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Science for Progress#4: Founding Science for Progress, and the representation of science in public – with Dennis EckmeierGuest Host: Hugo Bettencourt
"We face a dilemma in conveying the scientific process to the public, and even within academia: Real science doesn't fit the elements of effective storytelling."
Dennis had been vocal on topics surrounding academia, science and pseudoscience on social media for several years. Thus, he readily volunteered to co-organize the March for Science in Lisbon, in 2017. He wants to disseminate the understanding of science, humanities and academia by the public, but also systemic changes within academia.
In the first part of this episode he explains how he decided to found Science for Progress, and what our current...
2018-04-2200 min
Science for Societal Progress#4: Founding Science for Progress, and the representation of science in public – with Dennis EckmeierGuest Host: Hugo Bettencourt “We face a dilemma in conveying the scientific process to the public, and even within academia: Real science doesn’t fit the elements of effective storytelling.” Dennis had been vocal on topics surrounding academia, science and pseudoscience on social media for several years. Thus, he readily volunteered to co-organize the March for Science in Lisbon, in 2017. He wants to disseminate the understanding of science, humanities and academia by the public, but also systemic changes within academia. In the first part of this episode he explains how he...
2018-04-2233 min
Science for Progress#4: Founding Science for Progress, and the representation of science in public – with Dennis EckmeierGuest Host: Hugo Bettencourt
"We face a dilemma in conveying the scientific process to the public, and even within academia: Real science doesn't fit the elements of effective storytelling."
Dennis had been vocal on topics surrounding academia, science and pseudoscience on social media for several years. Thus, he readily volunteered to co-organize the March for Science in Lisbon, in 2017. He wants to disseminate the understanding of science, humanities and academia by the public, but also systemic changes within academia.
In the first part of this episode he explains how he decided to...
2018-04-2233 min
Science for Progress#1 Science Communication and FameLab – with Hugo BettencourtIn 2017, Hugo Bettencourt was finalist of the Portuguese section of the science communication competition ‘FameLab’, and appeared at the Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2017. Here, he talks about this experience.
FameLab is an international science communication competition initiated by the British Council. Hugo explains the application process, and what is expected from the presentations. He also shares some of what he learned in the special science communication workshop for finalists. At the end he had a great experience and made some friends. And it even got him some additional gigs as a science communicator.
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Born and raised in Lisbon, Hugo Bett...
2018-02-2000 min
Science for Societal Progress#1 Science Communication and FameLab – with Hugo BettencourtIn 2017, Hugo Bettencourt was finalist of the Portuguese section of the science communication competition ‘FameLab’, and appeared at the Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2017. Here, he talks about this experience. FameLab is an international science communication competition initiated by the British Council. Hugo explains the application process, and what is expected from the presentations. He also shares some of what he learned in the special science communication workshop for finalists. At the end he had a great experience and made some friends. And it even got him some additional gigs as a science communicator.
2018-02-2048 min
Science for Progress#1 Science Communication and FameLab – with Hugo BettencourtIn 2017, Hugo Bettencourt was finalist of the Portuguese section of the science communication competition ‘FameLab’, and appeared at the Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2017. Here, he talks about this experience.
FameLab is an international science communication competition initiated by the British Council. Hugo explains the application process, and what is expected from the presentations. He also shares some of what he learned in the special science communication workshop for finalists. At the end he had a great experience and made some friends. And it even got him some additional gigs as a science communicator.
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2018-02-2048 min