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I consider myself a citizen-scientist. Consequently you will find here articles, events, reports as well as my thoughts on both the scientific and political news. Feel free to comment, retweet and repost.

The significance of Science Communication

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It is crucial to communicate current research to the public because the rules of the game have changed. In the past, there was an implicit trust towards scientists as they were the ones considered “to know”, to hold knowledge and had the responsibility...

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Public Engagement for a better world

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At the Science Centers World Summit, Erik Jacquemyn, Chair of the 2014 Science Centre World Summit and Chief Executive Officer of Technopolis, called upon the audience to engage and be committed and work together to improve the public engagement of science...

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Science and You

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“When you think about communicating research to public audiences, who is the public?” was the question I was asked at the Science Centers World Summit last week in Mechelen. The public is YOU was my answer! Science isn’t just for scientists, policy makers,...

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Something in it for everyone...almost...

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Last night I attended a local political meeting in a French town. The outgoing mayor who is standing for reelection presented his achievements and his plan for the next mandate. There was something in his presentation for everyone: the poor, the wealthy,...

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EuropaNova the Paris-based European Think Tank

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EuropaNova Website www.europanova.eu If you work in Brussels, your daily mail both electronic and snail is most probably jam packed with invitations to debates, discussions and receptions organised by the many think tanks that populate the Brussels sphere....

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ESOF2014 the place to be in June this year!

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From the 21st to the 26th June 2014, ESOF2014 wil take place in Copenhagen. ESOF stands for Euroscience Open Forum and is a scientific conference that brings together over 6000 scientists, journalists, business people, politicians etc to discuss the direction...

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I consider myself a citizen-scientist. Consequently you will find here articles, events, reports as well as my thoughts on both the scientific and political news. Feel free to comment, retweet and repost.