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: 2011
Subjects:
IPY
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/17604/
https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/17604/1/3060-Article%20Text-15718-1-10-20181126.pdf
https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3060/pdf_1
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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.