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By Rupert Cole In the early seventies, long before talk of ‘public engagement’ and ‘public dialogue’ was in vogue, the BBC and the Royal Institution (RI) staged a television series, Controversy (1971-5), that gave audiences an opportunity to participate in debates with scientists on issues in ‘science and society’. Image credits: Financial Times A critical success at the time but

By Dr. Bankole Falade Eighty eight percent of Nigerians, from the findings of a World Values Survey, agree with the statement ‘whenever science and religion conflict, religion is always right’. This conflict was evident in the actions of religious leaders and followers. During a nationwide polio vaccination campaign, some religious leaders claimed that preventing the disease is against the

By Jo Ann M. Valenti, Ph.D. As the new year began, international media reported the soon to be inaugurated U.S. President’s plans to revive controversial oil pipelines, notifications to Environmental Protection Agency employees that the administration planned to instruct EPA's communications team to remove the website's climate change page, which contains links to scientific global

by Rony Armon At the beginning of the year, I think we should look into some neglected corners of the public engagement of science and its study. A recent post published by Edge.org seems to highlight a significant gap around the public communication of the social sciences. Around the start of the year Edge.org provided responses to an annual survey of the most important scientific concepts.

Christmas gift ideas Publishing and the Advancement of Science Michael Rodgers Imperial College Press, 2014. Reviewed by: Ullica Segerstrale Michael Rodgers describes his ‘star scientists’ as multifarious individuals with many levels of intuition who naturally produce beautiful writing and structure. But beyond them is the intricate world of science book production, which has so far

How scary! An analysis of visual communication concerning genetically modified organisms in Italy by Vera Ventura, Dario G. Frisio, Giovanni Ferrazzi and Elena Siletti Visual abstract designed by Ezzuela Zarantonello First published on Public Understanding of Science on April 1, 2016 Download the full paper Click to enlarge image This work is licensed under a Creative Commons