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Science Communication – Culture, Identity, Citizenship. Book review

Review by Birte Fähnrich Sarah Davies and Maja Horst, both renowned STS scholars at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), have taken a very valuable approach to mapping the field of science communication. Their starting point is the obvious but also fundamental acknowledgment that science communication is a complex phenomenon that has seen several changes in the last decades and has been both

Artificial intelligence is about to transform science journalism – here’s how to prepare for it.

What will the artificial intelligence revolution mean for science journalism? Most people in the field don’t seem to have given it much thought, which is scary because so much of journalism will inevitably be changed by AI – and is already being changed. Some people fear loss of jobs in the long term, but few have thought about the opportunities it provides in the short term. AI will be the

Celebrating the legacy of Expo 98, a world exhibition about oceans

By Bruno Pinto In May 2018, it will be celebrated the 20th anniversary of the inauguration of Expo 98, a world exhibition which took place in Lisbon (Portugal) entitled “Oceans, a heritage for the future”. The initial goal of this initiative was to mark the 500 years of the maritime trip of Vasco da Gama to India and other Portuguese Discoveries, but the theme of the oceans soon became the

Science, Technology and Innovation: New challenges and practices

INGENIO is pleased to announce the 2018 Eu-SPRI Early Career Research Conference (ECC), a three-day conference organized by doctoral students for doctoral students. The event will take place in Valencia, Spain on 3-5 May 2018 Ph.D. Days INGENIO 2018 seeks to offer to early career researchers the opportunity to develop and refine research capabilities, presentation and communication skills as