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articleImproving communication and increasing adoption of innovations in the beef industry
Hayley Moreland, Paul Hyland
20/05/2013

Agriculture has adopted many scientific innovations that have improved productivity. The majority of innovations in agriculture have been communicated to ...

articleDiffusing scientific knowledge to innovative experts
Svend Tveden-Nyborg, Morten Misfeldt, Birte Boelt
21/03/2013

Communicating science to scientists works well thanks to well-defined communication structures based on both printed material in peer-reviewed ...

articleNewspaper portrayals of spinal manipulation therapy: Canada, United States, and the United Kingdom
Christen Rachul, Heather Boon, Timothy Caulfield
27/02/2013

Spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) is a popular form of treatment for back pain among other musculoskeletal disorders, and it has received increasing media ...

articleUsing a scientific literacy cluster to determine participant attitudes in scientific events in Japan, and potential applications to improving science communication
Shishin Kawamoto, Minoru Nakayama, Miki Saijo
28/01/2013

Various science events including Science Cafés have been held in Japan. However, there is the question whether these are events in which all people in ...

articlePublic opinions regarding the relationship between Autism Spectrum Disorders and society: social agenda construction via science café and public dialogue using questionnaires
Jin Higashijima, Yui Miura, Chie Nakagawa, Yasunori Yamanouchi, Kae Takahashi, Masaki Nakamura
17/12/2012

Rapid and significant developments in the science of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) have provoked serious social and ethical concerns as well as ...

articleSynthetic biology in the Science Café: what have we learned about public engagement?
Erin L. Navid, Edna F. Einsiedel
27/11/2012

Engaging the public on emerging science technologies has often presented challenges. People may hold notions that science is too complicated for them to ...

articleTowards delivering e-health education using Public Internet Terminals (PIT) systems in rural communities in South Africa
Alfred Coleman
13/11/2012

This paper investigated the potential of the Public Internet Terminal (PIT) system to promote basic health education for two rural communities in the ...

articleScientific knowledge dissemination in Danish seed communities of practice
Svend Tveden-Nyborg, Morten Misfeldt, Birte Boelt
03/09/2012

Danish agriculture and seed science have a history of successful collaboration spanning more than a hundred years. In this study, we interviewed 26 growers, ...

articleS&T coverage in English-language Indian dailies
Bharvi Dutt, K.C. Garg
31/08/2012

The paper examines the coverage of S&T related items published in selected English-language Indian newspapers in terms of their quantification and ...

articleFrom the laboratory to prime time: science coverage in the main Brazilian TV newscast
Marina Ramalho, Carmelo Polino, Luisa Massarani
21/06/2012

We analyse the science and technology news reports covered by the Jornal Nacional, the Brazilian newscast with the largest audience, which is broadcast at ...

articleA step-by-step approach for science communication practitioners: a design perspective
Maarten C.A. van der Sanden, Frans J. Meijman
21/06/2012

Science communication processes are complex and uncertain. Designing and managing these processes using a step-by-step approach, allows those with science ...

articleMuseums - from local to global
Matteo Bisanti
17/05/2012

Should one aim at presenting a local or global science perspective in construing an effective museum narration for communicating scientific and ...

articleTrends in scientific publications in physical education: a multifaceted field?
Jacqueline Leta, Suely Rosa
16/03/2012

The paper investigates diversity in terms of interest and goals in international research in Physical Education (PE). This investigation is based on ...

articleA conceptualisation of the post-museum as pedagogical space
Richard Watermeyer
01/03/2012

This paper explores the idea of the post-museum as an immersive knowledge experience facilitating conceptual and strategic directions in public engagement ...

articleAd hominem arguments in the service of boundary work among climate scientists
Lawrence Souder, Furrah Qureshi
15/02/2012

Most accounts of an ideal scientific discourse proscribe ad hominem appeals as one way to distinguish it from public discourse. Because of their frequent ...

articleCommunication and learning structures that facilitate transfer of knowledge at innovation transition points
Ronald C. Beckett, Paul Hyland
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 ...

articleScientists' attitudes toward a dialogue with the public: a study using "science cafes"
Eri Mizumachi, Kentaro Matsuda, Kei Kano, Masahiro Kawakami, Kazuto Kato
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 ...

articleMetaphors in climate discourse: an analysis of Swedish farm magazines
Therese Asplund
26/10/2011

This article examines communicative aspects of climate change, identifying and analysing metaphors used in specialized media reports on climate change, and ...

articleA pilot project to encourage scientific debate in schools. Comics written and peer reviewed by young learners
Giovanni Lo Iacono, Adélia S.A.T. de Paula
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 ...

articlePublic understanding of environment and bioenergy resources
Gauhar Raza, P.V.S. Kumar, Surjit Singh
15/09/2011

There exists a distinct disconnect between scientists’ perception of nature and people’s worldview. This ‘disconnect’ though has dialectical relationship ...