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Introducing science communication : a practical guide / edited by Mark L. Brake and Emma Weitkamp.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: viii, 177 pages illustrations 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780230573857
  • 9780230573864
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 501.4 22
Contents:
The history and development of science and its communication / Mark Brake -- Science in popular culture / Neil Hook and Mark Brake -- Science and the citizen / Clare Wilkinson -- Writing science / Emma Weitkamp -- Broadcasting science / Toby Murcott -- Presenting science / Karen Bultitude -- Communicating science in museums and science centers / Alison Boyle.
Summary: From climate change to stem cell research, this book shows how to communicate complex scientific issues to the masses. Each chapter explains key methods and issues, providing the reader with practical and theoretical understanding of science communication.-publisher description.
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Book Högskolan Väst Övre plan / Upper floor 501.4 Introducing Available 6004300024664
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The history and development of science and its communication / Mark Brake -- Science in popular culture / Neil Hook and Mark Brake -- Science and the citizen / Clare Wilkinson -- Writing science / Emma Weitkamp -- Broadcasting science / Toby Murcott -- Presenting science / Karen Bultitude -- Communicating science in museums and science centers / Alison Boyle.

From climate change to stem cell research, this book shows how to communicate complex scientific issues to the masses. Each chapter explains key methods and issues, providing the reader with practical and theoretical understanding of science communication.-publisher description.