Communicating Science
A site by and for scientists

Literature and Other Print Resources about Communicating Sciences

  • Ashlin, A, and R. Ladle (2006) Environmental Science Adrift in the Blogosphere. Science. 312: 201

  • Butler, D. (2005) Joint efforts. Nature. 438:548-549

  • Fisk, P. (2000) Your dog and pony show: giving a dynamite public lecture. Science Careers from the Journal Science. Available online

  • Gastel, B. (1997) Teaching key groups to communicate science to nonspecialists. CBE Views. 20:82-85

  • Goetz, Rebecca A. (2005) Do not fear the blog.  Chronicle of Higher Education.  Available online

  • Hobbs, R. J. (2006) Overcoming barriers to effective public communication of ecology. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 9:496-497

  • Jacobson, S. K., M. D. McDuff, and M. C. Monroe (2007) Promoting conservation through the arts: outreach for hearts and minds. Conservation Biology. 21:7-10

  • Lawton, J. H. (2007) Ecology, politics, and policy. Journal of Applied Ecology. 44:465-474

  • Menninger, H. and R. Gropp (2008) Communicating Science: A Primer for Working with the Media. American Institute of Biological Sciences. Available online

  • Nadkarni, N. (2006) The moss-in-prison project: disseminating science beyond academia. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 8:442-443

  • Nadkarni, N. (2004) Not preaching to the choir: communicating the importance of forest conservation to nontraditional audiences. Conservation Biology. 18:602-606

  • National Association of Science Writers (2006) A Field Guide for Science Writers (2nd ed.). Published by National Association of Science Writers and Oxford University Press (ISBN 0-19-517499-2)

  • Negrete, A. and C. Lartigue (2004) Learning from education to communicate science as a good story. Endeavour. 28:120-124

  • Nisbet, M. C. and C. Mooney (2007) Framing science. Science. 316:56

  • Rose, S. P. R. (2003) How to (or not to) communicate science. Biochemical Society Transactions. 31:307-312

This list is an ongoing work in progress.
If you know of a good article or book about communicating science,
please send the reference to Liz at eharp - at - lamar.colostate.edu

 

 

This site is constantly being updated - if you know of a link or resource that should be included, please email me at eharp - at - lamar.colostate.edu
Thanks!  Liz Harp

updated: 26 July 2008