The Science of Science Communication

.La National Academy of Sciences norteamericana ha organizado un interesante coloquio sobre The Science of Science Communication  en Washington en el que han participado expertos de alto nivel – entre ellos varios vinculados a la red internacional Public Communication of Science & Technolgy con el siguiente objetivo:

Survey the state of the art of empirical social science research in science communication and will focus on research in psychology, decision science, mass communication, risk communication, health communication, political

science, sociology, and related fields on the communication dynamics surrounding issues in science, engineering, technology, and medicine with five distinct goals:

• To improve understanding of relations between the scientific community and the public
• To assess the scientific basis for effective communication about science
• To strengthen ties among and between communication scientists
• To promote greater integration of the disciplines and approaches pertaining to effective communication
• To foster an institutional commitment to evidence-based communication science

El contenido del coloquio  se publicará próximamente en un número especial de Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Los debates en diferido se pueden seguir en TVWorldwide.

Vladimir de Semir

Este blog cuenta con la colaboración de la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología – Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación