Latest ArticlesAt present, there is no a uniform or universally accepted definition about innovative exhibits, nor the assessment standards in China or other countries. This article explores the understanding of innovative exhibits from the perspective of R&D process. Innovation is a process. In China, only innovation is successful, it can be called innovation. It, taking an example of the Exploratorium in the U.S., states that exhibits innovation is a perpetual work in progress; then analyzes the current status of exhibits innovation in science and technology museums in China, which pay little attention to understanding of R&D cycle and judging an innovative exhibit in inappropriate time. Finally, it put forward some proposals in promoting innovative ways about exhibits, they are emphasis on renovation, strengthening the management of the whole process of the exhibit development cycle, establishing the risk awareness and enhancing exhibit researchers’ expertise.
As a world-class palaeobotanist and geologist, Chinese academician Prof. Li Xingxue (Lee Hsing-Hsüeh) has contributed a lot to national science popularization apart from his academic achievement in geosciences. His ideas in popularizing science are not only full of rational enlightenment in logical argumentation, but also reflect a kind of humanism spirit to strive for realism, progress vigorously, and develop harmoniously. They are highly significant for our pursuit of science popularization in the new stage.
In this paper, the abundant resources of science and humanity behind entomology culture have been highlighted and reviewed. It shows that: entomology culture have profound meaning of science popularization. In consequence, it is of great humanity value to incorporate the culture values into science popularization and establish an innovative way in integrating entertainment into ecological education.