CMN 601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Science Wars, Popular Science
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Research audience characteristics- location, media preferences, level of understanding, values, etc. Different audience perspectives- supportive, interested, but neutral, uninterested, worried, hostile. Direct approach- begin w/ key point + support w/ evidence- use for neutral, interested/supportive audiences. Indirect- begin w/ evidence + build to key point- for uninterested, worried/displeased ot hostile audiences. The science wars- exchanges b/w scientists + academic critics of science- 1990s. Academic critics- science is the language of domination. Scientific knowledge undermined 4 discontinuities which set humans apart from rest of world: Mazlish- blurring of the line between humans and machine -freud. Epistemological privilege of science -who has the authority to speak about science. Public trust in science - funding of science. Arts and science relationship today- siloing of knowledge into the categories of arts/humanities and sciences- deliberate effort to encourage multidisciplinary knowledge production.