by InTrieste
From open science to artificial intelligence, from scientific diplomacy to publishing, the workshop from 22 to 24 November at SISSA to explore the horizons of knowledge dissemination
“There is an increasing need to develop new skills and define new concepts to meet the needs of science communication on complex topics such as the climate emergency, artificial intelligence or the loss of biodiversity. These are such crucial challenges that, in my view, require a different assumption of responsibility by all of us, whether professionals or researchers in the field, than even a few years ago. For this, we must make a renewed effort of imagination, broaden our scope, experiment, connect communities that perhaps speak little to each other, cast original looks.”
This is how Nico Pitrelli, director of SISSA’s “Franco Prattico” Master in Science Communication and scientific coordinator of Future Visions on Science Communication explains the rationale behind the workshop. The event will be attended by leading figures on the international scene, including Martin Bauer, sociologist of communication at the London School of Economics, who will give a Lectio Magistralis on trust in science and the cultural authority of scientists.
Data Science group at SISSA, and a discussion moderated by data-journalist Elisabetta Tola.
The event will also be an opportunity to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of JCOM, the Journal of Science Communication, through the session Science communication journals between academy and practice, which will look back at the accomplishments in the field but also at the roads still to be travelled, in particular regarding inclusion. The round table will be attended by some of the founders of the journal – Nico Pitrelli, SISSA, Yurij Castelfranchi, Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil), Paola Rodari, Sissa Medialab, Matteo Merzagora, Universcience (Paris) – and the current director, Michelle Riedlinger, University of Technology Queensland (Australia).
All Future Visions of Science Communication events are open to the public and available for streaming. The full program and further information is available at the link https://comunicazionescienza.com/future-visions-on-science-communication/
