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  4. Resource of the Week: A crisis in science literacy and communication: Does reluctance to engage the public make academic scientists complicit?

Resource of the Week: A crisis in science literacy and communication: Does reluctance to engage the public make academic scientists complicit?

Posted by commnatural on April 26, 2019
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A thought-provoking piece in Facets. What do you think?

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