science important, and what are the issues involved in communicating it? Science in Public uniquely draws together the broad range of theory and practice of public understanding of science. In order to address these and other questions that face today's technological society, this book examines the history of communicating science from the eighteenth century through Michael Faraday and Thomas Huxley, and on to the present day. Detailed contemporary case studies offer insights into the communication and understanding of science. In Science in Public the ideas of sociologists and communications researchers rub shoulders with the expectations of politicians and the hopes of educators. The public is here, and so is science, in both their idealized and real-world guises. The book's scope is broad, as is the subject. |
Contents
Why the Public Understanding of Science Matters | 10 |
Science in Public Culture | 19 |
Friend or Foe? | 52 |
Popularization Public Understanding and the Public Sphere | 81 |
Understanding the Public Understanding of Science | 88 |
Trust in the Public Sphere | 99 |
Case Studies in Public Science | 132 |
Big Science Big Questions | 140 |
Oiling the Environment | 154 |
In Conclusion | 163 |
Science in Museums | 196 |
Initiatives and Activities in the Public Understanding | 220 |
A Protocol for Science Communication for the Public | 242 |
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Science In Public: Communication, Culture, And Credibility Jane Gregory,Steven Miller Limited preview - 2000 |
Science In Public: Communication, Culture, And Credibility Jane Gregory,Steven Miller Limited preview - 2000 |
Science In Public: Communication, Culture, And Credibility Jane Gregory,Steven Miller Limited preview - 2000 |
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