SpaceGates Academy: Teaching science communication and outreach of Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science to Physics Students
Authors
Konstantina Moutsouroufi, Ioannis Daglis, et al.
Abstract
Science Communication is a practice that is increasingly gaining ground among the STEM sciences as a practice that needs to be approached with the same scientific and robust methods as the sciences it aims to communicate. It has the potential to reach a wide variety of large audiences and increase the visibility and apprehension of Astronomy and Planetary science. The 20th century has regrettably witnessed the rise of pseudo-scientific practices and a lack of confidence in science, scientists, and scientific practices. It is therefore now, more important than ever, to diffuse and separate science from un-scientific practices and inform the non-specialist public in a concise, clear, and most importantly, scientific way. It is equally important, for young researchers, like physics students, to develop the ability to evaluate the quality of the overwhelming volume of scientific information in order for them to distill and communicate that, but also communicate their own work and research in an approachable way.
Year
2020
Venue
Europlanet Science Congress Volume 14