Tag Archives: Public engagement

Take your lumps and forcefully engage the public back

Posted on May 29, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

John Russell highlighted, on Twitter, an article about why Americans have come to worship their own ignorance and suggested that I might particular like the end bit. The article was really an interview and one of the final question elicited … Continue reading →

Posted in Pseudoscience, Research, Scientists, The scientific method | Tagged Public engagement, Science communication, Tom Nichols | 21 Comments

If someone says “deficit model thinking” again I’ll…..

Posted on May 27, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

There can be a tendency, often amongst social scientists, to accuse scientists of deficit model thinking. The suggestion is that there are scientists who think hostility to science, or a lack of trust in science, is because of a lack … Continue reading →

Posted in ClimateBall, Research, Science, Scientists, The philosophy of science, The scientific method | Tagged Deficit model thinking, Information deficit, Public engagement, Science communication, Scientists, The deficit model | 58 Comments

Effective Science communication?

Posted on January 31, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

I came across a post by Jon Tennant called science, echo chambers, and why facts are never enough. The basic idea is that people don’t really use science in rational ways, that publicly scientists can often end up mainly occupying … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, Global warming, Research, Science | Tagged Brian Schmidt, Ironic, Jon Tennant, Malcolm Roberts, Prat, Public engagement, Science communication | 128 Comments

A public engagement problem?

Posted on June 25, 2013 by ...and Then There's Physics

One of the themes on this blog has been to try and get the message across that global warming is fundamentally about energy, not simply about global surface temperatures. Even though surface temperatures appear to have been flat for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Global warming | Tagged Climate change, global surface temperatures, Global warming, Ocean heat content, Public engagement, Scientist | 13 Comments

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Tag Archives: Public engagement

Take your lumps and forcefully engage the public back

If someone says “deficit model thinking” again I’ll…..

Effective Science communication?

A public engagement problem?

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