Using Satire to Communicate Science

Research shows that while satire does carry some risks, it can be an effective tool for communication. Scientists are giving it a go.

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https://undark.org/article/satire-science-communication/

Tau.Neutrino said:

Using Satire to Communicate Science

Research shows that while satire does carry some risks, it can be an effective tool for communication. Scientists are giving it a go.

more…

https://undark.org/article/satire-science-communication/

In a sense it’s already being used. Perhaps you know the lyrics:

“Terrible Tudors, Gorgeous Georgians
Slimy Stuarts, Vile Victorians
Woeful Wars, Ferocious Fights
Dingy Castles, Daring Knights
Horrors that defy description
Cut-throat Celts, Awful Egyptians
Vicious Vikings, Cruel Crime
Punishments from ancient times
Romans, rotten, rank and ruthless
Cavemen, savage, fearsome, toothless
Groovy Greeks, Brainy Sages
Mean and Measly Middle Ages
Gory stories, we do that
And your host, a talking rat
The past is no longer a mystery
Welcome to Horrible Histories”

Not highly accurate, but gets the message across to children and immature adults. Well, satire is being used to communicate history there. But the “Horrible Histories” series of books also has companion books about mathematics and science.

Murderous maths has 13 books in the series.

Horrible science has even more. The titles are:

Angry Animals (2005) (Animal attacks)
Blood, Bones and Body Bits (2018) (Human body)
Body Owner’s Handbook (2018) (Human body)
Bulging Brains (2019) (Brain)
Chemical Chaos (2017) (Chemicals and Alchemy)
Deadly Diseases (2018) (Diseases)
Disgusting Digestion (2018) (Digestion)
Evil Inventions (2017) (Inventions)
Evolve or Die (2019) (Evolution)
Fatal Forces (2017) (Forces and motion)
The Fearsome Fight for Flight (2018) (The History of Flight)
Frightening Light (2018) (Light)
House of Horrors (2018)
How to Draw Horrible Science (2018)
Killer Energy (2018) (Energy and thermodynamics)
Measly Medicine (2018) (Medicine)
Microscopic Monsters (2018) (The very small – Bacteria, germs and viruses)
Nasty Nature (2018) (The animal kingdom depicted in nature and those who study it)
Painful Poison (2018) (Poison)
Shocking Electricity (2018) (Electricity, both artificial and in nature)
Sick! From Measly Medicine to Savage Surgery (2009)
Sounds Dreadful (2018) (Sound)
Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens (2018) (Space)
The Terrible Truth about Time (2018) (Time)
Ugly Bugs (2018) (Insects and invertebrates)
Vicious Veg (2018) (Plants)
Wasted World (2018) (Global Warming)
The Horrible Science of YOU (2018) (Human Body)

Don’t ask me how two books came to be written in the year 2019.

mollwollfumble said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Using Satire to Communicate Science

Research shows that while satire does carry some risks, it can be an effective tool for communication. Scientists are giving it a go.

more…

https://undark.org/article/satire-science-communication/

In a sense it’s already being used. Perhaps you know the lyrics:

“Terrible Tudors, Gorgeous Georgians
Slimy Stuarts, Vile Victorians
Woeful Wars, Ferocious Fights
Dingy Castles, Daring Knights
Horrors that defy description
Cut-throat Celts, Awful Egyptians
Vicious Vikings, Cruel Crime
Punishments from ancient times
Romans, rotten, rank and ruthless
Cavemen, savage, fearsome, toothless
Groovy Greeks, Brainy Sages
Mean and Measly Middle Ages
Gory stories, we do that
And your host, a talking rat
The past is no longer a mystery
Welcome to Horrible Histories”

Not highly accurate, but gets the message across to children and immature adults. Well, satire is being used to communicate history there. But the “Horrible Histories” series of books also has companion books about mathematics and science.

Murderous maths has 13 books in the series.

Horrible science has even more. The titles are:

Angry Animals (2005) (Animal attacks)
Blood, Bones and Body Bits (2018) (Human body)
Body Owner’s Handbook (2018) (Human body)
Bulging Brains (2019) (Brain)
Chemical Chaos (2017) (Chemicals and Alchemy)
Deadly Diseases (2018) (Diseases)
Disgusting Digestion (2018) (Digestion)
Evil Inventions (2017) (Inventions)
Evolve or Die (2019) (Evolution)
Fatal Forces (2017) (Forces and motion)
The Fearsome Fight for Flight (2018) (The History of Flight)
Frightening Light (2018) (Light)
House of Horrors (2018)
How to Draw Horrible Science (2018)
Killer Energy (2018) (Energy and thermodynamics)
Measly Medicine (2018) (Medicine)
Microscopic Monsters (2018) (The very small – Bacteria, germs and viruses)
Nasty Nature (2018) (The animal kingdom depicted in nature and those who study it)
Painful Poison (2018) (Poison)
Shocking Electricity (2018) (Electricity, both artificial and in nature)
Sick! From Measly Medicine to Savage Surgery (2009)
Sounds Dreadful (2018) (Sound)
Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens (2018) (Space)
The Terrible Truth about Time (2018) (Time)
Ugly Bugs (2018) (Insects and invertebrates)
Vicious Veg (2018) (Plants)
Wasted World (2018) (Global Warming)
The Horrible Science of YOU (2018) (Human Body)

Don’t ask me how two books came to be written in the year 2019.

It is all good anyway.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Research shows that while satire does carry some risks, it can be an effective tool for communication. Scientists are giving it a go.

Ha Ha

Nice one T.N :)

My previous post was satirical by the way.

As is this one.