Investigating Science Communication in the Information Age discuses how communicating science to the public has traditionally been done and how it has began to change. Section 3.1 discusses how the media has been involved in science communication and concludes that it is the primary conveyer of scientific information to the public. Dr. Hansen also concludes that most science in the media revolves around nuclear, environmental or medical issues. This makes sense, since all three of these topics are the center of debate over public policy that could have a significant impact on most people’s lives. Thus, they are topics which people want to hear about.
After reading this section I began to wonder where robotics fits into the issue of science in the media. Robotics can play a role in nuclear, environmental and medical issues but it is not usually the item actually being discussed by most media outlets. There are, of course, a few examples here and there but for the most part it is not a very common topic. This is probably because the field of robotics is still in its infancy and not as much has been done to make it news worthy. However, robotics has the potential to have a significant impact on society in the future and as that happens will probably become more prominent in the media.
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