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Those communicating science for a living are likely familiar with the criticism of “dumbing down.” It’s an accusation that suggests simplification is inevitably a bad thing, and that it is possible to communicate a message without in some way shaping its meaning. More subtly, it also suggests that communication is a one-way street. It holds practitioners of science communication responsible for

About crowdfunding science and panda bears The study at hand shows that projects presented on science-only crowdfunding platforms have a higher success rate. At the same time, projects are more likely to be successful if their presentation includes visualizations and humor, the lower their targeted funding is, the less personal data potential donors have to relinquish and the more

Report on a special science communication session at the 15th Annual STS Conference in Graz, Austria, May 9-10, 2016 These days it seems obvious that the availability of new online media has changed the infrastructure of information. This also affects science and research practice and communication, especially the relationship between science and society. However, the use of social online