As a scientist and a blogger and someone very interested in science communication, I was quite delighted with Rob HelpyChalk's series of three charts depicting traditional communication between scientists, traditional communication between scientists and general population, and the new two-way communication between scientists and general population (here is the third chart):
Bill and PZ have some comments on the chart as well. Leave your comments on Rob's blog.
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