Latest ArticlesThis paper deals with problems as follows: the science-center-type Chinese STM; the origin and development of science centers worldwide; different phases of STM in China, its characteristics and the lessons we should learn; the key period of important transition in front of Chinese STM; existing problems and future orientation.
In his academic career, Zhu Xi communicated scientific knowledge in various ways. Through annotating classics or teaching, he communicated the knowledge about nature combining with scientific thoughts. He even once edited a popular astronomy book Bu Tiange (步天歌). Zhu Xi's practice in communicating scientific knowledge played an active role for the development of science and technology at that time.
This paper, taking the middle-to-high level popular science books published by Shanghai Scientific and Technological Education Publishing House as case study, and gathering statistics on related book mail order, is worked out through the ready-designed questionnaire. The conclusion is drawn, basing on the analysis of the callback questionaires, that “Folk Scientists” are the important target audience for the popular science books of middle-to-high level.
In recent years, Europe and the United States has been exploited the new model of science popularization for schools-oriented, family-oriented, community-oriented and society-oriented. This paper studied on some cases of the new model of science popularization in foreign Science museums and science centers. It can be treated as the reference for the innovation of service and Function in Science museums and science centers.
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