Science and Social Media
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DOI: 10.1002/sctm.19-0066
Abstract: He Jiankui et al. conducted an experiment that resulted in the birth of the first human babies with germline gene editing. Initial and predominant communications of their work occurred via social media and outside of… read more here.
Keywords: social media; medicine; work; science ... See more keywords
A073 How Do Māori Navigate Advice About Nutrition? A Review that Spans the Mātauranga Māori, Western Science and Social Media Divides
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DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.05.078
Abstract: Background: In Aotearoa health inequities for Māori are seen across the life course These inequities are influenced by the social determinants of health and the cumulative effects of colonisation Total cardiovascular disease mortality rate among… read more here.
Keywords: social media; advice; western science; nutrition ... See more keywords
D. Wastell and S. White (2017). Blinded by Science. The social implications of epigenetics and neuroscience Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 978-14473-2234-4 paperback. pp 291. GBP 21.59. Aust $37.35 as at 25/5/2017, plus postage.
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DOI: 10.1017/cha.2017.24
Abstract: [Extract] Part one of the book consists of three chapters and is titled 'Getting to grips with the thought styles'. The first chapter 'Biology and the drive for human improvement' reviews recent developments in the… read more here.
Keywords: 2017 blinded; blinded science; white 2017; wastell white ... See more keywords
Political science: Social networks and fascism
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DOI: 10.1038/s41562-017-0112
Abstract: Tocqueville pioneered the view in 1835 that social capital — the productive value latent in social networks — is crucial for democracy, adding the caveat that it can become “a cause of destruction”. Recent political… read more here.
Keywords: science social; social networks; party; political science ... See more keywords
Citizen science in the social sciences and humanities: the power of interdisciplinarity
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DOI: 10.1057/s41599-020-0471-y
Abstract: Citizen science evolved through multiple disciplinary manifestations into a new field of study and a participatory method of enquiry. While most citizen science projects take place within problem-focused natural sciences, social sciences and humanities help… read more here.
Keywords: humanities power; science; citizen science; sciences humanities ... See more keywords
The Royal Society, the making of ‘science’ and the social history of truth
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DOI: 10.1080/00131857.2017.1417180
Abstract: The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, the so-called Royal Society, was founded in 1660. Charles II granted a royal charter in 1662 const... read more here.
Keywords: social history; society making; making science; science social ... See more keywords
Developing, Implementing, and Refining Approaches for Teaching Science for Social Justice: The Collaborative Work of a Secondary Science Department as Part of Their Professional Learning
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DOI: 10.1080/1046560x.2024.2430922
Abstract: ABSTRACT Our qualitative case study investigated a secondary science department’s professional learning plan (PLP) designed and enacted across an academic school year focused on teaching science for social justice. During the academic year, science teachers… read more here.
Keywords: social justice; science; justice; science social ... See more keywords
Unsettled science on social media
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DOI: 10.1126/science.adr1730
Abstract: Jonathan Haidt’s new book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, is a hot seller that makes the case that smartphones and social media are largely… read more here.
Keywords: book; science; social media; unsettled science ... See more keywords
The Practice and Science of Social Good: Emerging Paths to Positive Social Impact:
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DOI: 10.1177/1049731517745600
Abstract: Purpose:To explore the practice and science of social good and identify avenues for producing research and evidence-based practice in this area. The main proposition of this paper is that social go... read more here.
Keywords: social good; good emerging; practice; practice science ... See more keywords
Autoethnography as Social Science or as Social Study?
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DOI: 10.1177/10778004241288592
Abstract: In this research article, I examine the thoughts why autoethnography should be considered as social study rather than as social science. I suggest that autoethnographers are comfortable with the artistic and literary turn in qualitative… read more here.
Keywords: science social; social study; autoethnography social; social science ... See more keywords
Citizen science and social innovation as citizen empowerment tools to address urban health challenges: The case of the urban health citizen laboratory in Barcelona, Spain
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298749
Abstract: Urban health faces significant challenges due to the rapid growth of cities and the concentration of population in urban settings that have a strong impact on people’s health. The approach to characterize and address these… read more here.
Keywords: urban health; social innovation; citizen science; science social ... See more keywords