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Even the smartest Australians struggle to interpret information about climate change when the correct interpretation clashes with their political attitudes.
An analysis of 515 science engagement activities by PhD researcher Jenni Metcalfe.
New research in Public Understanding of Science from Dr Merryn McKinnon and CPAS Masters students Bronte Black, Sophie Bobillier, Kirsten Hood and Madeleine...
Despite increasingly sophisticated research into the best ways of communicating new agricultural technologies in developing countries, too little of this...
Dr Jarrod Green explores why audiences discuss the realism of science in fiction.
Dr Madeline Mitchell and Dr Merryn McKinnon track progress in science reporting.
Professor Sue Stocklmayer AM beieves art and science are not polar opposites
There aren’t many scientists who have a daily radio show. But Adam Shirley has tens of thousands of devoted people listening to his dulcet tones every day.
Imagine having a smash-hit YouTube channel with millions of viewers who tune in to watch you talk about your passion.
Dr Will Grant has made it his career to take science out of academia, and into the ‘real’ world.
In September 2014 CPAS academics Rod Lamberts and Will Grant launched KindaThinky, an innovative live talk show that takes place in Canberra's Civic Pub.
Communicating health information is always challenging, but communicating about a disease that is hard to diagnose and involves social taboos is extra...