The Scientist : The Future of Public Engagement Export

@article{NisbM2007Futu, abstract = {The dominant assumption is that ignorance is at the root of conflict over science. According to this traditional "popular science" model, the media should be used to educate the public about the technical details of the issue in dispute. Once citizens are brought up to speed on the science, they will be more likely to judge scientific issues as scientists do and controversy will go away. The facts are assumed to speak for themselves and to be interpreted by all citizens in similar ways. If the public does not accept or recognize these facts, then the failure in transmission is blamed on journalists, "irrational" beliefs, or both. Yet many scientists ignore the possibility that their communication efforts might be part of the problem.}, author = {Nisbet, Mc and Scheufele, Da}, citeulike-article-id = {1813272}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.the-scientist.com/2007/10/1/38/1/#}, day = {1}, howpublished = {Online}, journal = {The Scientist}, keywords = {biotechnology, communication, nanotechnology, public-engagement, public-participation, science-communication, stem-cells}, month = {October}, number = {10}, pages = {38+}, posted-at = {2007-10-24 00:47:40}, priority = {2}, title = {The Scientist : The Future of Public Engagement}, url = {http://www.the-scientist.com/2007/10/1/38/1/#}, volume = {21}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - NisbM2007Futu L3 - citeulike-article-id:1813272 N2 - The dominant assumption is that ignorance is at the root of conflict over science. According to this traditional "popular science" model, the media should be used to educate the public about the technical details of the issue in dispute. Once citizens are brought up to speed on the science, they will be more likely to judge scientific issues as scientists do and controversy will go away. The facts are assumed to speak for themselves and to be interpreted by all citizens in similar ways. If the public does not accept or recognize these facts, then the failure in transmission is blamed on journalists, "irrational" beliefs, or both. Yet many scientists ignore the possibility that their communication efforts might be part of the problem. IS - 10 JF - The Scientist TI - The Scientist : The Future of Public Engagement VL - 21 SP - 38 KW - biotechnology KW - communication KW - nanotechnology KW - public-engagement KW - public-participation KW - science-communication KW - stem-cells AU - Nisbet, Mc AU - Scheufele, Da PY - 2007/10/01/ UR - http://www.the-scientist.com/2007/10/1/38/1/# ER -