Kathy Sykes fears that good science communication will be drowned out by constant bickering
MOST scientists want to see more science and technology in the media, but we’re making life hard for ourselves by forever criticising each other’s efforts or denouncing journalists and film-makers for not portraying science in ways we approve of. While healthy debate can improve science communication, I think we could all shut up a bit, and stop the more rabid criticism altogether. I include myself here.
As just one example of excessive criticism, the editor of BBC TV’s flagship science series Horizon is regularly barraged…
