Saliendo de la caverna de platón: manual para divulgar la ciencia.

Abstract

Coming out of Plato's cave: Manual to disseminate science, seeks to improve the communication of the scientific popularizer, not necessarily an expert on the subject. Because the scientific union tends to communicate science to scientists, you must bring that knowledge to other people. Generating misinterpretations when communicating science. For this reason, the manual shows how to disseminate scientific concepts in an understandable way for those who are not experts in science. In this product, it teaches different tools and methods so that scientific terms are better understood. Thus, the disseminator has a benchmark when it comes to communicating science in an inclusive way. Several of the methods to improve scientific communication is to reduce large sizes, such as stars and galaxies, to known aspects. Another method is to compare small sizes, such as atoms, to objects with larger dimensions such as balls. In addition, the method that uses the root of the scientific words is useful to better understand and relate the concepts of science. Similarly, the manual addresses topics such as ancestral knowledge and women in science. Due to the duty of inclusion that science has. On the other hand, it addresses pseudoscientific issues and how the popularizer of science must deal with those who believe in hoaxes such as astrology, homeopathy, acupuncture, among others. Finally, it deals with the rejection that people have of concepts such as evolution