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    Science Communication and Interpersonal Conversation 

    Gantt, Robert Brandon
    Science literacy and public understanding of science amongst the public has stagnated in recent decades in the United States and Australia. This has occurred despite the simultaneous rise of ubiquitous access to massive ...
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    Narrative Models for Communicating Energy Science 

    Duckles, Alexander
    Effective science communication is one of the most indispensable tools in bringing scientific understanding to the public sphere, however the field is by no means perfect. In this thesis, I address one of the central ...
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    Expanding the Documentary Dialogue: Audience engagement and new media for social impact in environmental and social issue documentaries 

    Honey, Laura Catherine
    Environmental and social issue documentaries are an effective way to communicate serious matters to the public, motivating dialogue and action around important issues. The following thesis explores the contemporary documentary ...
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    War's Redemption: The Possibility of a Park for Peace in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea 

    Tait, Marika Margot
    In 1998 the DMZ Forum was formed with the goal to create a Park for Peace in the Demilitarized Zone between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Parks for Peace ...
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    Accessing audiences in the internet age: Social media, blogging and the universe 

    Barton, Gareth
    Since 2001 social media has emerged as the driving force behind publishing, posting and access on the internet. Networking sites have created an incredible level of connectivity, blogging has reduced the cost and barriers ...
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    Light Pollution: Problems and Solutions 

    Rock-Archer, Jericho
    As light spills upwards into the atmosphere, it reflects off and illuminates particles of dust and liquid in the air, causing a perpetual state of twilight above many major cities. Astronomers trying to see the stars through ...
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    The Relationship Between Public Understanding of Science and Support for Environmental Restoration 

    Lyttle, Katherine
    Environmental restoration can be controversial, with conflict between those undertaking restoration and the public. The controversy can often be attributed to a gap in understanding between these two groups. This thesis ...
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    Can public engagement with socioscientific issues change attitudes? A survey of New Zealander’s responses to genetic engineering 

    Hope, Katherine
    When science enters the public domain it can often lead to controversy if it raises questions of power, knowledge and control. This thesis uses examples of these socioscientific issues to evaluate the positive and negative ...
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    The Effects of Noise Pollution on Marine Mammals 

    Hoshino, Mio
    This thesis is about underwater noise pollution from commercial tourism and industrial vessels, naval sonar and oil exploration, and its effects on marine mammals. It will review case studies of the effects of noise pollution ...
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    Combating the Selective Use of Science: the extraordinary case of elephants in captivity 

    Carlini, Sharon Maree
    It is not uncommon for scientists to find their work, in its entirety or in part, becoming enmeshed in highly politicised issues. In the 21st Century, given the ease with which we can source information and the rapidity ...
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