Letter-to-the-Editor: Making science animations: new possibilities for making science accessible to the public

Lubchenco challenges scientists to: ‘‘ address the most urgent needs of society, in proportion to their importance; communicate their knowledge and understanding widely in order to inform decisions of individuals and institutions; and exercise good judgment, wisdom, and humility’’. As participants i...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: May, Inga, Carlson, David, Ardyna, Mathieu, Geoffroy, Maxime, Heikkilä, Maija
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2011
Subjects:
International Polar Year
IPY
Polar Research
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3060
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v30i0.15315
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Summary:Lubchenco challenges scientists to: ‘‘ address the most urgent needs of society, in proportion to their importance; communicate their knowledge and understanding widely in order to inform decisions of individuals and institutions; and exercise good judgment, wisdom, and humility’’. As participants in the International Polar Year (IPY) of 2007-08, we hope we contributed to the first challenge. Here we address the second challenge, effective science communications.(Published: 28 December 2011)Citation: Polar Research 2011, 30, 15315, DOI:10.3402/polar.v30i0.15315 Access the supplementary material to this article: Full set of animations (please see Supplementary files in the column to the right, under Article Tools).

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