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Science v. Story

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In continuation of her exploration into effective ways to bridge our society’s present chasm between proponents of science and skeptics of it, Prof. Emma Frances Bloomfield’s new book “Science v. Story” examines four very pertinent present-day challenges to science communicators – climate change, evolution, vaccination, and COVID-19 – from the perspectives of their narratives and their counter narratives, to demonstrate how effective story-telling is essential to effective science communication in the modern world.

Science Communication in a Crisis

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Into the ongoing scientific communication quandary of our present age, Dr. Christopher Reddy introduces a collection of analyses and recommendations for those in such positions when faced with presenting important scientific information to audiences both large and small during times of profound uncertainty. “Science Communication in a Crisis; An Insider’s Guide” takes readers behind the scenes for close-up examinations and assessments of a number of recent crises that required elements of one or more scientific fields to be entered into the discussion thereof in order for it to be properly understood and meaningful actions to be undertaken.

How to Talk to a Science Denier

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Not, as its title might seem to imply, a “how to” guide, but rather a detailed examination from direct in-the-field research of why those who reject at least some aspects of modern science and at times reason and logic itself, Dr. McIntyre’s book presents the “why’s” that are necessary to understand before any “how’s” can or should be undertaken

Ethics and Practice in Science Communication

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When it comes right down to it, science communication is a modern development in the ancient art of rhetoric. However as rhetoric is, at its heart, interested in how an audience may be convinced of a writer’s or speaker’s argument, the question eventually must be asked as to what ethical considerations must be taken into account when communicating scientific information to an audience.

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