Posts tagged with ‘communicating-science’
Science matters, and so does science communication, argue the coauthors. And while advocacy and science are not always easy bedfellows, groups with antiscientific agendas put on awfully good briefings on Capitol Hill.
GQ’s new “Rock Stars of Science” campaign should give not just disease sufferers, but America’s scientists, hope.
Academics and science policy wonks did a double-take last spring when Rick Weiss took early retirement from a wildly successful, award-winning career at The Washington Post to join the Center for American Progress as a senior fellow and columnist for Science Progress. Some expressed their concern to me: Was Weiss, the trenchant analyst of [...]
Public knowledge and understanding of science as an engine of progress will reveal solutions to today’s most pressing problems, including climate change, energy independence, and national security.
Governor Jindal’s assault on volcano-monitoring research is just the most recent swipe at federal funding for an important area of study.
Curiosity has waxed and waned among our chief executives. Our 44th President plans to restore its preeminence.
All the things I didn’t get to say to Stephen Colbert, and other thoughts on the comedics of science.
Stephen Colbert points to the helpful assistance that Bush administration policymakers provided to researchers while talking with Contributing Editor Chris Mooney last night:
Mooney points out that science and scientists make regular appearances on popular Comedy Central shows, and that’s a good thing.
Get ready for regular discussions of science all year long—in the policy arena and the broader culture. But what are we hoping to gain from this effort, and how will we know if we learn anything at all?
