Another excellent book on this topic is: Olson, Randy. 2009. Don't Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style. Island Press, ISBN-13 978-1-59726-563-8 (paperback).
Randy suggests that the UCS guide might be a good place to start, but argues that its approach is not necessarily the most effective. happy trails bill a > Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 23:06:56 -0700 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general > public: are scientists making science readily accessible? > To: [email protected] > > There's an excellent book on this topic published by the Union of Concerned > Scientists: > > Hayes, Richard and Daniel Grossman. 2006. A scientist's guide to talking > with the media. Rutgers Univ. Press. > > (And I must claim bias because they quote me 3 times.) > > Warren W. Aney > Senior Wildlife Ecologist > 9403 SW 74th Ave > Tigard, OR 97223 > (503) 539-1009 > (503) 246-2605 fax > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Laura S. > Sent: Thursday, 07 April, 2011 01:17 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general public: > are scientists making science readily accessible? > > Dear all: > > I am interested in your thoughts. If needed, I can elaborate more on these > questions. > > Are scientists making scientific findings readily accessible to the general > public? > > What can scientists do to improve dissemination of scientific information to > the general public? > > Do scientists need to be involved in teaching the public about the > scientific method? > > Thank you, > Laura > >
