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Popularization of science


Our research begins from these question:

1.Who should to be in duty bound to popularization of science?

2.Researcher? Government? NGO? Or business organization?

3.Which part of the government? Propaganda Department? Education Department? Or just any department related to scientific problem should speak for themself?

4.Is there any work overlap in different department? How can the government build a science popularisation system?


In America, there is a clear mechanism to answer these questions. The science popularisation mechanism of science in America actually is rely on America democracy.


Our research is trying to judge the current situation of science popularise in China on science communication’s point.


And during the participation of iGEM, we learn about science outreach system in America.


In China, work on science communication doesn’t relate to the judgement of a scholar or an institution. In China’s traditional concept, scholars are sacred like saints. They are a higher class than the citizen.


Nowadays most scientists have recognized the significance and importance of science popularise activities, but they don’t realise they should be responsible for it too.


There’s a survey explores the relationship between scientists participating science popularization and their responsibility to taxpayers. In the 156 questionnaires, 110 scientists believed to be involved in popularising science are responsible to taxpayers, accounting for 70.5%; 24 people think does not matter, accounting for 15.4%; another 22 people select No, accounts for 14.1%. Actually the rate of people who choose ‘NO’ is smaller than it is.


Especially consider of after the argument of GMO’s safety, the relationship between life science circle and public is basically broken down.


Ways and forms of scientific workers to participate in science activities have diversified, but because science popularization science has not been included in the scientific evaluation mechanisms, they lack motivation to join the science communication.



We are trying to find a possible solution to these situations.

Our research is divided into two parts. One investigated researchers standpoint of science communication, presented as their views on a set of questions.

Whether the work on popular science should be included into the judging system or not?

How? In what forms? Has it already been included in an invisible way?


Researchers view of bringing in science popularisation into scientific evaluation mechanisms.


Based on both surveys, analyzed and discussed the establishment of domestic science communication system.We hope we can find a way to make the potential science popularization policy more acceptable to researchers.


Because of financial problem our investigation was suspended, we hope this research could come to a conclusion before the giant jamboree.


China has entered the time of building a harmonious civil society, which is an irreversible historical process. Public should be respected. Science Communication as an evolution of the concept that needs to be updated. We hope our work can be beneficial to this process.



Reference:

1.Ke Zunke.Li Bin, A Study of the Relationship between Chinese Scientists Participating in Science Popularization and their Responsibility to Taxpayers-Science Popularization 2014(5)

2.Liu Huajie .Three Models and Three Stages of Science Communication in China.1673-8357 (2009) 02-0010-9

3.Dunwoody S. Science Journalists: A Study of Factors Affecting the Selection of News at a Scientific Meeting [D] Indiana: Indiana University, 1978

4.Hsieh Y C. Science and the Press in Taiwan - An Analysis of the Relationship between Scientists and Science Journalists [D] . Illinois: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 1984




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