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Haeckel’s Embryos. Images, Evolution, and Fraud Nick Hopwood, | The University of Chicago Press, 2015 The book addresses one of the most intriguing and fresh topics in the history of science of the last few decades: the relationship between science and the visual. Nick Hopwood, historian of science and medicine at the University of Cambridge, focuses on a single set of biological

By Elly Zimmer, Ph.D. Science engagement at festivals can be very valuable in reaching large and diverse audiences. Social and cognitive sciences are rarely represented at such festivals, unlike the more well-known physical sciences (e.g., astronomy, chemistry). Thus, this commentary has two main goals. First, it is an exhortation for scientists from smaller or less well-known fields

International Women's Day: a reading list. Selected articles from Public Understanding of Science Journal

By Cristiano Turbil Italy, since the unification, became a country where cultural and political differences somehow learnt to cohabit. This was achieved, among other initiatives, by popularising science and medicine in order to educate the general public about matters of national interest. This popularisation was carried out by the combined effort of scientists, politicians and editors, and

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