Cogni&veScienceBloggingClass#1

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Whoarewe?

ProfSeanaCoulson RoseHendricks

Whoareyou?

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Whycommunicatescience?

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Whycommunicatescience?

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1.Educateothers

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Sciencenews

Howistaxpayermoneyused?What’sitliketodoscience?

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“We'vearrangedaglobalciviliza&oninwhichmostcrucialelementsprofoundlydependonscienceandtechnology.Wehavealsoarrangedthingssothatalmostnooneunderstandsscienceandtechnology.Thisisaprescrip&onfordisaster.Wemightgetawaywithitforawhile,butsoonerorlaterthiscombus&blemixtureofignoranceandpowerisgoingtoblowupinourfaces.”-CarlSagan

Whycommunicatescience?

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1.Educateothers2.Educateyourself

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Prac&cecommunica&ngExperimentResearchReceiveFeedbackOnlinePresence

Thiscourse

Thisisapass/failcourse60%orgreater=PASS

Grading

A6endance:50%FullcreditifyoucometoATLEAST6classes

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Outline:10%Firstdra_:20%Finaldra_:20% _____ 100%

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WriteaboutCogni&veScienceResearchDuringthecourse,youwilliterateonyourwork.Moredetailsoncoursesite:h6ps://ucsdblogsci.wordpress.com/

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CreateanaccountFollowclassblog:ucsdblogsci.wordpress.comLeaveyourfirstcommentontoday’spost

Fornextweek

Checkouttheclasssyllabusunder“CourseInforma&on”Read:Howtoreadandunderstandascien&ficpaper

ChooseandreadonepaperfromthelistpostedontheCourseProjectpageofourclasssite(orchooseyourown)thatyou’llblogabout