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article Communication and learning structures that facilitate transfer of knowledge at innovation transition points -
09/12/2011
Innovation processes are rarely smooth and disruptions often occur at transition points were one knowledge domain passes the technology on to another ...
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article Scientists' attitudes toward a dialogue with the public: a study using "science cafes" -
28/11/2011
Currently, science is developing rapidly and its influence on society is more significant than ever. This is all the more reason for today’s scientists to ...
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article Metaphors in climate discourse: an analysis of Swedish farm magazines -
26/10/2011
This article examines communicative aspects of climate change, identifying and analysing metaphors used in specialized media reports on climate change, and ...
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article A pilot project to encourage scientific debate in schools. Comics written and peer reviewed by young learners -
21/09/2011
Comprehension of the nature and practice of science and its social context are important aspects of communicating and learning science. However there is ...
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article Public understanding of environment and bioenergy resources -
15/09/2011
There exists a distinct disconnect between scientists’ perception of nature and people’s worldview. This ‘disconnect’ though has dialectical relationship ...
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article Media framing of stem cell research: a cross-national analysis of political representation of science between the UK and South Korea -
25/07/2011
This paper compares opinion-leading newspapers’ frames of stem cell research in the UK and South Korea from 2000 to 2008. The change of news frames, studied ...
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article Print media reportage of agricultural biotechnology in the Philippines: a decade’s (2000-2009) analysis of news coverage and framing -
11/07/2011
This article presents key results of a ten-year study of media coverage of agricultural biotechnology in the Philippines, the only country in Asia to date ...
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article From journal to headline: the accuracy of climate science news in Danish high quality newspapers -
10/06/2011
A significant number of mass media news stories on climate change quote scientific publications. However, the journalistic process of popularizing ...
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article What are the features of non-expert opinions on regenerative medicine? Opinion analysis of workshop participants -
23/05/2011
Regenerative medicine (RM) has the potential to strongly impact on society. To determine non-experts’ impressions of RM, we analyzed opinions obtained from ...
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article Science as theatre: a New Zealand history of performances and exhibitions -
13/05/2011
In colonial times in New Zealand the portrayal of science to the public had a sense of theatre, with nineteenth and early twentieth century grand ...
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article The use of scientific knowledge in the decision making process of environmental public policies in Brazil -
21/03/2011
The way policy makers mobilize scientific knowledge in order to formulate environmental policies is important for understanding the developmental process of ...
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article In search of a new public for scientific exhibitions or festivals: the lead of casual visitors -
14/03/2011
This article examines the public at a science exhibition or festival and tries to determine whether casual visitors are a means of expanding the audience. ...
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article Theatre to motivate the study of physics -
09/03/2011
A survey we carried out in upper secondary schools showed that the majority of the students consider physics as an important resource, yet as essentially ...
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article From dissemination to response: in search of new strategies for broadcast media in terms of cyclone warnings for Bangladesh -
21/12/2010
Media and communications technologies play a significant role in disaster management procedures in regards to the mobilization of resources in emergency ...
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article Let's follow the actors! Does Actor-Network Theory have anything to contribute to science journalism? -
14/12/2010
Science journalism usually focuses on achievements presented in scientific papers previously published in specialized journals. In this paper we argue that ...
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article Fractal art -
27/10/2010
Assuming that scientific development and artistic research are genetically similar, this article shows the common need of knowledge of art and science, ...
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article Pandemic on the air: a case study on the coverage of new influenza A/H1N1 by Brazilian prime time TV news -
21/09/2010
In this paper we analyze the coverage of the pandemic influenza caused by the A (H1N1) virus by the main Brazilian TV news. Jornal Nacional (JN) – which can ...
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article The rhetoric of computer simulations in astrophysics: a case study -
13/08/2010
This article is a case study and rhetorical analysis of a specific scientific paper on a computer simulation in astrophysics, an advanced and often highly ...
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article Greek students’ images of scientific researchers -
05/08/2010
Public images of scientific researchers –as reflected in the popular visual culture as well as in the conceptions of the public- combine traditional ...
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article Transatlantic communication in the early years of the International Scientific Series (1871 to 1875) -
03/06/2010
The first 18 volumes of the International Scientific Series published in both London and New York were reviewed to assess their contribution to ...
