Now on ScienceBlogs: Lives of the Saints of Science: Darwin
What's Next in Public Engagement?
Matthew C. Nisbet, Ph.D, is a professor in the School of Communication at American University where his research focuses on the intersections between science, media, and politics. E-MAIL: nisbetmc@gmail.com
January 31, 2007
Category: Global Warming
Tuesday was "open mike" day at Senator Barbara Boxer's Environment and Public Works committee, reports the Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin. Senate Dems including Barak Obama took stage to hammer home the overwhelming consensus that climate change is real, and...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 8:23 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 30, 2007
Over the weekend I spotlighted a Washington Post article on the Association of American Publishers' hiring of the "PR Pit Bull" to frame their attacks on free access to federally-financed research articles. The Post article noted the perception problems caused...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 9:04 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Enviro/Science Reporting
Scientists and environmental advocates will watch with excited anticipation on Friday as the policymakers' summary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is released in Paris, France. The IPCC reports are designed to be the most important events in...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 8:18 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 29, 2007
Category: Blogging/New Media
Throughout January, PBS has been test piloting three science programs on channels across the country and via streaming video online at their Web site. According to PBS mag Current, one pilot is a spin-off of Wired magazine, another a "Science...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 8:52 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 28, 2007
Category: Blogging/New Media
Brace yourself for the 2008 You-Tube election. When it comes to presidential campaigns, many Americans make up their minds about candidates not based on the issues, but rather based on "low information" signals about the candidate's personal narrative and...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 2:04 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 27, 2007
Things just went from bad to terrible for the image of the Association of American Publishers. Rick Weiss in today's WPost spotlights the Association's hiring of "PR Pit Bull" Eric Dezenhall to help in their fight against patient advocates and...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 2:17 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Global Warming
As disappointing as this week's State of the Union address might have been to many climate change advocates, in today's Washington Post, Peter Baker and Steven Mufson have a revealing page one account backgrounding the evolution of Bush's thinking on...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 1:05 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 26, 2007
Category: Religion
Survey trends show that atheists are America's least trusted minority, ranking below Muslims, recent immigrants, homosexuals and other groups. Moreover, Pew studies indicate that Americans are very comfortable with religion interceding in public life, and with the expression of...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 2:09 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Political Mobilization/Activism
The BBC in collaboration with the British think tank Demos has launched a "national series of conversations about new technologies, the future and society." Brits are encouraged to participate in informal small group discussions organized independently, facilitated public events...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 8:44 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 25, 2007
Category: Political Mobilization/Activism
From high culture to pop culture, art can serve as a rallying point for social groups and activists who want to publicize their reservations about areas of science and technology. Consider Patricia Piccinini's powerful "We Are Family" exhibit that...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 7:13 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
PZ Myers 11.24.2009
PZ Myers 11.24.2009
Carlos Hotta 11.24.2009
Ed Brayton 11.24.2009
Orac 11.24.2009
