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The Poisoned Debates Between Science, Politics and Religion

December 27, 2012 by Keith Kloor | Filed in atheism, religion, science, science communication, select | 6 comments

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The Rift Between Scientists and Journalists

January 18, 2012 by Keith Kloor | Filed in science communication, science journalism | No comments

https://dinoeliadis.com/schedule-time/ Yesterday, Nature’s online editor set off a mini squall with this Guardian column, titled “Nine ways scientists demonstrate they don’t understand journalism.” The response from the science blogosphere was pretty negative. For some reason, this surprised me–well the darts thrown at the piece by many writers did, anyway. I kinda got into it a bit… Ambien Buy Online Continue Reading…

Why Scientists Can't Tell Their Stories

March 4, 2011 by Keith Kloor | Filed in science, science communication | 229 comments

https://disneycruisinggroup.com/hotels/ Randy Olson, in response to this post, offers an unstinting and thought-provoking commentary on science communication. Olson is a marine biologist turned filmmaker. One of his movies is called Flock of Dodos, which might best characterize his view of  the science community–with respect to their overall communication skills.  Although critical of scientists, Olson also offers some constructive suggestions below. Have a read and let’s discuss…. Continue Reading…

The Land of Stupid

October 15, 2010 by Keith Kloor | Filed in climate change, science, science communication | 25 comments

What to make of this latest study charting American ignorance? Well, let’s see. Are we flunking history? Check. Are we flunking geography? Check. Are we this flunking basic science? Check. So it should come as no surprise that Americans are a wee bit challenged on the basics of climate science. I have two questions: Do… https://dentalprovidence.com/dental-fillings/ Continue Reading…

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Schooling Scientists on the Art of Improv

December 28, 2009 by Keith Kloor | Filed in science communication | No comments

In yesterday’s NYT, I learned that Alan Alda has taught scientists how to use improvisational acting techniques so they can be better communicators. Alda explains: The idea is you can’t really communicate ideas unless you know what’s going on in the other person’s mind.

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The Road Traveled

August 11, 2009 by Keith Kloor | Filed in evolution, science communication | No comments

Carl Zimmer surveys the science communication landscape over the last ten years. As he notes, many scientists today are taking matters into their own hands. To understand how radical this is, Zimmer shares a hilarious anecdote on how scientists responded to the 1999 Kansas Board of Education decision on evolution.

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Bad Advice for Archaeologists

August 8, 2009 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Anthropology, Archaeology, science communication | 5 comments

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