"Science communicators" refers to people who specialize in explaining scientific concepts and discoveries to the general public in a way that is understandable and engaging. They bridge the gap between the complex world of science and the rest of us, helping us to learn about and appreciate the wonders and advancements in various scientific fields.
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Nor is it about a need to keep science relevant and understandable — there are plenty of good
science communicators who do that but aren't «celebrities» per se.
As science communicators we often have to play this game of whack - a-mole, persistently addressing points that have already been refuted.
But Rosen, at least, is hopeful, describing the journey toward a writing career in a lovely metaphor written
by science communicator Stephanie Chasteen.
In response, Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist and noted
science communicator at the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, tweeted back some facts to bust a myth proven wrong back in the sixth century B.C.
It represented proof that someone in Canada had finally recognised the need to encourage science - literate individuals to
become science communicators.
Yet, if our personal values, beliefs and worldviews really dictate our reality, then are
n't science communicators just blowing in the wind?
Earlier this week I was invited to join an e-mail discussion involving a variegated array of scientists and
science communicators exploring a provocative question posed by one of them (I'll leave the identities out, but will invite them to weigh in here).
Over 800
science communicators from around the globe are heading to London's Central Hall this week for the World Conference of Science Journalists.
I assume he will not want his accidental slur to persist, and will also let the array of scientists and
science communicators know of his error.
And
science communicator Dennis Meredith discusses his book Explaining Research, and the importance for scientists of reaching the public.
This year's entries were judged by Roger Highfield, the editor of New Scientist magazine, renowned
Australian science communicator and author Karl Kruszelnicki and Lyndal Byford, media manager at the Australian Science Media Centre.
Nancy is a Medical Research Council research professor, deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Manchester and now a very successful science communicator
To mark International Women's Day, we speak to neuroscientist and
science communicator Samantha Yammine about her stem cell research and passion for communicating science to a wider audience.
Brendan is the winner of the nation - wide NASA Astrobiology Famelab science communication competition and is generally recognized as one of the leading
young science communicators worldwide.
Expert science communicators and science ambassadors can make scientific work more accessible to the public, illuminating its relevance and potential.
Hear from Moises Bernal, an «all - star scientist and
inspiring science communicator» about his passion, development, research and contributions to the science world in a language other than the one he grew up speaking.
Now living in Scotland, Catherine is a
seasoned science communicator, and she has written blogs for The Lancet, Scientific American, Meducation, Mosaic and The Wellcome Trust.
You're one of those
effective science communicators who can clarify essentials for the intelligent layman, without leaving yourself wide open to misrepresentation.
Some of the climate disengagement that Colbert alluded to was reflected earlier this week in a column on the NPR Web site by Robert Krulwich, the
unconventional science communicator:
When climate
science communicators start calling for help in «reframing collective thinking,» and saying that «openmindedness is the wrong approach» (Naomi Oreskes), it may be time to re-examine the science itself.
She is also a skilled and
passionate science communicator, with experience giving public testimony to legislative committees, speaking with lawmakers, writing Op - Eds, communicating with journalists and training fellow scientists in climate communication.
But science represents the opposite of that process: as the physicist and
science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson has put it, science is «true whether or not you believe in it.
In short, the best available science suggests that storytelling can be extremely effective in achieving the
goals science communicators pursue.
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