Publications
The following is a list of some of the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science publications.
Book chapters
McKinnon, M. & Vos, J. (2016). Crossing a Threshold. In Maarten C.A. van der Sanden & Marc J. de Vries (Eds), Science and Technology Education and Communication: Seeking Synergy, (pp 27 - 46). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers
Selected media coverage
Harper, C. (2016, October 8). ANU scientists' magpie swooping video goes viral. The RiotACT. Coverage of Will Grant and Rod Lamberts' video of them riding down Linnaeus Way in awful jumpers on a tandem bike getting swooped by magpies.
Wong, K. (2016) 'Learning to talk the talk.' The Standard. Discusses joint CPAS-HKU Space Master of Science Communication program.
Zusi, K. (2016, January). A century of science on stamps. The Scientist, p. 72. Review of Chris Yardley's book on this subject.
ABC 666. (2016, February 22). MASH star Alan Alda partners with Australian National University to boost science communication. ABC News.
ABC News. (2016, March 4). Alan Alda on why science and art are 'long lost lovers'. 7.30 Program. Discusses Alan Alda's links with CPAS.
Brennan, I. (2016, January 19). Australian teacher shortage fears as student numbers soar. ABC News. Includes interview with Merryn McKinnon.
Popular media
Lamberts, R. & Grant, W.J. (2016, August 23). A pub brawl over research funding doesn't benefit any of us. The Conversation.
McKinnon, M. (2016, July 13). How to keep more women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The Conversation.
Refereed journal papers
Orthia, L.A. (2016). What’s wrong with talking about the Scientific Revolution? Applying lessons from history of science to applied fields of science studies. Minerva, 54(3), 353-373. doi: 10.1007/s11024-016-9299-4.
Selected media coverage
Hanson, T. (2015, June 9) Entertaining Science: A report from colloquy at the intersection of science and entertainment. Reports on Rashel Li conference presentation on science and The Big Bang Theory.
Walker, G. (2015). In their words: Travel Journal Southern Africa. ANU Reporter, 46(4), http://reporter.anu.edu.au/travel-journal-southern-africa.
Lowrey, T. (2015, October 21). Back To The Future: ANU scientists unveil deckchair hoverboard which can be made in any garage. ABC News Online. Report, photos and video of Graham Walker's leaf-blower hoverboard.
Andrews, Karen. (2015, September 9). Address to launch the Inspiring Australia ACT Partnership, by The Hon Karen Andrews MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Science. Mentions CPAS projects KindaThinky and the Sciencycle.
ANU Spaces & Szabadai, R. (2015, August 24). Interview with Rebecca Szabadai for On Campus and ANU News. http://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-spaces-rebecca-szabadai.
Randall, A., & Hoepner, J. (2015, February 17). Health effects of wind turbines. Interview for Radio Adelaide.
Thomson, P. (2015, October 21). Back To The Future day: ANU hoverboard ready for Marty McFly's return. The Canberra Times. Report, photos and video of Graham Walker's leaf-blower hoverboard.
ABC News. (2015, September 19). Scientists team up with Canberra street artists to paint picture of local research, discoveries. ABC News. Reports on Master of Science Communication Outreach student Lee Constable project.
Popular media
Hoepner, J., & Grant, W.J. (2015, January 22). Wind turbine studies: how to sort the good, the bad, and the ugly. The Conversation.
Yardley, C. (2015) Stamp design: the art of science. British Philatelic Bulletin, 52 (February), pp. 178-181.
Yardley, C. (2015). The changing climate as recognised by Royal Mail and Australia Post. Themescene, 32 (3), 85-89.
Yardley, C. (2015). Climate change according to Australia Post. Australasian Science, 36 (7), 26-27.
Grant, W.J. (2015, June 2). Trolling our confirmation bias: one bite and we're easily sucked in. The Conversation.
Refereed journal papers
Kingsley, D.A. & Kennan, M.A. (2015) Open access: The whipping boy for problems in scholarly publishing. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 37, article 14.
McKinnon, M. & Vos, J. (2015). Engagement as a threshold concept for science education and science communication. International Journal of Science Education Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 5 (4), 297-318.
McKinnon, M. & Perera, S. (2015) The big picture: Pre-service teachers' perceptions of 'expert' science teachers. Teaching Science, 61(4), 32-44.
Marks, N.J. & Russell, A.W. (2015) Public engagement in biosciences and biotechnologies: Reflections on the role of sociology and STS. Journal of Sociology, 51(1), 97-115.
Bryant, C., Gore, M. & Stocklmayer, S. (2015). The Australian Science Centre Movement 1980-2000: Part 2—Science Centres in the States. Historical Records of Australian Science, 26, 133-149. doi:10.1071/HR15010.
Conference presentations
Li, R. (2015). "I believe in a gender blind society like Star Trek": The importance of portraying gender balance in science on The Big Bang Theory. Paper presented at the Stories About Science: exploring science communication and entertainment media Symposium, Manchester, England, June 4-5 2015.
Books
Yardley, C.B. (2015). The Representation of Science and Scientists on Postage Stamps. Canberra: ANU Press.