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A blog by Lloyd Spencer Davis — Stuart Profesor of Science Communication
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Gun Control: should Science Communication get Involved?
Gun Control: should Science Communication get Involved?
I live in New Zealand, where two items on the national news over this last week really caught my attention.
Lloyd Spencer Davis
Jun 1, 2018
Science Communication should wear its Heart more on its Sleeve
Science Communication should wear its Heart more on its Sleeve
What a twat I was! Irrespective of any argument about measuring effectiveness, science communication is rarely worth doing unless we can…
Lloyd Spencer Davis
May 16, 2018
Citizen Science is not all it is cracked up to be
Citizen Science is not all it is cracked up to be
William Shakespeare wrote the play As You Like It over 400 years ago. It contains a famous monologue, often referred to as the Seven Ages…
Lloyd Spencer Davis
May 1, 2018
Storytelling: the importance of truth and a good ending
Storytelling: the importance of truth and a good ending
Last night I watched a film called The Factory, which was released on DVD in 2013, fully five years after the completion of filming and…
Lloyd Spencer Davis
Apr 22, 2018
The Public Communication of Science and Technology
The Public Communication of Science and Technology
The premiere conference for science communicators is the biennial PCST Conference, which this year was held in Dunedin, New Zealand, from…
Lloyd Spencer Davis
Apr 16, 2018
Is Writing Becoming an Irrelevant form of Communication?
Is Writing Becoming an Irrelevant form of Communication?
It takes a lot of confidence to call yourself a writer. I had published several books and won a handful of awards before I dared to put my…
Lloyd Spencer Davis
Feb 10, 2018
Come to Middle Earth for PCST 2018
Come to Middle Earth for PCST 2018
For my sins, I am the Chair of the Local Organising Committee for the PCST (Public Communication of Science and Technology) Conference…
Lloyd Spencer Davis
Jan 28, 2018
Let’s Communicate Science with Football
Let’s Communicate Science with Football
Today I watched the magnificent Tom Brady lead the Patriots to a win in the American Football Conference Finals over the Jaguars and gain…
Lloyd Spencer Davis
Jan 22, 2018
Narrative and Video: untapped possibilities for science communication
Narrative and Video: untapped possibilities for science communication
The way we communicate or, rather, consume media has changed drastically in just the last few years. Online video on-demand is where things…
Lloyd Spencer Davis
Jan 14, 2018
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon: natural wonder of the world. I’ve been there a few times now and the sight of it never fails to stop me. Stop me dead in…
Lloyd Spencer Davis
Jan 4, 2018
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