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How do you communicate the benefit of applied science to people who still live hand to mouth?

The Lego Foundation encourages kids’ curiosity through interaction and play to promote a culture of scientific minds

As I said in my last post, the Planet Earth Institute asked me to write a second piece after my write-up of the #ScienceAfrica UnConference. Because of my background in research, science communication and now science education (and because of the expertise of my wife, Joanne, in development; she works as a water and sanitation engineer for WaterAid), they asked me to write a bit more on the question with which I ended my conference write-up.

The question was:

how do you communicate that idea [the benefit of science] to the many many people who still live hand to mouth?

My piece was published today on the Planet Earth Institute website. I discussed the importance of primary and secondary education, of making science relevant and interesting to all ages, and of how a failure in teaching training will undermine any plans to improve science education at the school level. I know I’m not an expert on the issue so I have to thank Derek Fish of Unizul Science Centre and my wife for their input. I hope I at least started a conversation and I hope you enjoy it.

Author AndrewPosted on July 25, 2013January 15, 2016Categories Development, Science, Science communicationTags africa, Communication, development, public engagement, SciComm, science education4 Comments on How do you communicate the benefit of applied science to people who still live hand to mouth?

Summer Science at the Royal Society / Wrong! at the Wellcome Collection

This week has been a bumper week in London for science public engagement events. I’ve been fortunate to go to two of them: Twilight Science as part of the Summer Science Exhibition at The Royal Society, and Wrong! at Wellcome Collection. Two public-facing science events done in different ways.
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Author AndrewPosted on July 6, 2013April 10, 2015Categories Science communicationTags public engagement, Royal Society, WellcomeLeave a comment on Summer Science at the Royal Society / Wrong! at the Wellcome Collection

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