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Communicating Science
Modern science communication has emerged in the twentieth century as a field of study, a body of practice and a profession—and it is a practice with deep historical roots. We have seen the birth of interactive science centres, the first university actions in teaching and conducting research, and a sharp growth in employment of science communicators. This collection charts the emergence of modern science communication across the world. This is the first volume to map investment around the globe in science centres, university courses and research, publications and conferences as well as tell the national stories of science communication. How did it all begin? How has development varied from one country to another? What motivated governments, institutions and people to see science communication as an answer to questions of the social place of science? Communicating Science describes the pathways followed by 39 different countries. All continents and many cultures are represented. For some countries, this is the first time that their science communication story has been told.
Co-creating in Schools Through Art and Science
This book represents an applied, up-to-date work on RRI developments and their potential positive impact on societies. The societal challenges of the 21st century require the ability to integrate the knowledge and expertise of different societal actors, using more innovative, efficient and open approaches. Educational methodologies are in perpetual development in their attempt to provide tentative answers to three ever-changing digital age challenges: the challenge of speed, the challenge of form/at and the challenge of persistency. The current book aims to address these issues by presenting relevant case studies in the field of art, science and giving value to territory that, by the means of projects and initiatives using RRI consistent methodologies, have succeeded in their attempt to: preserve and valorise cultural heritage by using digital storytelling or crowddreaming methodology, develop educational strategies grounded on RRI and Open Schooling principles, contribute to new ways of thinking in the school environment by using RRI and promote gender equality and stimulate critical reflections on women’s role in science by the means of storytelling and RRI concepts.
Putting Responsible Research and Innovation Into Practice
This Open Access book builds on the experiences of one of the largest European projects in the domain of responsible Research and Innovation: NewHoRRIzon. It highlights the potential of and opportunity in responsible R&I to conduct innovation in a socially responsible way. Employing the methodology of Social Labs, the book analyses responsible R&I from an experience-based viewpoint and further explores the application of responsible R&I beyond scholarly and industrial interests. The contributors analyze the current European R&I landscape, provide reflection and reconceptualization of its core concepts, and project future challenges in relation to responsible R&I. The book complements the readers' line of work by providing insights on how responsible R&I can be applied by the audience, for example, in their decision-making processes.
Environmental Communication
This handbook reviews extant research and offers critical summaries of key topics and issues in the field, enriched by authoritative analyses of specific cases and examples. It displays pluralism across a number of axes: epistemological, theoretical, geographical, cultural, and thematic. The first part offers historical routes through the international development of the field and explores the epistemological grounds of multiple strands of environmental communication studies. In aiming to map the field broadly, as well as stimulating new thinking, the second part is organized along three core perspectives: arenas, voice, and place. It comprises chapters on various public spaces that are critical to the symbolic constitution of the environment, and sheds light on a range of aspects and social agents that have received insufficient attention, including research about – and carried out in – non-Western countries. Crucially, at a time of profound environmental crisis, the final part of this book discusses possibilities and constraints to social change, and the potential contributions of environmental communication research to ways of understanding and responding to the challenge.
Nanotechnology
Over the last decades, nanoscience and nanotechnology has been ascribed the potential to contribute beneficial applications in fields such as medicine, cosmetics, or environmental remediation. At the same time it is still contested whether engineered nanomaterials might be not one-sidedly “good” but may also entail negative side-effects for human health and the environment. To address this uncertainty, academic and political initiatives have sought to establish norms and practices to assess and govern nanomaterials. Rooted in different disciplines such as ethics, ecology, law, social and political sciences, the chapters in this edited volume explore the normative approaches, societal practices, and legal mechanisms which have emerged in the nano-field over the last two decades. The chapters also present a broad variety of evaluative approaches that may assist societal actors in their attempts to actively shape and contribute to the debate about nanomaterials.
Alfabetización en salud.
Alfabetización en salud. De la información a la acción” es un libro colectivo que aborda, desde múltiples enfoques, disciplinas y sensibilidades, el complejo proceso de transformar la información y el conocimiento en decisiones prácticas, con resultados tangibles en cuanto a ganancias en salud. Se trata de la primera gran obra en español sobre la materia, donde sus más de 40 autores ofrecen una completa visión de la cuestión, que complementan con recursos e información práctica para el profesional o el ciudadano que quiere adentrarse en el tema.
Communicating Science and Technology Through Online Video
Online video’s unique capacity to reach large audiences makes it a powerful tool to communicate science and technology to the general public. The outcome of the international research project "Videonline," this book provides a unique insight into the key elements of online science videos, such as narrative trends, production characteristics, and issues of scientific rigor. If offers various methodological approaches: a literature review, content analysis, and interviews and surveys of expert practitioners to provide information on how to maintain standards of rigour and technical quality in video production.
L'edició genòmica i el seu impacte : informe de la Secció de Ciències Biològiques de l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans
Sessió de cloenda del cicle sobre edició genòmica. L’edició genòmica ens ha permès incloure modificacions genètiques a voluntat en qualsevol gen de qualsevol organisme. Tot i que la modificació intencionada de genomes és factible des de fa molt de temps, actualment s’ha expandit i millorat gràcies al descobriment del sistema CRISPR, que els procariotes van desenvolupar per a defensar-se de virus i plasmidis invasors. El mateix sistema es pot adaptar per a editar qualsevol seqüència de DNA. Aquesta revolució tecnològica ja és una realitat en molts laboratoris de biomedicina i biotecnologia, així com en aplicacions que afecten plantes, animals i fongs. I esperem que aviat també ho serà per al tractament de malalties congènites, una vegada aconseguim entendre i controlar com funcionen els sistemes de reparació del DNA, essencials per a completar el procés d’edició. La tecnologia és molt innovadora i té importants implicacions ètiques, socials i econòmiques. D’altra banda, representa un repte veure quina percepció social despertarà.
Decir la ciencia. Divulgación y periodismo científico de Galileo a Twitter
En la época de internet y las redes sociales, cuando acceder a la información es tan sencillo, existe el peligro de que el conocimiento acabe banalizándose en aras de la inmediatez y el impacto mediático. En este contexto social y cultural, polarizado entre la globalización y la excesiva especialización, la labor del periodismo divulgativo resulta imprescindible. Este libro es un incisivo ensayo sobre el papel del periodismo en la difusión del saber y el progreso de las ciencias. Con la experiencia y la autoridad que le confieren sus casi cuarenta años de ejercicio profesional, Vladimir de Semir ofrece una lúcida reflexión sobre el periodismo científico y el influjo que ejerce en la sociedad. Una sociedad fragmentada y culturalmente atomizada, en la que solo los buenos profesionales serán capaces de orientar a la opinión pública y de velar por la veracidad de la información que se difunde en los medios. Hoy más que nunca, necesitamos fomentar el rigor de una cultura científica, algo a todas luces esencial para la construcción de una auténtica sociedad del conocimiento.
