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…
RL #010: Creating Relatability in SciComm
Communication succeeds when it creates relations. I have little idea about mechanics. Physics was one of my favorite school subjects…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
RL #004: Facts, Knowledge, Opinions, Fake and Bullshit
Truth does not have the best reputation at the moment. Is there any truth in science at all? How true…
RL #003: Hear and Being Heard, Exchange Ideas and Have a Say: Digital Participation Made Easy
Even before Covid-19 the world we live in was a connected and condensed one. Complex and diverse as it was,…
RL #002: Publish or Perish! Is Communicating Findings in Scientific Journals the Right Strategy?
Just before the end of the year the publishing rush is back. While large parts of the western world oscillate…
RL #001: Communicate with evidence, please!
2020 was the year of science communication, one might think. When has there ever been such intense public discussion about…