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Call for papers: Queering scicomm – Representations, theory and practice
Submit your proposal for a book on queering scicomm by Feb 28, 2021
On supporting young LGBTIQA+ people
Four ways to be better allies for young LGBTIQA+ people
Can hype be a force for good?
Hype in science is prevalent in science communication. Examples include celebrity scientists and exaggerated claims for the outcomes of research. I wanted to know: Is hype always a distortion and a lie? Or, can it be redeemed?
Google-knowing economics
Macknight and Medvecky present a novel, agent-centric approach for understanding how people gain knowledge about economics via Google
How conflict framing and social identity affect public opinion
Colvin and co-authors conduct an experimental survey to gauge how media headlines with different levels of conflict framing affect public opinion in the case of land use change.
Non-Western and indigenous knowledges in science communication
Existing accounts of science communication history are largely Eurocentric and Western. Orthia argues that science communication should foster diverse expertise and develop deeper cross-cultural connections.
Gamers help quantum physicists in massive citizen science experiment
More than half a million levels of a video game have provided random data for a global study testing the laws of quantum physics. The Quantum Technology lab at the University of Queensland and ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) was one of 12 laboratories from five continents to participate in the Big Bell Test, coordinated by the Institute ofContinue reading “Gamers help quantum physicists in massive citizen science experiment”
The apocalypse is nigh – Hyped up headlines and climate change
The disaster narrative grabs attention easily but fails to create motivation for action or genuine engagement.
Science art: Lynn Taylor
Lynn Taylor is a visual artist who works in her Lighthouse Studio on the Otago Peninsula. She recently paired up with her daughter, Petra Fersterer – a particle physicist, to create a visual expression of Petra’s research, which looks at trapping ultra-cold atoms. “Atoms are constantly moving, which makes them difficult to observe. To even attemptContinue reading “Science art: Lynn Taylor”
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