LEADER 00000cam a2200553Ma 4500 001 on1145330434 003 OCoLC 005 20210410013351.7 006 m o d 007 cr |||||||nn|n 008 200112s2020 sa o 000 0 eng d 020 1928502040 020 9781928502043|q(electronic book) 020 |z1928502032 020 |z9781928502036 035 (OCoLC)1145330434 040 P@U|beng|cP@U|dOCLCO|dHS0|dN$T 049 RIDW 050 4 Q223|b.S354 2019 082 04 501.4|223 090 Q223|b.S354 2019 245 00 Science Communication in South Africa :|bReflections on Current Issues /|cedited by Peter Weingart, Marine Joubert & Bankole Falade. 264 1 Cape Town :|bAfrican Minds,|c2019. 264 3 Baltimore, Md. :|bProject MUSE,|c2015. 300 1 online resource (iv, 231 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rdaft 520 "Why do we need to communicate science? Is science, with its highly specialised language and its arcane methods, too distant to be understood by the public? Is it really possible for citizens to participate meaningfully in scientific research projects and debate? Should scientists be mandated to engage with the public to facilitate better understanding of science? How can they best communicate their special knowledge to be intelligible? These and a plethora of related questions are being raised by researchers and politicians alike as they have become convinced that science and society need to draw nearer to one another.Once the persuasion took hold that science should open up to the public and these questions were raised, it became clear that coming up with satisfactory answers would be a complex challenge. The inaccessibility of scientific language and methods, due to ever increasing specialisation, is at the base of its very success. Thus, translating specialised knowledge to become understandable, interesting and relevant to various publics creates particular perils. This is exacerbated by the ongoing disruption of the public discourse through the digitisation of communication platforms. For example, the availability of medical knowledge on the internet and the immense opportunities to inform oneself about health risks via social media are undermined by the manipulable nature of this technology that does not allow its users to distinguish between credible content and misinformation.In countries around the world, scientists, policy-makers and the public have high hopes for science communication: that it may elevate its populations educationally, that it may raise the level of sound decision-making for people in their daily lives, and that it may contribute to innovation and economic well-being. This collection of current reflections gives an insight into the issues that have to be addressed by research to reach these noble goals, for South Africa and by South Africans in particular." 588 Description based on print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 Communication in science|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85029094|zSouth Africa.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n79023005-781 650 0 Communication in science.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85029094 650 7 Communication in science.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/870268 651 7 South Africa.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204616 655 4 Electronic books. 700 1 Falade, Bankole.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ no2020019909 700 1 Joubert, Marina.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ no2020020212 700 1 Weingart, Peter.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n50020971 710 2 Project Muse.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n96089174 830 0 Book collections on Project MUSE. 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=2373830|zOnline ebook via EBSCO. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this ebook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20210519|cEBSCO|tEBSCOebooksacademic NEW April 9 4115 |lridw 994 92|bRID