Taking science to the people : a communication primer for scientists and engineers / edited by Carolyn Johnsen.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Johnsen, Carolyn, 1944-
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2010], ©2010.
Subjects:
Communication in science.
Physical Description:xvi, 100 pages : illustrations
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "The difficulty of nubbing together a regurgitative Purwell and superaminative Wennel sprocket" / Leslie Fink
  • Who is science writing for? / Margaret Wertheim
  • Taking your science to the capital / Gene Whitney
  • Building a better science communicator / Stacey Pasco
  • Reflections of an engineer/science writer / Abby Vogel
  • Translating science : from academia to mass media to the public / Kristine Kelly
  • Building new media's science information on the pillars of journalism / Warren Leary
  • Preparing scientists to deal with reporters / Boyce Rensberger
  • Picture power / David Ehrenstein
  • Communicating real science through Hollywood science / Sidney perkowitz and Eddy Von Mueller
  • Afterword: The challenge and the need to talk and write about science / John Janovy jr.