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Science Communication
Volume 30(4), 2009

 
CONTENTS
 
Stewart, Craig O., Dickerson, Daniel L., and Hotchkiss, Rose Beliefs about science and news frames in audience evaluations of embryonic and adult stem cell research. 427-452
 
  This study investigates the influence of demographic variables, beliefs about science, and news frames on ratings of ethics, credibility, and usefulness of embryonic and adult stem cell research 
 
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demographics
science
theory
ethics
politics and government
conflict
religion
 
 
Brechman, Jean, Lee, Chul-joo, Cappella, Joseph N. Lost in translation?: A comparison of cancer-genetics reporting in the press release and its subsequent coverage in the press. 453-474
 
  Understanding how genetic science is communicated to the lay public is of great import 
 
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health
public relations
news
biology
science
print journalism
drugs
 
 
Schafer, Mike S. From public understanding to public engagement: An empirical assessment of changes in science coverage. 475-505
 
  Science communication is said to have changed in the past decades 
 
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science
theory
news
 
 
Neresini, Federico, Dimopoulos, Kostas, and Kallfass, Monika Exploring a black box: Cross-national study of visit effects on visitors to large physics research centers in Europe. 506-533
 
  Results from a cross-national quantitative study of 3,301 visitors to four large physics research centers in Europe focus on short-term learning and motivational effects 
 
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European Union
science
education
cognition
 
 
Bray, Dennis, and von Storch, Hans "Prediction" or "projection"?: The nomenclature of climate science. 534-543
 
  A survey among climate scientists is used to examine the terminology concerning two key concepts in climate science, namely, predictions and projections, as used among climate scientists 
 
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science