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Role of Science
Communication
Dilip K Fernando
Managing Editor, The Sri Lankan Scientist Magazine
General Manager, Avon Pharmo Chem (Pvt) Ltd
Content
โ€ข Science Communication
โ€ข Scientists-scientists
โ€ข Scientists-non-scientists
โ€ข Challenges
โ€ข Science vs Pseudoscience vs anti-science (NG)
โ€ข Our Responsibilities
Scientists-scientists
โ€ข Conferences
โ€ข Journals & magazines
โ€ข Thesis / Uni. websites/ SLOJ
โ€ข Intโ€™l publications?
โ€ข Our attitudes
โ€ข Our efforts
โ€ข Our experiences
Scientists-non-scientists
โ€ข No sharing
โ€ข Not understood
โ€ข Misinterpreted in Media โ€“ Katupila story
โ€ข Political interventions โ€“ (Idiots rule Genius?)
Scientists-non-scientists
โ€ข General Public interest is
non-science (nonsense)
Challenge
โ€ข Facing long standing mindsets
โ€ข Cultural influence
โ€ข Politics of marketers
CKDu
Plastic Rice
What our country does?
Join us!
What I can do?
Join Us!
www.srilankanscientist.com
Thank you
Your comments
editor@srilankanscientist.com

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