A comparative study on Popular Science between China and the United States

摘要

The general understanding of popular science is the popularization and dissemination of scientific knowledge. From the view of literature and related policy, this study analyzes multiple aspects between China and United States, such as different concepts (public understanding of science and popular science), development stage, content, method and characteristics. We think that considerable perspective of Popular Science is education and learning. Popular Science does not only pay attention to the dissemination of scientific knowledge, also need to the public scientific spirit. Moreover, the goal of popular science will not only popularize scientific knowledge, scientific methods, scientific ideas and scientific spirit, but also people will be aware that science is a very important part of human life.