Msc Science Communication – Silvia Lazzaris

Is it necessary for a science communicator to be a philosophical realist?

This essay, written for my Masters in Science Communication at Imperial College, explores to which extent certain philosophical stances affect the work of a science communicator. https://www.academia.edu/30008960/Is_it_necessary_for_a_science_communicator_to_be_a_philosophical_realist

On the 22nd September 2016, Beatrice Lorenzin, Italy’s Health Minister, launched the first Italian “Fertility Day” campaign, to fight the fertility decrease in the country. However, the sexist, offensive and old-fashioned ideologies of the campaign resulted in its failure. In this essay written for my Masters in Science Communication at Imperial College London, I examinedContinue reading “Italian “Fertility Day” brings us back to the fifties and dramatically fails in its purpose: a semiotic analysis”