We are pleased to announce that the first issue of JCOM for 2017 is online and can be accessed at https://jcom.sissa.it/ All articles are open access. Table of contents below for those interested.
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EDITORIAL
Considering the academy: academics, public intellectuals and activism
Emma Weitkamp
Reflecting on the public role of academics, this issue of JCOM includes a set of commentaries exploring public intellectuals and intellectualism.
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COMMENTS
Science communication: frequently public, occasionally intellectual
Rod Lamberts
This article provides a starting position and scene-setter for an invited commentary series on science communication and public intellectualism.
Why speak?
Emma L. Johnston
In an information free-for-all why should scientists bother to add their voice? In this commentary piece I argue there is an increasingly important role for scientists amongst the growing ranks of public intellectuals and the many who style themselves as such.
Science communication and the public intellectual: a view from philosophy
Patrick Stokes
While science communication has become increasingly professionalised, philosophers have been far less active in, and reflective about, how we talk to the public.
Evolution of a public intellectual: coral reef biologist Jeremy Jackson
Randy Olson
This commentary is both a case study of the evolution of one public intellectual, and an analysis of how he has broadened his voice beyond the standard academic bubble.
Babelfish and the peculiar symbiosis of public intellectualism and academia
Kylie Walker
Arthur Dent’s reluctant hitchhike through the Milky Way would not have been possible without the babelfish, which was nourished by his brain waves and in return decoded foreign languages for him. In much the same way, public intellectuals serve as science and technology academia’s babelfish for the non-STEM savvy.
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ARTICLES
Volunteer recruitment and retention in online citizen science projects using marketing strategies: lessons from Season Spotter
Alycia Crall, Margaret Kosmala, Rebecca Cheng, Jonathan Brier, Darlene Cavalier, Sandra Henderson and Andrew D. Richardson
Citizen science continues to grow, potentially increasing competition among projects to recruit and retain volunteers interested in participating.
Deliberating science in Italian high school. The case of the Scienza Attiva project
Federica Cornali, Gianfranco Pomatto and Selena Agnella
This paper provides an analysis of the implementation and the outcomes of Scienza Attiva, an Italian national project for secondary school students, that makes use of deliberative democracy tools to address socio-scientific issues of great impact.
Analysing Dutch Science Cafés to better understand the science-society relationship
Anne M. Dijkstra
Science cafés offer a place for information and discussion for all who are interested in science and its broader implications for society.
Online video on climate change: a comparison between television and web formats
Alicia De Lara, José Alberto García Avilés and Gema Revuelta
This article proposes a classification of the current differences between online videos produced specifically for television and online videos produced for the Internet, based on online audiovisual production on climate change.
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LETTER
Should the science communication community play a role in political activism?
Joseph Roche and Nicola Davis
This letter reflects on how the role of science in society evolved in 2016.
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BOOK REVIEWS
Synthetic biology: below the radar
Emma Weitkamp
Englehard et al provide a wide-ranging look at synthetic biology, from discussion of how one might classify different synthetic approaches to consideration of risk and ethical issues.
Spotlighting shared goals for science education and communication
Laura Fogg-Rogers
van den Sanden and Vries curate reflections and insights about the shared goals, practices and processes which bring together academics and practitioners in science education and communication.
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CONFERENCE REVIEW
New possibilities for science museums: Museological Reflections Group, 1st edition
Blanca Cárdenas
This paper briefly describes a new academic discussion project first presented on November 29th, 2016, at the “Universum Sciences Museum” in Mexico City.
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