Citizen science enters the scene in the new Mètode monograph
Mar 08, 2021
Volume 108 of the journal explores the role of citizen science and the construction of scientific knowledge.
Etiqueta: science communication
COVID-19 vaccines: remain cautious
Nov 13, 2020
On 9 November, Pfizer announced in a press release that their COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows 90 % efficacy. We analyse the situation with the voice of several experts.
Not everything in life is phosphine
Sep 15, 2020
The discovery has immediately been connected with the potential presence of life on Venus; on Earth, this gas is generated by microbian and human activity. The research team, however, remains cautious.
A golden opportunity for science journalism
Jul 27, 2020
The word science has never been as present in the media as it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, and if this continues to be the case in the coming months, it is very likely that something will remain even after the coronavirus disappears.
COVID-19: pandemics metaphors
May 28, 2020
Early criticism of COVID-19 rhetoric cautions against the use of war metaphors that can shift us toward authoritarian and nationalistic sentiment, evoking xenophobia and racism.
A coronavirus and fake news pandemic
May 28, 2020
Most of the fake news that circulated on the web before this pandemic concerned health and became far more widespread than the real news. Unfortunately, this phenomenon has escalated with the global COVID-19 crisis.
Science as a tool or as a protagonist?
Mar 06, 2020
If we want science to play a truly relevant social role, we must take the opposite path and respond with science to the questions and problems of individuals and society. We must treat is as a tool, not as the protagonist.
Retractions
Mar 06, 2020
Retraction is a compulsory literary genre: it is only written by one who has no other choice, and it does not pursue fame. Except for a few media cases, retractions go unnoticed by the public. What makes for hot news?
Interview with Elizabeth Rasekoala
Dec 02, 2019
Elizabeth Rasekoala, chemical engineer and president of African Gong, has been awarded for her fight for diversity, sociocultural, and gender inclusion, in science learning, practice, and communication in Africa.
Communicating, popularising, disseminating
Sep 02, 2019
What do scientists do when they explain their own or others’ research? Do they communicate do they popularise? Gemma Marfany prefers to say she disseminates knowledge...
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