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13th PCST Conference
Salvador / Brazil
How did modern science communication emerge in different countries around the world? [20774]
Kristian Hvidtfelt Nielsen, Denmark Elaine Reynoso Haynes, Mexico Bruce Lewenstein, USA Alexander Gerber, Germany
Moderator: Toss Gascoigne, Australia
Germany, Campus Cleves
bit.ly/Sci-Comm-Germany
Cradle for Scientific Citizenship
Urania, Berlin
The world‘s first science centre,
inaugurated 1888
Stage for ‚public scientists‘
Forum for societal debate
Scientific theatre
Public astronomical observatory
Nowadays also cinema screenings, music concerts, event location for conferences etc.
Founding fathers: Alexander von Humboldt and Werner von Siemens
Public Engagement seems to have a long history in Germany
The roots of science journalism
TELI, Munich / Berlin
German Association for Science
& Technology Publishing
founded in 1929,
probably the first science journalists
association worldwide
Heinz Haber
Physicist
one of the
forefathers
of sci-tech
journalism
The roots of science journalism
Heinz Haber
“Chief Science Consultant” at Walt
Disney (1956) where he produced
the TV documentary “Our friend the
atom” by order of the U.S.
Administration to improve the
image of nuclear energy.
Back to Europe in the late 50's, where he began pioneering popular science journalism
on TV: “Professor Haber experimentiert”, “Das Mathematische Kabinett”, “Unser
blauer Planet”, “Stirbt unser blauer Planet”, “Was sucht der Mensch im Weltraum”.
30 books, many of them best-sellers
Heinz Haber: “Our friend the atom”
Degree Programmes
Rhine-Waal (2014)
1st „Science Communication“ degree programme in DE+AT+CH
Methodologically: comparative / transcultural
Focus on socio-political aspects of PCST
entirely taught in English, tuition-free
Applications in June
Cheers!
Please keep an eye out for: the world's first full-fledged 3-year Science Communication degree programme in English, entirely tuition-free
Applications in June