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Author Russell, Nicholas J.

Title Communicating science : professional, popular, literary / Nicholas Russell.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 324 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "In recent years governments and scientific establishments have been encouraging the development of professional and popular science communication. This book critically examines the origin of this drive to improve communication, and discusses why simply improving scientists' communication skills and understanding of their audiences may not be enough. Written in an engaging style, and avoiding specialist jargon, this book provides an insight into science's place in society by looking at science communication in three contexts: the professional patterns of communication among scientists, popular communication to the public, and science in literature and drama. This three-part framework shows how historical and cultural factors operate in today's complex communication landscape, and should be actively considered when designing and evaluating science communication. Ideal for students and practitioners in science, engineering and medicine, this book provides a better understanding of the culture, sociology and mechanics of professional and popular communication"--Provided by publisher.
Contents Introduction: What this book is about and why you might want to read it -- Prologue: Three orphans share a common paternity : professional science communication, popular journalism and literary fiction are not as separate as they seem -- Spreading the word : problems with publishing professional science -- Walk like an Egyptian : the alien feeling of professional science writing -- The future's bright? : professional science communication in the age of the internet -- Counting the horse's teeth : professional standards in science's barter economy -- Separating the wheat from the chaff : peer review on trial -- The public understanding of science (PUS) movement and its problems -- Public engagement with science and technology (PEST) : good principle, difficult practice -- Citizen scientists? : democratic input into science policy -- Teaching and learning science in school : implications for popular science communication -- What every scientist should know about mass media -- What every scientist should know about journalists -- The influence of new media -- How the media represent science -- How should science journalists behave? -- A terrible storm in Wittenberg : natural knowledge through sorcery and evil -- A terrible storm in the Mediterranean : controlling nature with white magic and religion -- Thieving magpies : the subtle art of false projecting -- Foolish virtuosi : natural philosophy emerges as a distinct discipline but many cannot take it seriously -- Is scientific knowledge 'true' or should it just be 'truthfully' deployed? -- Science and the Gothic : the three big nineteenth century monster stories -- Science fiction : serious literature or low grade entertainment? -- Science in British literary fiction -- Science on stage : the politics and ethics of science in cultural and educational contexts.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Communication in science.
Communication in science.
Science -- Social aspects.
Science -- Social aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Russell, Nicholas J. Communicating science. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521113830 (DLC) 2009027849 (OCoLC)351329783
ISBN 9780511641466 (electronic book)
051164146X (electronic book)
9780511640100 (electronic book)
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9780511639029 (ebook ; ebrary)
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9780511803918 (electronic book)
0511803915 (electronic book)
9780521113830 (hardback)
0521113830 (hardback)
9780521131728 (paperback)
0521131723 (paperback)
Standard No. 9786612388736