Old yes. Cynical maybe. Frustrated, certainly.
Don’t we all complain when scientists go off into long sequences of
unnecessary and unexplained jargon?
It wasn't so much the messenger that I responded to as the message. Visit
the link presented, and it isn't immediately obvious what the thing is
about.
Actually, I would not hold the web site up to anyone as an example. The
"FAQ" section finds nothing. And there is " No poll at the moment". And this
is the Easter holiday!
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From: psci-com: on the public understanding of science
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian Gamble
Sent: 23 March 2005 13:56
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] New People / Science Communication
Michael, you are getting old and cynical!
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>A classic case of a clever name losing the message.
>
>I defy anyone to understand what NOISE is all about from the message sent
>to
>this list.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: psci-com: on the public understanding of science
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kerry Leslie
>Sent: 23 March 2005 09:15
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>Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] New People / Science Communication
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>EPSRC's NOISE Campaign web Site would be useful for people interested in
>science communication, they could be future NOISE role models..
>
>www.noisenet.ws
>
>Regards,
>Kerry
>
>Dr. Kerry Leslie
>Head of RCUK Science in Society Unit
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>>>> [log in to unmask] 22/03/2005 21:01:28 >>>
>While everyone is talking about getting starting in science
>communication...
>
>We've held the first two rounds of FameLab auditions, which have gone
>really well, and exceeded our expectations for numbers of participants.
>The judges have been very impressed with the quality of participants
>turning up, and it's been a good opportunity for networking and finding
>new speakers for science communication. One of the main aims of this
>competition has always been to get more people working in science to
>think about engaging the public, and we're keen not to 'lose' the people
>who've put in all the effort required to audition, even if they didn't
>make it as a finalist.
>
>I'm going to be emailing everyone who takes part and also all those who
>registered their interest with us (about 1000 people so far) to let them
>know about other opportunities to get involved in science communication.
> And while of course I'll let them know about the psci-com database, the
>BA, Setnet, Café Scientifiques, ABSW etc, I wondered if there was one
>website I could tell them about that gives them a crash course in the
>whole area (and links to everyone else)? Does this exist, or is
>psci-com.ac.uk the closest thing we have (which is a fantastic database,
>but it helps if you know what you're looking for)?
>
>Please let me know if I'm missing something obvious. I had someone
>phone me today so I talked him through all the different ways he could
>get involved, but I'd rather not do that individually with everyone!
>
>Gilly
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