Scientists are too damn polite. And I hate to say it, but when it comes to controversial areas of science, particularly those that relate to policy decisions - like climate science - good science and scientific facts by themselves do not make enough of a difference to shift policy or social mores.
This will be part of my message in a couple of weeks when I will be a guest panellist at the Australian Science Communicators conference in Brisbane.
The conference comes at an interesting point for me personally because communicating science in a media friendly way is an area where I have a great deal of experience. But I will be entering this conversation as my own thoughts on climate science communication are shifting.
This will be part of my message in a couple of weeks when I will be a guest panellist at the Australian Science Communicators conference in Brisbane.
The conference comes at an interesting point for me personally because communicating science in a media friendly way is an area where I have a great deal of experience. But I will be entering this conversation as my own thoughts on climate science communication are shifting.