13th PCST Conference

Salvador / Brazil

How did modern science communication emerge in different countries around the world? [20774]

Kristian Hvidtfelt Nielsen, Denmark Elaine Reynoso Haynes, Mexico Bruce Lewenstein, USA Alexander Gerber, Germany

Moderator: Toss Gascoigne, Australia

Germany, Campus Cleves

bit.ly/Sci-Comm-Germany

Cradle for Scientific Citizenship

Urania, Berlin

The world‘s first science centre,

inaugurated 1888

Stage for ‚public scientists‘

Forum for societal debate

Scientific theatre

Public astronomical observatory

Nowadays also cinema screenings, music concerts, event location for conferences etc.

Founding fathers: Alexander von Humboldt and Werner von Siemens

Public Engagement seems to have a long history in Germany

The roots of science journalism

TELI, Munich / Berlin

German Association for Science

& Technology Publishing

founded in 1929,

probably the first science journalists

association worldwide

Heinz Haber

Physicist

one of the

forefathers

of sci-tech

journalism

The roots of science journalism

Heinz Haber

“Chief Science Consultant” at Walt

Disney (1956) where he produced

the TV documentary “Our friend the

atom” by order of the U.S.

Administration to improve the

image of nuclear energy.

Back to Europe in the late 50's, where he began pioneering popular science journalism

on TV: “Professor Haber experimentiert”, “Das Mathematische Kabinett”, “Unser

blauer Planet”, “Stirbt unser blauer Planet”, “Was sucht der Mensch im Weltraum”.

30 books, many of them best-sellers

Heinz Haber: “Our friend the atom”

Degree Programmes

Rhine-Waal (2014)

1st „Science Communication“ degree programme in DE+AT+CH

Methodologically: comparative / transcultural

Focus on socio-political aspects of PCST

entirely taught in English, tuition-free

Applications in June

Cheers!

Please keep an eye out for: the world's first full-fledged 3-year Science Communication degree programme in English, entirely tuition-free

Applications in June