Peter Barker
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Peter Barker
@peter-barker.bsky.social
Director of Orinoco Communications | 🎙️ Host of Research Unravelled Podcast | 🌊 East Kent Coast Dweller

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Check out the latest episode of the #ResearchUnravelled podcast to hear Catherine Gregory from the Ada Lovelace Institute talk about the challenge of defining a rapidly evolving field like #AI

🎧 bit.ly/4fHF8rA

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@adalovelaceinst.bsky.social
Lots of work still to be done to bridge gap between research and policy makers.

- 80% of respondents: 'politicians lack sufficient understanding of science.'
- 73%: 'researchers lack understanding of policy processes and decision-making.'

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:19 AM
I just hit send on the latest Research Comms newsletter.

This week it's a little selection of things that I've enjoyed watching on the web recently and why I think they work.

Take a read and subscribe to our substack if you want more!

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December 6, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Such sad news for the community here in Deal - the town's history, its culture, residents' wellbeing, and local tourism are all inextricably tied to the sea.

To be told it's now so polluted we shouldn't get into it is devastating.

@sascampaigns.bsky.social

www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/it...
‘It’s devastating for our town’
A do-not-swim warning at one of Kent’s most popular beaches is “nothing short of devastating”, say furious residents.
www.kentonline.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Check out the latest episode of the #ResearchUnravelled podcast to hear Catherine Gregory from the Ada Lovelace Institute talk about the challenge of defining a rapidly evolving field like #AI

🎧 bit.ly/4fHF8rA

#scicomm

@adalovelaceinst.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 8:39 AM