Science Communication and NPR

NPR: Science Friday is one of my favorite podcasts to listen to - I mean who wouldn't want to learn about the science behind a falling leaf***(see below)? I find my passion/ excitement for science communication continues to grow towards a tangible task. I love science - yes i love rocks too - but being able to wonder, awaken wonder about our natural world is exciting....I love asking questions and understanding the amazing systems that make up our bodies - our habitat - our earth!

Miscommunication is a hurdle..and there is a disconnect and loads of assumptions made between scientific research circles and the rest of the world. The relationship between between science and society (the church, politics, industry etc) historically and today could be helped with some improved communication (this is a whole multi-dimensional conversation that I might try and write about at some point ). So that will be my job, or is my job - to communicate science, wonder, systems and understanding - which in turn creates a connection to this place we call home.

Anyway, an interesting podcast to listen to that touches on this conversation and gap - rift between thought processes....

"Fifty years ago this week, British scientist and novelist C. P. Snow. gave a lecture at Cambridge University describing what has come to be known as the 'Two Cultures,' a growing divide, lack of understanding, and lack of communication between the sciences and the humanities. In this segment, we'll look back on the 'Two Cultures' lecture, and what followed afterward. Is there still a fundamental divide between the sciences and the humanities?"

NPR: Science Friday "Clash of Two Cultures" CLICK HERE

**a tree wants to attain the most efficient metabolic state: in the winter that means shutting down it's food producing operations, ie: leaves uses sun, water and CO2 and turn them into food. So literally, the tree pinches off it's leaves, and says goodbye, to essentially "hibernate". Again - it's all about the metabolic state when it comes to winter survival for a tree or an animal. (did you know while a bear is 'hibernating' for the winter, their heart only needs to beat a minimum of 8 times a minute to achieve the lowest metabolic state?)