Creating Connections

Museums and the Public Understanding of Current Research

By: Bruce V. Lewenstein (Editor), Graham Farmelo (Editor), David Chittenden (Editor)

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Science museums are in the business of making science accessible to the publicâ"a public constantly bombarded with new information and research results. How the public understands this information will affect what they expect and take away from a museum''s exhibits and programs. Creating Connections looks at the public understanding of research (PUR) and how it affects what science museums do. What are the opportunities and critical issues in PUR? What strategies are working and what are some pitfalls? What can be learned from the media''s experiences with PUR? Creating Connections will be an invaluable resource for science museum professionals who want to guide their institutions and their visitors toward a new understanding of and appreciation for current research.

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The writing and editing in this compilation is excellent. . . Creating Connections is a useful, well-written book. I recommend ittttt * Collections *
This volume contains essays from a 2002 conference, "Museums, Media, ad the Public Understanding of Research-An International Working Conference"...The book gives some sense of the breadth and intensity of the discussions, as well as providing a rich and diverse collection of papers on a central issue for science museums. -- George E. Hein * Visitor Studies Today *
Creating Connections is a rigorous theoretical work that is both clear and stimulating. It will be of particular value to curators who want to reflect on exhibitions presenting developments in research, while stimulating researchers in the sociology of science, citizenship education, epistemology and ethics. * Muse *
The writing and editing in this compilation is excellent. . . Creating Connections is a useful, well-written book. I recommend it * Collections *

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Published: 17th May 2004

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Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction: Only Connect: Linking the Public with Current Scientific Research	p. 1
On the History and Challenges of Public Understanding of Research	p. 27
La buona e non mascherata filosofia, or the Exhibitionists	p. 29
The Challenge and the Opportunity of Presenting "Unfinished Science"	p. 47
Public Understanding of Research: The Big Opportunities and Issues	p. 61
Different Ways of Looking at Public Understanding of Research	p. 63
Museums as Agora: Diversifying Approaches to Engaging Publics in Research	p. 73
Evaluating Public Understanding of Research Projects and Initiatives	p. 87
What about the Audiences? Tailoring PUR Programs for Museum Visitors	p. 109
Dangerous Ground? Public Engagement with Scientific Controversy	p. 127
Improving Public Understanding of Scientific Research: A View from the Research Side	p. 145
New Alliances to Promote the Public Understanding of Research	p. 153
Collaboration and the Public Understanding of Current Research	p. 163
Funding and Institutional Issues Related to Public Understanding of Research	p. 183
Some Emerging Public Understanding of Research Strategies and Approaches	p. 197
Understanding the Process of Research	p. 199
Production Aspects of Promoting Public Understanding of Research	p. 211
Bridging the Gap: Interpreting Current Research in Museum Settings	p. 235
At the Cutting Edge: Showcasing Research through a Public Exhibition Center	p. 257
Catching Science in the Act: Mysteries of Catalhoyuk	p. 267
Public Understanding of Research in a Natural History Museum: The Darwin Centre	p. 276
What Museums Can Learn from Media Public Understanding of Research Initiatives	p. 289
Emerging Best Practices at Research-Performing Institutions	p. 291
It's the Way You Tell 'Em	p. 299
Covering Science at the New York Times	p. 306
Nova: The Leading Edge	p. 311
Earth and Sky: Some Challenges of Communicating Scientific Research on the Radio	p. 318
Crossing the Public and Commercial Broadcasting Barriers: ScienCentral's Two Public Understanding of Research Projects	p. 322
Afterword: Not So Fast: Some Thoughts on Re-Visioning PUR	p. 329
Background and Thoughts on Museums, Media, and the Public Understanding of Research: An International Working Conference	p. 337
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