Skeptical Science❓ Want to know what it can be like and what all you can learn when joining a big scientific conference even without being a scientist yourself? If your answer is "Yes", then check out the blog post linked below, written by our team member Bärbel Winkler while attending this year's General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) held in Vienna and online from May 4 to 8.
Oral sessions Bärbel attended focused on ...
➡️ best practices for science communication and outreach
➡️ how non-specialist audiences can learn about scientific topis
➡️ how students in different age groups can be introduced to science
➡️ the ethical, social, and cultural responsibilities geoscientists hold beyond pure research
Short courses provided input about ..
➡️ the intersection of science and public policy
➡️ what science diplomacy is about
➡️ how to create an engaging short presentation
➡️ how misinformation can be countered and science defended
➡️ A Union Symposium focused on how human responses to climate change are shaped not only by scientific evidence but also by moral values, psychological dynamics, cultural identities, and religious beliefs.
➡️ A Great Debate about Geoengineering raised the question whether these concepts are actually a distraction from the urgent need for climate adaptation and mitigation. Some significant ethical fears were raised, particularly that large-scale testing might occur on Indigenous or disenfranchised lands without consent.
The whole week provided a lot of "food for thought" and the blog post shows that!
Meghana K
Wolfgang Traylor
European Citizen Science Assc.
EuroSciPy
Headlines Africa
Adrian Segar