---- malcolm McCallum <[email protected]> wrote: > Watching cable news, the closest thing to a scientist you often see is > Bill Nye. Nothing against Bill Nye, but he is not a scientist and > frankly is not an expert....although he frequently plays one on TV!
Well, I don't watch cable news, for whatever that is worth. Of course, I had reference to Carl Sagan, who did do science, though he did a lot more outreach to the public through his PBS series, writings, and interviews. From what cable news I have watched, I have judged it to be a way to be misinformed, whether in science or otherwise. Unfortunately, it seems to be very popular. mcneely > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 6:06 PM, David L. McNeely <[email protected]> wrote: > > I approve of reaching out, but you make an important point. And remember > > that the best known scientist of the late twentieth century so far as the > > American public is concerned was denied tenure at Harvard, though his > > "billions and billions" of stars became known to everyone. > > > > mcneely > > > > ---- William Silvert <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. > > > > -- > > David McNeely > > > > > > -- > Malcolm L. McCallum > Managing Editor, > Herpetological Conservation and Biology > "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - > Allan Nation > > 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert > 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, > and pollution. > 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction > MAY help restore populations. > 2022: Soylent Green is People! > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy all copies of the original message. -- David McNeely
