The popularization of science: then and now

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How has the concept of “science popularization” developed over the past centuries and decades? The answer to this question can be found on the Blog of Lodz University of Technology. The author of the blogpost is dr hab. Katarzyna Szymańska-Dębowska, a professor in the Institute of Mathematics at our Faculty.

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In her recent article on the Blog of Lodz University of Technology, Prof. Szymańska-Dębowska outlines the relationship between science and the general public and surveys changes in how the interaction worked from the sixteenth century to the present. The author presents a historical review of science popularization. She also characterizes the new forms of research dissemination, taking into account the rich possibilities offered by today’s media.

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Assoc. Prof. Katarzyna Szymańska-Dębowska

Head of the Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Technical Physics, Information Technology and Applied Mathematics, TUL

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