{"id":32844,"date":"2006-05-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.observa.it\/at-the-human-scale\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T09:41:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T09:41:43","slug":"at-the-human-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.observa.it\/en\/at-the-human-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"At the human scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.observa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PCSTbook061_big.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4345\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"PCSTbook061_big\" src=\"https:\/\/www.observa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PCSTbook061_big.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"105\" height=\"165\" \/><\/a>A new book by the PCST network, edited by Cheng Donhong, Jenni Mecalfe, Bernard Schiele (Science Press Beijng, 2006) and in collaboration with Michel Claessens, Toss Gascoigne, Shi Shunke.<\/p>\n<p>With a paper on the Observa\u2019s First Italian Science in society Forum 2005 by Valeria Arzenton, Massimiano Bucchi and Federico Neresini.<\/p>\n<p>The production of science knowledge is doubling every seven years. As it expands, science splinters into new and unimagined strands. No one can keep up. How can any ordinary citizens play a meaningful part in discussions on their future, in the face of this explosion of knowledge? Is it any surprise the public daily grows more sceptical about the benefits of science? Public demands for evidence and reassurance grow more strident, but most of all the public wants time to adjust to a world threatening to career out of their control. At the Human Scale is a response from the public face of science, the science communicators. It stresses local action at community level and focus on long term effects. It\u2019s snapshot of ideas that work, a combination of theory and practice. It contains good ideas and the methodologies that lie behind them. The papers in this book were presented at a symposium in Beijing, and voted by the international delegates as the most challenging, the most relevant and the most useful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contents:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Forewords<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By the President of the China Association for Science and Technology<\/p>\n<p>By the European Union\u2019s Commissioner for Science and Research<\/p>\n<p><em>Acknowledgements<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Introduction<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Part 1\u2014Considering science and society<\/p>\n<p>Communicating science in the real context of society<\/p>\n<p>Bernard SCHIELE Public perception of science and technology: a European perspective<\/p>\n<p>Michel CLAESSENS<\/p>\n<p>Part 2\u2014Overcoming youth apathy<\/p>\n<p>Overcoming youth apathy<\/p>\n<p>Jenni METCALFE, LI Xi<\/p>\n<p>BA CREST awards: celebrating creativity in science and technology<\/p>\n<p>Sharmila BANERJEE<\/p>\n<p>Science classes at village offices Jaung Shick KIM, Duckhwan LEE<\/p>\n<p>When the place has a role<\/p>\n<p>Jan RIISE<\/p>\n<p>Questacon ScienceLines: Indigenous outreach<\/p>\n<p>Allen ROONEY<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Imagine\u2019: sharing ideas in the life sciences<\/p>\n<p>Daan SCHUURBIERS, Marije BLOMJOUS, Patricia OSSEWEIJER<\/p>\n<p>Summaries of other youth case studies<\/p>\n<p>Part 3\u2014Community: the arena<\/p>\n<p>Community: the arena<\/p>\n<p>CHENG Donghong, SHI Shunke<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does science belong to everybody? The first Italian Science in Society Forum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Valeria ARZENTON, Massimiano BUCCHI, Federico NERESINI<\/p>\n<p>Landcare in the Philippines: recognizing the importance of effective communication<\/p>\n<p>Gerardo BOY<\/p>\n<p>Science communication in participatory projects in Australia: two case studies in natural resource management<\/p>\n<p>Anne LEITCH, Cathy PITKIN<\/p>\n<p>A contextual approach to promoting debate and social engagement in science and technology<\/p>\n<p>Victoria MENDIZ\u00c1BAL, Elena SANFELIU SABATER<\/p>\n<p>Improving indigo-dyed textiles: a community-oriented communication success<\/p>\n<p>Yuwanuch TINNALUCK<\/p>\n<p>Summaries of other community case studies<\/p>\n<p>Part 4\u2014Scientists engaging with the public<\/p>\n<p>Scientists engaging with the public<\/p>\n<p>Toss GASCOIGNE<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Perspectives\u2019: scientists communicating the social context of their work<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas HILLIER<\/p>\n<p>Media skills workshops: breaking down the barriers between scientists and journalists<\/p>\n<p>Jenni METCALFE, Toss GASCOIGNE<\/p>\n<p>Science shops as university\u2013community interfaces: an interactive approach in science communication<\/p>\n<p>Henk A. J. MULDER, Caspar F. M. DE BOK<\/p>\n<p>The big hand that peels off the apple skin for the little ants: a case study of CAS ASPIRE<\/p>\n<p>OUYANG Jing<\/p>\n<p>A case study of citizen science<\/p>\n<p>Tina PHILLIPS, Bruce LEWENSTEIN, Rick BONNEY<\/p>\n<p>Summaries of other scientists\u2019 case studies Abbreviations and acronyms The Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new book by the PCST network, edited by Cheng Donhong, Jenni Mecalfe, Bernard Schiele (Science Press Beijng, 2006) and in collaboration with Michel Claessens, Toss Gascoigne, Shi Shunke. With a paper on the Observa\u2019s First Italian Science in society Forum 2005 by Valeria Arzenton, Massimiano Bucchi and Federico Neresini. 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