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Science Communication: A Practical Guide
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- Instructors
- Prof. John Durant, Dr. Bina Venkataraman
- Term
- Fall 2011
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 5 other files · 2 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare STS.034 Science Communication: A Practical Guide, Fall 2011, Prof. John Durant, Dr. Bina Venkataraman — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: none is claimed; materials are grouped by MIT's own sections. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Before you start
Prerequisites are not listed here. Check MIT's own syllabus for this course.
How this course was organized
What's here, and what isn't
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Materials by section
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Readings
Lecture Notes
- Session 1 · Introduction: Why Be A Science Communicator? Download
- Session 2 · In the Elevator or the Hallway: Talking Informally About Science Download
- Session 5 · What Does It Mean to Write About Science for the Public? Download
- Session 7 · Telling a Tale, Painting a Picture: Writing About Science Using Special Techniques Download
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. John Durant, Dr. Bina Venkataraman, STS.034 Science Communication: A Practical Guide, Fall 2011.
License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 · Edition: Fall 2011 · Open the original course on OCW ↗
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