著者
高梨 克也 加納 圭 水町 衣里 元木 環
出版者
北海道大学 高等教育推進機構 高等教育研究部 科学技術コミュニケーション教育研究部門(CoSTEP)
雑誌
科学技術コミュニケーション (ISSN:18818390)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.11, pp.3-17, 2012-06

Though the importance of bidirectionality in science communication becomes recognized gradually, it is still difficult to understand what the "bidirectionality" means accurately. This article conducts a micro-analysis of scientists' behaviors using video data recorded in a science café with reference to a concept of "participation status," which is one of the most important analytic tools for multiparty interaction, and consider a nature of "bidirectional" communication in the situation of science communication.
著者
東島 仁 中川 智絵 山内 保典 三浦 優生 高橋 可江 中村 征樹
出版者
北海道大学 高等教育推進機構 高等教育研究部 科学技術コミュニケーション教育研究部門(CoSTEP)
雑誌
科学技術コミュニケーション (ISSN:18818390)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.11, pp.28-43, 2012-06

The advancement of science and technology has brought not only positive but also negative influences. As a result, people are finding it important to examine the potential consequences of science and technology and their effects on society. In this paper, we describe a public dialogue to examine the relationship between autism (Autism Spectrum Disorders) and society, with detailed methodology for conducting it. Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder; approximately one in 100 people have autism. The study of autism is one of the most active fields of research. The approximately 30 participants in the dialogue included various citizens, for example, entrepreneurs, autistic people, parents of young children with/without autism, educators, artists, and students. After being provided with sufficient information on autism, participants were divided into 5 groups to discuss the topic and offer proposals. Finally, 5 proposals for an autism-friendly society were announced; these can be viewed in English at http://ristex-kanazawa.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/syoppu/Consensus.htm. In each proposal, the importance of collaborating with a variety of sectors such as citizens, medical institutions, schools, and other professionals was mentioned. We hope that these proposals will be a foundation for future discussions on the relationship between autism and society.
著者
内田 麻理香
出版者
北海道大学 高等教育推進機構 高等教育研究部 科学技術コミュニケーション教育研究部門(CoSTEP)
雑誌
科学技術コミュニケーション (ISSN:18818390)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.9, pp.3-6, 2011-06

本稿は「どう活かす,電子書籍~ウェブメディアで拓く科学技術コミュニケーション~」というテーマを,一介の科学技術コミュニケーターの視点から考え,電子書籍の抱える課題および可能性について検討した.
著者
竹本 寛秋
出版者
北海道大学 高等教育推進機構 高等教育研究部 科学技術コミュニケーション教育研究部門(CoSTEP)
雑誌
科学技術コミュニケーション (ISSN:18818390)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.9, pp.35-49, 2011-06

From doing access analysis, the effect of the CoSTEP's information dispatch about Akira Suzuki (Emeritus Professor at Hokkaido University), one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry 2010, was examined. At the result, although such a high impact topic generally falls in interest rapidly after goes up, I demonstrated that the information dispatch strategy of CoSTEP had the effect for re-raising the interest to the Nobel Prize topic. In this paper, I analyzed why the strategy for re-raising the public interest succeeded. In addition, the tendency of the access log when the interest was re-raised and the browsing behavior of viewers were analyzed. I considered about the essences in case the topical news is dispatched in the context of science communication.
著者
加納 圭 水町 衣里 岩崎 琢哉 磯部 洋明 川人 よし恵 前波 晴彦
出版者
北海道大学 高等教育推進機構 高等教育研究部 科学技術コミュニケーション教育研究部門(CoSTEP)
雑誌
科学技術コミュニケーション (ISSN:18818390)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.13, pp.3-16, 2013-06

Science cafés have become popular as casual public dialogue format since 2005, when is considered the first year of science communication in Japan. We conducted a research focused on the participants in science cafés, using a method of marketing research, "segmentation." We used the third generation of segmentation method, which was originally from Victorian Government in Australia and was considered as useful to access target audiences and segmented the participants in science cafes and other science and technology (S&T) events such as public lectures, science festivals as "the high engagement in S&T" and "the low engagement in S&T" segments. As a result, we found that major participants in science cafés belonged to "the high engagement in S&T" segment and this tendency was true of public lectures and science festivals. However, we also found that the following three formats had a potential to attract "the lowly engagement in S&T" segment. 1) The theme is relevant to their lives. 2) The events are held in a place where can serve alcohols such as a bar. 3) The theme looks collaborative with non-science area such as art or Japanese culture. We need more samples and further analysis to better understand the participants in S&T events.
著者
佐藤 亮子 標葉 隆馬
出版者
北海道大学 高等教育推進機構 高等教育研究部 科学技術コミュニケーション教育研究部門(CoSTEP)
雑誌
科学技術コミュニケーション (ISSN:18818390)
巻号頁・発行日
no.12, pp.31-43, 2012-12

Currently, various challenges fusing science and art (known as "science art") have been encountered. In this paper, we investigate how mass media deal with science art through a text analysis of the articles about the transgenic art of Eduardo Kac. Kac's works were presented when the debates concerning genetically modified organisms (GMOs) got complicated. Particularly, GFP Bunny Alba, one of his works, came to be described as a symbol of transgenic technologies and genetically modified organisms in those news articles. It was found that there are several frames of reference in articles about Kac's works: discussions on GMOs, perspectives on religions and ethics, and the possibilities or wonderment derived from the fusion of different genres. Considering text analysis, we discuss the role of science arts (1) to give scientific knowledge to people, (2) to give speculative images of the future world or alarming derived from new scientific technologies, and (3) to call attention to advances in scientific knowledge.
著者
加納 圭 水町 衣里 岩崎 琢哉 磯部 洋明 川人 よし恵 前波 晴彦
出版者
北海道大学 高等教育推進機構 高等教育研究部 科学技術コミュニケーション教育研究部門(CoSTEP)
雑誌
科学技術コミュニケーション (ISSN:18818390)
巻号頁・発行日
no.13, pp.3-16, 2013-06

Science cafés have become popular as casual public dialogue format since 2005, when is considered the first year of science communication in Japan. We conducted a research focused on the participants in science cafés, using a method of marketing research," segmentation." We used the third generation of segmentation method, which was originally from Victorian Government in Australia and was considered as useful to access target audiences and segmented the participants in science cafes and other science and technology (S&T) events such as public lectures, science festivals as "the high engagement in S&T" and "the low engagement in S&T" segments. As a result, we found that major participants in science cafés belonged to "the high engagement in S&T" segment and this tendency was true of public lectures and science festivals. However, we also found that the following three formats had a potential to attract "the lowly engagement in S&T" segment. 1) The theme is relevant to their lives. 2) The events are held in a place where can serve alcohols such as a bar. 3) The theme looks collaborative with non-science area such as art or Japanese culture. We need more samples and further analysis to better understand the participants in S&T events.