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Successful Science Communication Telling It Like It Is

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ISBN-10: 0521176786

ISBN-13: 9780521176781

Edition: 2011

Authors: David J. Bennett, Richard C. Jennings, Walter Bodmer

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List price: $67.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/29/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 502
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Richard Jennings is an Affiliated Research Scholar in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. His research interests are focused on the Responsible Conduct of Research and the ethical uses of science and technology. He is a member of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, has worked with the BCS Ethics Forum defining and refining the BCS Code of Conduct, and with four other members has developed a 'Framework For Assessing Ethical Issues in New Technologies'.

Authors' biographies
Foreword
Introduction: public engagement in an evolving science policy landscape
What it Helps to Know Beforehand:
Deficits and dialogues: science communication and the public understanding of science in the UK
Explaining the world: communicating science through the ages
Science, truth, and ethics
The public's view of science
The common language of research
Not 100% sure? The 'public' understanding of risk
The ethos of science vs. ethics of science communication
Policy Makers, the Media and Public Interest Organisations:
Research and public communication in EU policy and practice
Tackling the Climate Communication Challenge
Dealings with the media
Dealings with the U.S. media
Relations with public interest organisations: consumers
Relations with public interest organisations: patients and families
Relations with environmental organisations: a very personal story
What You Can Do and How To Do It:
Building relations with the various groups
Finding the right words: how to shine in radio and television interviews
Nanotechnology and the media - front page or no story?
The power of the podcast: the Naked Scientists' story
The social web in science communication
Dealing with dilemmas and societal expectations: a company's response
Science festivals
Things to see and do: how scientific images work Rikke
The triple helix: the undergraduate student-run face of science communication
Public understanding of research: the Open Research Laboratory at the Deutsches
'Imagine': a communication project putting life sciences in the spotlight
And Finally, Evaluating and Embedding Science Communication:
Evaluating success: how to find out what worked (and what didn't)
Effectively embedding corporate science communication in academia: a second paradigm shift?
Index