Essays about: "communicating science"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 56 essays containing the words communicating science.

  1. 16. A revised narrative of the Baltic Sea in Sweden : a phenomenological reflection on the multifaceted human-sea interrelations and communication

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Daniela Kreber; [2021]
    Keywords : The Baltic Sea; marine environment; narratives; phenomenology; human-sea relations; terrestrial bias; more-than-human perspective; ocean literacy; environmental communication;

    Abstract : Far from everyday reality and vast in size, seas and oceans are often subject to overarching narratives obscuring their reality. Natural sciences, technology, and the economic perspective exercise a dominant influence on the problem formulations that both shape our understandings of marine environments and frame marine decision-making processes. READ MORE

  3. 17. Democratizing the European Union through communication: The national level perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anna Svedérus; [2020]
    Keywords : the European Union; communication deficit; democratic deficit; political communication; national level; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Tightly knit to the debate about a democratic deficit to the European Union (EU) is that of a communication deficit, meaning that the legitimacy a political entity gain through the communicative processes that ensure insight into politics is flawed. Ideas on how to overcome the communication deficit often revolve around transnationalizing communication between Member States or improving the communicative performance of EU institutions. READ MORE

  4. 18. Curious Omosa : Does player satisfaction increase the more they learn about their game environment?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Michael John Christopher Wells; [2020]
    Keywords : curiosity; Shannon’s entropy; virtual environment; nyfikenhet; Shannons entropi; virtuell miljö;

    Abstract : The science of curiosity is not fully understood, yet it seems to be a key component of nature which drives both humans and animals to seek out new information. Humans actively seek out to solve problems for the sake of solving them, with evidence suggesting that the seeking and obtaining of new knowledge is itself inherently rewarding. READ MORE

  5. 19. Every Body in its Place : The reproduction of inequality by way of education in Metropolis and Snowpiercer 

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Ebbe Bjelkendal; [2020]
    Keywords : Ideology; ideological state apparatuses; pedagogic action; pedagogic authority; science fiction; corporatism; neoliberalism;

    Abstract : With increasing inequality in the world, having knowledge about the apparatuses maintaining unequal social structures is important. Utopian and dystopian science fiction films are a good source for analysis of social structures, due to their inherent interest in social critique and the role of semiotics in the spreading of ideology. READ MORE

  6. 20. Environmental Science Communication at Swedish universities

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Beate Mahl; [2020]
    Keywords : Environmental communication; science communication; communication models; communication strategies; Swedish universities; society;

    Abstract : Given the severe environmental problems we are facing, it is crucial to communicate environmental knowledge to society in order to facilitate a trajectory towards sustainability. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore how departments at Swedish universities, whose research revolves around environmental topics, communicate their research. READ MORE