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In the 25 years since the 'Bodmer Report' kick-started the public
understanding of science movement, there has been something of a
revolution in science communication. However, despite the
ever-growing demands of the public, policy-makers and the media,
many scientists still find it difficult to successfully explain and
publicise their activities or to understand and respond to people's
hopes and concerns about their work. Bringing together experienced
and successful science communicators from across the academic,
commercial and media worlds, this practical guide fills this gap to
provide a one-stop resource covering science communication in its
many different forms. The chapters provide vital background
knowledge and inspiring ideas for how to deal with different
situations and interest groups. Entertaining personal accounts of
projects ranging from podcasts, to science festivals, to
student-run societies give working examples of how scientists can
engage with their audiences and demonstrate the key ingredients in
successful science communication.
World population is forecast to grow from 7 to 9 billion by 2050, 1
in 6 is already hungry and food production must increase by 70-100%
if it is to feed this growing population. No single solution will
solve this problem but recent developments in the genetic
technologies of plant breeding can help to increase agricultural
efficiencies and save people from hunger in a sustainable manner,
particularly in African nations where the need is greatest. These
advances can rapidly incorporate new traits and tailor existing
crops to meet new requirements and also greatly reduce the time and
costs taken to improve local crop varieties. This book provides a
collected, reliable, succinct review which deals expressly with the
successful implementation of the new plant genetic sciences in
emerging economies in the context of the interrelated key
regulatory, social, ethical, political and trade matters.
Largely forgotten by history, Thomas Riley Marshall served as Vice
President in the administration of President Woodrow Wilson. Born
and raised in Indiana, Marshall came from a prominent local family
and was well-educated, but struggled against his own personal
demons. Rescued from professional oblivion by his devoted wife
Lois, Marshall began a meteoric political career that in less than
five years took him from the life of a small town lawyer to the
Vice Presidency of the United States. It was in that position that
Marshall faced one of the most difficult choices to confront an
American politician. With the fate of the world resting on the
success or failure of the Treaty of Versailles and the proposed
League of Nations, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a debilitating
stroke that undoubtedly qualified as the type of disability that,
under the United States Constitution, should have led Marshall to
assume the powers of the presidency. Marshall's decision is just
one aspect of the fascinating life of Vice President Thomas Riley
Marshall.
There is a major demand for people with scientific training in a
wide range of professions based on and maintaining relations with
science. However, there is a lack of good first-hand information
about alternative career paths to research. From entrepreneurship,
industry and the media to government, public relations, activism
and teaching, this is a readable guide to science based skills,
lifestyles and career paths. The ever-narrowing pyramid of
opportunities within an academic career structure, or the prospect
of a life in the laboratory losing its attraction, mean that many
who trained in science and engineering now look for alternative
careers. Thirty role models who began by studying many different
disciplines give personal guidance for graduates, postgraduates and
early-career scientists in the life sciences, physical sciences and
engineering. This book is an entertaining resource for ideas about,
and directions into, the many fields which they may not be aware of
or may not have considered.
World population is forecast to grow from 7 to 9 billion by 2050, 1
in 6 is already hungry and food production must increase by 70-100%
if it is to feed this growing population. No single solution will
solve this problem but recent developments in the genetic
technologies of plant breeding can help to increase agricultural
efficiencies and save people from hunger in a sustainable manner,
particularly in African nations where the need is greatest. These
advances can rapidly incorporate new traits and tailor existing
crops to meet new requirements and also greatly reduce the time and
costs taken to improve local crop varieties. This book provides a
collected, reliable, succinct review which deals expressly with the
successful implementation of the new plant genetic sciences in
emerging economies in the context of the interrelated key
regulatory, social, ethical, political and trade matters.
In the 25 years since the 'Bodmer Report' kick-started the public
understanding of science movement, there has been something of a
revolution in science communication. However, despite the
ever-growing demands of the public, policy-makers and the media,
many scientists still find it difficult to successfully explain and
publicise their activities or to understand and respond to people's
hopes and concerns about their work. Bringing together experienced
and successful science communicators from across the academic,
commercial and media worlds, this practical guide fills this gap to
provide a one-stop resource covering science communication in its
many different forms. The chapters provide vital background
knowledge and inspiring ideas for how to deal with different
situations and interest groups. Entertaining personal accounts of
projects ranging from podcasts, to science festivals, to
student-run societies give working examples of how scientists can
engage with their audiences and demonstrate the key ingredients in
successful science communication.
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