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RL #016: Minecrafts’ large chicken collider and curiosity in research
In this Reading List, we look at how curiosity in science is political and how it sets standards for science…
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RL #015: Citizen Science: Choose your Communication Wisely
This 15th issue of the Oikoplus Reading List is about Citizen Science in theory and practice. Read on to discover…
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RL #014: Well-run and successful meetings
Team meetings, project meetings, informal gatherings, and conferences. It is impressive how different meetings are conducted and experienced. Without focusing…
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RL #013: About being brief
I once had a co-worker who included the phrase “Sent from Mobile Phone. Excuse brevity.” in his eMail signature. I…
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RL #012: Newsletters: a Direct Link
Having written about meta-themes such as Common Sense and Relatability in science communication lately, this issue focuses on newsletters. Anachronistic?…
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RL #011: Commons Sense: Creating Commons by Science Communication
Of the commons in theory and practice, in urban traffic and vaccine development – and in french film. This Oikoplus…
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RL #010: Creating Relatability in SciComm
Communication succeeds when it creates relations. I have little idea about mechanics and physics was one of my favorite school…
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RL #009: What if our dinosaurs were fluffy?
Who remembers illustrated volumes about dinosaurs? With leathery, peely skin, a T-Rex gazes into the eyes of the mostly young…
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RL #008: More and More Tools: a Look into the Future of Science Communication
“Get a cup of tea, friends of the sun, make yourselves comfortable – time for science!” This is how the…
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RL #007: Too complex vs. too banal – How to communicate science in an understandable way?
This issue of the Oikoplus Reading List is about how easy it is to communicate science. Unfortunately, the links are…
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RL #006: How to Measure the Impact of Social Science
Research is funded when it is socially relevant. This is the zeitgeist. Even before the first calls for research funding…
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RL #005: Science Fiction, Ficta, Science-in-Fiction: Does Fictionalization Benefit Science Communication?
Can fictionalization help communicate science? To abbreviate the answer we provide here: Yes, fictionalization can help science communicate its content…