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Bruce V. Lewenstein, Ph.D. Professor 321 Kennedy Hall 607.255.8310 b.lewenstein@cornell.edu http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/bvl1/ |
Dr. Bruce V. Lewenstein is a widely-known authority on public communication of science and technology—how science and technology are reported to the public and how the public understands controversial scientific issues and "emerging technologies" such as biotechnology and nanotechnology. Trained as a historian of science, he often uses historical case studies in his research. He has also done extensive work evaluating "citizen science" outreach projects, in which citizens fully participate in the scientific process by gathering, entering, and sometimes analyzing scientific data.
Recent courses taught include:
Comm 101 – Cases in Communication
Comm 285 – Communication in the Life Sciences
Comm 352 – Science Writing for the Mass Media
Comm 466 – Public Communication of Science and Technology
Comm 680 – Studies in Communication
Recent News:
A lecture I gave last fall is on CornellCast:
Selected Publications
Warren, D. R., Weiss, M. S., Wolfe, D. W., Friedlander, B., & Lewenstein, B. (2007). Lessons from Science Communication Training (letter). Science, 316, 1122.
Lewenstein, B. V. (2007). Why Should We Care About Science Books? JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 6(1), at http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/06/01/Jcom0601(2007)C03/.
Lewenstein, B., Radin, J., & Diels, J. (2007). Nanotechnology in the media: A preliminary analysis. In M. C. Roco & W. S. Bainbridge (Eds.), Nanotechnology: Societal Implications II: Individual Perspectives (pp. 258-265). Dordrecht: Springer.
Phillips, T., Lewenstein, B. V., & Bonney, R. (2006). A Case Study of Citizen Science. In D. Cheng, J. Metcalfe & B. Schiele (Eds.), At the Human Scale: International Practices in Science Communication (pp. 317-334). Beijing, China: Science Press.
Lewenstein, B. V. (2006). Media Coverage of Darwinism. In W. D. Allmon & L. Grace-Kobas (Eds.), Darwin@Cornell 2006: A Community Discusses Evolution, Creationism and Intelligent Design (pp. 41-43). Ithaca: Paleontological Research Institution.
Lewenstein, B. V. (2006). Achieving Public Understanding of Research in Developing Countries. Science Popularization (China), 1(1), 47-51.
Lewenstein, B. (2006). The History of Now: Reflections on Being a "Contemporary Archivist". In R. Doel & T. Söderqvist (Eds.), Writing the history of recent science. London: Routledge.
Lewenstein, B. V. (2005). Nanotechnology and the Public (introduction to special issue). Science Communication, 27(2), 169-174.
Lewenstein, B. V. (2005). What Counts as a "Social and Ethical Issue" in Nanotechnology? Hyle: International Journal for the Philosophy of Chemistry, 11(1), 5-18.
Brossard, D., Lewenstein, B. V., & Bonney, R. (2005). Scientific Knowledge and Attitude Change: The Impact of a Citizen Science Project. International Journal of Science Education, 27(9), 1099-1121.
Lee, C.-j., Scheufele, D. A., & Lewenstein, B. V. (2005). Public Attitudes Toward Emerging Technologies: Examining the Interactive Effects of Cognitions and Affect on Public Support for Nanotechnology. Science Communication, 27(2), 240-267.
Scheufele, D. A., & Lewenstein, B. V. (2005). The Public and Nanotechnology: How Citizens Make Sense of Emerging Technologies. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 7(6), 659-667.
