ED33B:
Fighting for Science: Methods to Engage the Public in Productive Discussion About Science l

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Session ID#: 27270

Session Description:
Scientific topics are more commonly being covered in the news and discussed on social media, giving scientists new opportunities to act as ambassadors for science literacy and advocacy in the public and in policy. This session aims to compile innovative and successful efforts that engage and address public opinions of Geoscience, including topics like climate change, natural hazards, and energy. The goal is to learn about the best practices for engaging the public including students in the classroom, visitors to a museum, and friends on social media in productive conversations about science. Respectful and effective discourse between scientists and the public is paramount for the future of scientific research in the US.
Primary Convener:  D'Arcy Renee Meyer-Dombard, University of Illinois at Chicago, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chicago, United States
Convener:  Stefany M Sit, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
Chairs:  D'Arcy Renee Meyer-Dombard, University of Illinois at Chicago, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chicago, United States and Stefany M Sit, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Stefany M Sit, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0825 Teaching methods [EDUCATION]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]
6699 General or miscellaneous [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Geoscience is Important? Show Me Why (Invited) (214596)
Maeve A Boland, American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA, United States
The Trap of Doomsday thinking or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Debate (Invited) (215010)
Ankur R Desai, University of Wisconsin Madison, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Madison, WI, United States
Strategies for Positive Engagement with the Public in the Geosciences (Invited) (215506)
Roberta Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States; University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States
Using Social Media to Communicate Science (Invited) (215747)
Wendy Bohon, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, Washington, DC, United States
Portrayal of the Geosciences in the New York Times (225300)
Michael Edward Wysession, Washington University in St Louis, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, St. Louis, MO, United States and Allie Lindstrom, Washington University in St Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
INDUCED SEISMICITY AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: LESSONS LEARNED (253865)
Rex Buchanan, Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, KS, United States
Small Town Science Policy: Bringing Our Expertise Back Home (Invited) (288086)
Kristopher William Larsen, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, United States
Changing the face of science: Lessons from the 2017 Science-A-Thon (299182)
Rebecca T Barnes, Colorado College, Environmental Studies Program, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Rachel Licker, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, D.C., United States, Melissa A Burt, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States and Tracey Holloway, University of Wisconsin, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, Madison, United States

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