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    Science Whispers: UK's Communication Revolution

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    2 feb 2026
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    Discover how UK science communication evolved from Victorian lectures to today's democratic dialogue, transforming through crises like BSE and COVID that reshaped public trust in expertise.

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    The problem wasn't that the public lacked scientific literacy; it was that scientific advice had been filtered through political and economic interests, creating a credibility gap that no amount of additional information could bridge.

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    Teach me the history of the science communication movement in the uk

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    1

    From Victorian Lectures to Podcasts

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    2

    The Bodmer Report's Thunderbolt

    1:06
    1:48
    2:25
    3:06
    3:44
    4:26
    5:00
    5:33
    3

    When Mad Cows Shattered Scientific Authority

    6:06
    6:33
    7:12
    7:51
    8:25
    9:09
    9:39
    10:22
    10:47
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    The House of Lords Rewrites the Rules

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    12:39
    13:14
    13:45
    14:21
    14:49
    15:11
    15:40
    16:15
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    Sciencewise and the Art of Democratic Deliberation

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    17:14
    17:45
    18:20
    18:56
    19:27
    19:54
    20:32
    21:14
    21:44
    22:15
    22:48
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    The Impact Agenda Transforms University Culture

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    23:53
    24:22
    24:49
    25:27
    25:56
    26:23
    27:01
    27:31
    28:11
    28:41
    29:14
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    The NCCPE and the Professionalization of Engagement

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    30:54
    31:24
    31:57
    32:23
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    33:34
    34:07
    34:41
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    Brexit, COVID, and the Politics of Expertise

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    36:42
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    37:49
    38:25
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    39:29
    40:01
    40:26
    41:00
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    Your Practical Playbook for Science Communication

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    41:56
    42:36
    43:15
    43:55
    44:35
    45:12
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    46:18
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    The Continuing Revolution

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