Modern Science for Modern Citizens

July 30, 2017 7:49 PM

Science for the Public is a grassroots nonprofit organization. Our mission is to improve public understanding of, and appreciation for, science. Modern democratic society depends on an informed public in a global community. Citizens today require an understanding of basic scientific concepts, new developments in science, and numerous science-issues. There is no science curriculum for the general public. We provide the best information we can obtain with the help of outstanding scientists who are committed to keeping the public well informed. We do this through our programs and starting Fall of 2014 with supplementary resources on our Website. (Also, you can sign up for a weekly email newsletter that features articles from reputable sources—as well as a science-related article via The Onion.)
posted by not_on_display (6 comments total)

Rhubarb! I knew it was good for something other than the wonderful things my wife does with it in conjunction with strawberries. It's just such a strange and hardy plant...
posted by kozad at 8:25 PM on July 30, 2017

Recent Events seem to be dated 2014.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 8:30 PM on July 30, 2017

One if the articles is from 2014 but it was published recently.
posted by AlexiaSky at 8:43 PM on July 30, 2017

I've seen notice of some quite interesting astronomy talks from this organization, it seems to collocate at a Boston suburb (Belmont) public access cable station. The town probably has a fair number of professors from schools in the area (MIT, Harvard, a bunch actually) so running a community science project may have a critical mass. Quality citizen science whether active or advocating quality science articles for non-specialists is a very good thing but it does look like almost a personal project.
posted by sammyo at 7:42 AM on July 31, 2017

(Belmont is a quiet town, home to Mitt Romney during his tenure at the states governor and a bit notorious as the former headquarters of the John Birch Society)
posted by sammyo at 7:47 AM on July 31, 2017

I've been reading this newsletter for several weeks now and have been liking it quite a bit.
posted by jessamyn at 7:31 PM on August 1, 2017 [1 favorite]