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http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2013/feb/17/television-science-dumbing-down-cox

*"I especially worry that science is often rendered as something to be
simply consumed by the public. If we're using the metaphor of scientific
"literacy", it's "read-only" research. Retelling science for explanatory or
entertainment purposes might give us a great picture of what the scientific
idea looks like but often removes a lot about how the scientists got to
these conclusions. It doesn't show the workings of science or share the
more slippery science-in-the-making, meaning it's harder to critique or get
involved with (or simply enjoy these processes as entertaining and
educational in themselves). I'd like to see an attempt to share the means
of production of science, not just sell its products."*

Martin
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New York Hall of Science
mweiss at nyscience.org
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