I think that this discussion has overlooked the fact that there is a lot of
hostility to science and scientists who reach out are likely to get their
knuckles wrapped. Remember Sen. William Proxmire and his Golden Fleece
awards? Politicians and journalists love to pounce on scientists.
Working on biological control? Reproductive strategies might get by, but sex
lives of wasps? No way!
Bill Silvert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alison Lipman" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: quinta-feira, 7 de Abril de 2011 22:56
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general
public: are scientists making science readily accessible?
Many scientists try to make their findings available to the public, but
they
largely fail in doing so. Why? Because they mostly publish in scientific
journals, and when they do approach the real public they don't know how to
leave scientific jargon behind and speak in "normal speak." They (we)
don't
know how to filter what is interesting to the average person, from what is
only interesting to us.
