@article{dba1d19267134b7ab8ce1c18d79d3177,
title = "Communicating about Science Communication: A Brief Entomological History",
author = "Berenbaum, {May R.}",
note = "“Science communication” is a term that has historically applied to many forms of information exchange, ranging from communication among scientists to communication between scientists and the public. Traditionally the purview of journalists, social scientists, and other practitioners, science communication in its many manifestations has become a topic of considerable interest among scientists themselves (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine [NASEM] 2017). In part, this increased emphasis reflects profound shifts in science infrastructure and media environments. Beginning in 1997, for example, the National Science Foundation introduced “Broader Impacts” as one of the two criteria for evaluation of all proposals, thereby increasing the need for and (in theory) improving the funding stream for public engagement by scientists. Yet, even 20 yr after that landmark structural change in the research environment, there is ongoing discussion on how scientists can become involved in public engagement most effectively, particularly in view of significant gaps in knowledge about the “psychological, political, societal, cultural, economic, moral, media-related, and institutional” factors that influence the process (NASEM 2017).",
year = "2017",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1093/aesa/sax060",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "110",
pages = "435--438",
journal = "Annals of the Entomological Society of America",
issn = "0013-8746",
publisher = "Entomological Society of America",
number = "5",
}