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Can hype be a force for good?: Inviting unexpected engagement with science and technology futures

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dc.contributor.authorRoberson, Tara
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-07T23:09:41Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.date.updated2022-07-24T08:17:03Z
dc.description.abstractHype, or simplified and sensationalised science, appears to be inescapable in science communication with examples extending from viral social media accounts and 'breakthrough'-themed press releases, to the mediated claims of the celebrity scientist. In science communication, the negative effects of hype are familiar. The question is whether hype is always a distortion and a lie, or can it be redeemed? This essay reviews the contribution of hype to science, specifically in terms of encouraging reflexivity for science and technology. I present three perspectives on hype and invite further conversation on the role of hype in science communicationen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.issn0963-6625en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/295284
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherSage Publications Incen_AU
dc.relationhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE170100009en_AU
dc.rights© 2020 The authorsen_AU
dc.sourcePublic Understanding of Scienceen_AU
dc.subjectpublic participationen_AU
dc.subjectpublic understanding of scienceen_AU
dc.subjectrhetoric of science and technologyen_AU
dc.subjectscience communicationen_AU
dc.titleCan hype be a force for good?: Inviting unexpected engagement with science and technology futuresen_AU
dc.typeJournal articleen_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.issue5en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage552en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage544en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationRoberson, Tara, College of Science, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidRoberson, Tara, u5990953en_AU
local.description.embargo2099-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor441007 - Sociology and social studies of science and technologyen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationa383154xPUB13579en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolume29en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1177/0963662520923109en_AU
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85085048371
local.identifier.thomsonIDWOS:000534913400001
local.publisher.urlhttps://journals.sagepub.com/en_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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