Informationen zum Autor Jane Gregory is Lecturer in Science and Technology Studies at Birkbeck College, London, and an Honorary Research Fellow at University College, London. Steve Miller has a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and is currently Reader in Science Communication and Planetary Science at University College, London. Jane Gregory is Lecturer in Science and Technology Studies at Birkbeck College, London, and an Honorary Research Fellow at University College, London. Klappentext A fascinating and insightful look at science in the media. Zusammenfassung A fascinating and insightful look at science in the media. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface The Recent "Public Understanding of Science Movement" Science in Public Culture Popular Science: Friend or Foe? Popularization! Public Understanding! and the Public Sphere Media Issues in the Public Understanding of Science Case Studies in Public Science An ABC of Risk - Apples! Beef! and Comets Science in Museums Initiatives and Activities in the Public Understanding of Science A Protocol for Science Communication for the Public Understanding of Science References * Index

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Jane Gregory is Lecturer in Science and Technology Studies at Birkbeck College, London, and an Honorary Research Fellow at University College, London.

Steve Miller has a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and is currently Reader in Science Communication and Planetary Science at University College, London. Jane Gregory is Lecturer in Science and Technology Studies at Birkbeck College, London, and an Honorary Research Fellow at University College, London.

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A fascinating and insightful look at science in the media.

Zusammenfassung
A fascinating and insightful look at science in the media.

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Preface The Recent "Public Understanding of Science Movement" Science in Public Culture Popular Science: Friend or Foe? Popularization, Public Understanding, and the Public Sphere Media Issues in the Public Understanding of Science Case Studies in Public Science An ABC of Risk - Apples, Beef, and Comets Science in Museums Initiatives and Activities in the Public Understanding of Science A Protocol for Science Communication for the Public Understanding of Science References Index