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Does public engagement make science better? Guest: Prof Bruce Lewenstein

Does public engagement make science better? Guest: Prof Bruce Lewenstein

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 In our second season of SciComm Conversations, we speak with science-communication researchers about their work. In this episode, Prof Bruce Lewenstein from Cornell University explores the question of whether public engagement make science better. Bruce discussed this topic in the context of work done at Cornell’s Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (or CROPPS).

The interview was recorded at the international conference of the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) network.

You can find a full transcript of the episode on the COALESCE website: coalesceproject.eu/2026/02/11/scicomm-conversations-s02e04/

SciComm Conversations is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.

The COALESCE project is funded by the European Union to establish the European Competence Centre for Science Communication.

Views and opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the guests only and do not necessarily reflect those of COALESCE or of the European Union.
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