CMN 600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Science Communication, Wireless Sensor Network, Knowledge Translation
20 Oct 2017
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Why communicate science to the public: 3. How can science be communicated to the public: 4. Research: acoustic sensor networks in military, ocean science, and environmentalism, knowledge translation (esp. through audio and theatre) Etc. : an experience in which you attempted to explain a science-related topic to a non-expert . Introductions: what do you hope to learn from cmn600 science, This course is an opportunity to refine your communication skills: but why would you want to improve your communication skills, because strong communication skills are attractive to potential employers, because language and communication influences the way we think. Historical and institutional factors underlying the growing interest in science communication. Similarly, 39% of respondents said that the universe began with a huge explosion, but 60% gave this response when the statement was prefaced by according to astronomers. What is science communication : science : from latin (n. ) scientia = knowledge, communication : from latin (v. ) communicare = to make common.
