Contrary to what we might expect from its title, Communicating Science is not about how to communicate science. This book is an insightful discussion of the challenges and consequences of science communication. Drawing on his training as a botanist, freelance science writing experience, and extensive reading in both science and literature, Nicholas Russell explores how science communication shapes and reflects the interconnections of science and society. Writing from a social constructionist stance in an informal style, as illustrated by such phrasing as "truth is slippery stuff" (p. 149), Russell divides his analytical survey into five sections, each with four or five chapters, on scientists communicating to other scientists, scientists communicating with the public, scientific journalism, the origins of science in cultural contexts, and literary portrayals of science.
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