Teaching the public more science likely won't boost support for funding, but sparking their curiosity might
- Written by Matthew Motta, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Science of Science Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Kindling interest might be better than filling people with facts.Chris Nguyen/Unsplash, CC BY
After 19 months without a director, the Trump administration recently tapped meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier to lead the the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. Perhaps surprisingly, given the administration’s previous...