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Talking about experts

Science communication. Mai Le | Talk to the experts | Flickr CC

An expert is qualified to give opinions based on their in depth involvement, but it doesn’t make them the last word on a subject. It just gives their opinion more weight than someone without their specific knowledge.

Debating the existence of megalodon

Source: http://rt.com/news/165096-super-predator-shark-australia/ “Massive Sea Creature Attacks, Kills And Eats A 3 Meter Long Great White Shark” said headlines on June 9. The stories stemmed from this video, a trailer for a documentary by filmmaker David Riggs which was featured on the Smithsonian Channel. Information from the tracking tag of the three meter shark reportedly showedContinue reading “Debating the existence of megalodon”

Let’s talk about communicating science

Whales loom above you in the whale mall at the Brisbane Science Museum

On March 18, Professor Ian Chubb (Chief Scientist of Australia since 2011) addressed the National Press Club as part of a two day ‘Science Meets Parliament‘ event. The group that runs this event (Science and Technology Australia) have three very specific aims: to encourage scientific dialogue between industry, government, and the science and technology community, toContinue reading “Let’s talk about communicating science”