K. C. Cole, George Johnson, and Barbara Schall conduct a round table discussion on science communication and science literacy at the 2012 "Becoming Engaged" Workshop.

K. C. Cole, George Johnson, and Barbara Schall conduct a round table discussion on science communication and science literacy at the 2012 "Becoming Engaged" Workshop.

Barbara Schaal speaks at the 2012 "Becoming Engaged" Workshop on the challenges in increasing science communication and literacy among the public.

by Jeffrey L. Schnipper

by Cameron Neylon - 20 July 2012

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Slides presented at the 7th International Data Curation Conference

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Despite wide acceptance of the stereotype that women apologize more readily than men, there is little systematic evidence to support this stereotype or its supposed bases (e.g., men’s fragile egos). We designed two studies to examine whether gender differences in apology behavior exist and, if so, why. In Study 1, participants reported in daily diaries all offenses they committed or experienced and whether an apology had been offered. Women reported offering more apologies than men, but...

This is a tongue in cheek presentation including for the first time the participation of a Smart Presenter Agent that assists the presenter in his task and improves the quality and impact of the presentation. You can pretty much take every piece of advice given and adopt the opposite attitude to determine 6 good ways to write a scientific paper!