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STS.034 Science Communication: A Practical Guide
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Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
http://sts-program.mit.edu/academics/subjects/sts034-sp18/
Lecture: TR11-12.30 (4-257)![]()
Develops students' abilities to communicate science effectively in a variety of real-world contexts. Covers strategies for dealing with complex areas like theoretical physics, genomics and neuroscience, and addresses challenges in communicating about topics such as climate change and evolution. Projects focus on speaking and writing, being an expert witness, preparing briefings for policy-makers, writing blogs, giving live interviews for broadcast, and creating a prospectus for a science exhibit in the MIT Museum. Enrollment limited.
B. Venkataraman
Textbooks (Spring 2018)