Category Archives: Public understanding of science

Learning to read the tree of life

By Jean Flanagan
Posted: May 20, 2013

Category: Public understanding of science, Science communication, Science education research | Tagged cladograms, education, evolution, evolutionary trees, misconceptions, science, science communication, science education | Leave a comment

Can a museum object be more like a dog?

By Cristina Russo
Posted: May 13, 2013

Category: Informal Science Education, Public understanding of science, Science education research, Science Museums | Tagged climate change, culture consumption, Informal Science Education, national zoo, Natural History Museum, participatory museum, science education, science museums, social objects | 1 Comment

Battlestar Pedagogica: Using Science Fiction to teach Science!

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: April 29, 2013

Category: Public understanding of science, Science communication, Science teaching | Tagged academia, education, Informal Science Education, science communication, science education, science fiction, superheroes, zombies | 7 Comments

Space Education

By Cristina Russo
Posted: April 8, 2013

Category: Informal Science Education, Public understanding of science, Science communication | Tagged Informal Science Education, nasa, science education | Leave a comment

Science Heroes: Why Science Needs A Celebrity Spokesperson

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: March 25, 2013

Category: Public understanding of science, Science communication | Tagged academia, education, Informal Science Education, Open Access, science communication, science education | 4 Comments

Communicating about evolution: the danger of shortcuts

By Jean Flanagan
Posted: March 18, 2013

Category: Public understanding of science, Science communication, Science education research | Tagged biology, evolution, misconceptions, natural selection, science communication, science education, science education research | 3 Comments

Can you worry about an animal you’ve never seen? The role of the zoo in education and conservation.

By Cristina Russo
Posted: March 11, 2013

Category: Public understanding of science, Science communication, Science education research, Science Museums, Uncategorized | Tagged conservation, moa, national zoo, zoo | 45 Comments

Science education at Science Online 2013

By Jean Flanagan
Posted: February 25, 2013

Category: Public understanding of science, Science communication | Tagged online communications, public understanding of science, science communication, science education, scio13 | 5 Comments

Guest Post: Open Data Day, Course Sprints, and Hackathons!

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: February 21, 2013

Category: Higher Ed, Public understanding of science, Science teaching | Tagged Creative Commons, education, Informal Science Education, Online courses, Open Access, science communication, science education, science literacy | 7 Comments

#overlyhonestmethods – Reaching out with humour

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: January 21, 2013

Category: Higher Ed, Public understanding of science | Tagged Informal Science Education, professors, science communication, science education | 1 Comment