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This book provides an accessible overview of the societal relevance
of contemporary geosciences. Engaging various disciplines from
humanities and social sciences, the book offers philosophical,
cultural, economic, and geoscientific insights into how to
contextualise geosciences in the node of Culture and Nature. The
authors introduce two perspectives of societal geosciences, both
informed by the lens of geoethics. Throughout the text core themes
are explored; human agency, the integrity of place, geo-centricity,
economy and climate justice, subjective sense-making and
spirituality, nationalism, participatory empowerment and leadership
in times of anthropogenic global change. The book concludes with a
discussion on culture, education, or philosophy of science as
aggregating concepts of seemingly disjunct narratives.The diverse
intellectual homes of the authors offer a rich resource in terms of
how they perceive human agency within the Earth system. Two
geoscientific perspectives and fourteen narratives from various
cultural, social and political viewpoints contextualise geosciences
in the World(s) of the Anthropocene.
Scientific and Technical Communication is a major textbook that
represents a new focus area in communication studies. It integrates
multidisciplinary perspectives on the relations among rhetoric,
science, technology, and public policymaking to the process and
product of technical communication. The text is inspired by science
and technology studies (STS), a field emerging from the history,
sociology, and philosophy of science and technology--which also has
roots in economics, political theory, and rhetoric. Reformulating
the issues raised by STS within the context of technical
communication, Scientific and Technical Communication is composed
of three highly integrated parts. Part I provides a summary,
critique, and alternative to recent theoretical perspectives
developed in the rhetoric of science and the sociology of
scientific knowledge. Part II applies these critical alternatives
to the traditional practices of scientific and technical
communication and shows how these new practices can be applied to
the communication that is vital in forming national and local
science and technology policy. This hands-on, introductory textbook
will supply students and professionals in the areas of scientific
and technical communication, rhetoric, and media studies with
broad-based and applicable knowledge in this area.
The transmission of information transcends time. Since the
beginning of humanity, people have shared stories, dreams, wishes,
and findings. Within a scientific context, the delivery of
information is especially important. Researchers have been sharing
their ideas and building on the work of others for as long as we
have studied our world. How can a researcher ensure their ideas
will be shared most effectively with the next generation, though?
In How Scientists Communicate, Alan Kelly accompanies readers
through the many processes of scholarly communication within the
field of science. The chapters include an analysis of modern
scientific communication, an overview of the historical development
of such communication, the nature and goals of a scientific
research paper, as well as practical and applicable information for
researchers. He explores scientific communication from various
perspectives, including the writing process, stages of writing,
evaluation through peer review, publication, and what happens
afterwards. This exploration into scientific writing emphasizes the
importance of readability and writing for the intended audience.
Kelly engages with landmark historical papers, but he doesn't shy
away from his own experiences and opinions. This treatise on the
art of scientific communication is interesting for readers with
various levels of experience, making this book a go-to resource for
anyone trying to share their ideas within the scientific community,
or interested in how the outputs of science impact our world.
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