Communicating Science: Professional, Popular, Literary

Name: Communicating Science: Professional, Popular, Literary
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521131728
Price: 5057.00 INR
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by Nicholas Russell

Cambridge University Press · 2010

A critical look at the drive to improve how scientists communicate with the public and with their peers, and at why better skills alone may not solve the problem. Suited to readers of science policy and science writing.

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About this book

Over recent years, governments and scientific bodies have pushed hard for better professional and popular science communication. Nicholas Russell steps back from that push and asks where it came from, what it assumes, and whether it is aimed at the right target.

A key claim of the book is that teaching scientists to communicate more clearly, and to understand their audiences more closely, may fall short of what is needed. The subtitle points to three registers, professional, popular and literary, and the author writes in an engaging style that keeps specialist jargon to a minimum, so the discussion stays open to readers outside the field.

Edition note: published by Cambridge University Press. ISBN-13 9780521131728.