Publications
The following is a list of some of the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science publications.
Book chapters
Smith, C. (2017). A case study of crowdsourcing imagery coding in natural disasters. In S. Hai-Jew (ed.) Data Analytics in Digital Humanities, Springer, pp. 2017-230.
Selected media coverage
ANU Media. (2017, October 11). Science boosts skills of young people with intellectual disabilities. ANU News. Reports on Vanessa de Kauwe's PhD research.
ANU News. (2017, April 27). ANU collaborates with African science centres. ANU News.
ANU Science. (2017, November 28). When science skills become life skills. ANU Science, Environment, Health and Medicine Research Stories. Reports on Vanessa de Kauwe's PhD research.
Varischetti, B. (2017, October 12) Survey tests attitudes to human gene therapy. ABC Perth Drive. Interview with Michel Watson about her PhD research.
Hunt, J. (2017, October 12). Mornings, ABC South Eastern. Interview with Vanessa de Kauwe about her PhD research.
ABC Science. (2017, September 28). ABC launches science cadetship in memory of 'science news geek' Darren Osborne. ABC News. Mentions Darren Osborne's time at the ANU and with the Science Circus.
Kilburn, M. (2017, August) Texting the Doctor. Doctor Who Magazine, Special edition #47 'Referencing the Doctor', pp. 38-41. Includes interview with Lindy Orthia about her 2013 book Doctor Who and Race.
Refereed journal papers
Medvecky, F. & Leach, J. (2017). Editorial: The ethics of science communication. Journal of Science Communication, 16(04), E1-5.
Gascoigne, T. & Metcalfe, J. (2017) The emergence of modern science communication in Australia. Journal of Science Communication, 16(03), A01.
McKinnon, M., Howes, J., Leach, A. & Prokop, N. (2017). Perils and positives of science journalism in Australia. Public Understanding of Science. Prepublished online 29 March 2017. doi: 10.1177/0963662517701589.
Rowbotham S., McKinnon M., Leach J., Lamberts R. & Hawe P. (2017). Does citizen science have the capacity to transform population health science? Critical Public Health. Prepublished 9 November 2017, doi:10.1080/09581596.2017.1395393.
McKinnon M. & Orthia L.A. (2017). Vaccination communication strategies: What have we learned, and lost, in 200 years? Special issue ‘History of science communication’, Journal of Science Communication, 16(03), A08.
McGillion, C. (2017). Animation as a science communication tool in Timor-Leste. Science Communication, 39(2), 278-285. doi: 10.1177/1075547017696164.
Rayner, J. (2017). Using a cell phone to investigate the skin depth effect in salt water. The Physics Teacher, 55, 83-86. doi: 10.1119/1.4974118
Conference presentations
Smith, C. (2017). Tradeoffs in deliberative public engagement with science. Presented at the Australian Science Communicators National Conference, Adelaide, 23-24 February 2017.
Anggaryani, M. (2017) Should science communicators learn from the Yogyakartans? Paper presented at Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy & Social Studies of Science Biennial Conference, Wollongong, 22-24 November 2017.
Roberson, T. (2017). Seeing [hyped] science differently. Presented at the Australian Science Communicators National Conference, Adelaide, 23-24 February 2017.
Popular media
Grant, W.J. & Lamberts, R. (2017, March 14). Seven things to keep in mind if you're going to March for Science. The Conversation.
Walker, G. (2017, April 26). A science circus for Southeast Asia. New Mandala.
Refereed journal papers
Donkers, M. & Orthia, L.A. (2016). Popular theatre for science engagement: Audience engagement with human cloning following a production of Caryl Churchill's A Number. International Journal of Science Education Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 6(1), 23-45. doi: 10.1080/21548455.2014.947349.
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.
Popular media
de Kauwe, V. (2016). Return of the Archons: Children of the Revolution. In R. Smith? (ed.) Outside In: Star Trek TOS. Maryland: ATB Publishing.
Perera, S. (2016). Science, language and worldviews: Cultural constructions. Cultures, 3(4): 9.
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.
Selected media coverage
Baker E. (2016, November 25). Women in science: Canberra scientists join all-female expedition to Antarctica. The Canberra Times. Coverage of Merryn McKinnon's participation on homeward bound.
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.
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