The Psychology of Communicating Science

8 June 2011, London, United Kingdom

Introduction

Is communicating science just a matter of putting together a good talk with effective slides and, perhaps a few exciting demonstrations? Or is it more complicated? Should we be looking at the psychology behind communication and understanding the psychology of our audiences? Keynotes from actor and science communicator, Jack Klaff, and Editor of the IOP environmentalresearchweb.org community forum, Liz Kalaugher, kick off the discussion.