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Book or article
Figure 1. The science capital holdall - a way of visualising the concept of science capital © Enterprising Science
Science capital
November 2016 - Feature article by Amy Seakins - Heather King published in Spokes #25, December 2016
What is it, what is it not, and why might it be useful for informal science learning? | Estimated reading time: 15 minutes
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
science capital, scientific literacy, inclusion, Spokes
Book or article
Your worst nightmare
November 2016 - Interviews published in Spokes #24, November 2016
We asked 10 brave individuals from our field to share their scariest professional nightmares with you | Estimated reading time: 16 minutes (1-2 min per interview)
Category:
Topics in science
Keywords:
personal story, nightmare, professional risks, Spokes
Book or article
‘Reversed’ science café in Bonn, Germany, as part of the Sparks project © WILA Bonn
Science Cafés: beyond buzzwordification
November 2016 - Feature article by Bálint Balázs published in Spokes #24, November 2016
Did a grassroot movement turn into a buzzword for public engagement? | Estimated reading time: 15 minutes
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
science café, public engagement, trends, policy, dialogue, Participation, Spokes
Book or article
Testbeds for innovation
November 2016 - Interviews published in Spokes #25, December 2016
Can museums themselves become laboratories and testbeds for innovation? Should they? | Estimated reading time: 14 minutes (2-4 min per interview)
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
Spokes, innovation, business incubator
Material for workshops and exhibitions
Spokes resource
Seeing Nano novel visualisation tools: Memory Game
November 2016 - You can now download this game that uses flash cards to help build awareness and associations between everyday products and the nanomaterials that are enhancing them. This is one of the resources produced in the framework of SeeingNano. This game was launched in September 2016.
Category:
Education & learning
Report
Spokes resource
TrendsWatch 2012
October 2016 - The Center for the Future of Museums' annual forecasting report, from the American Alliance of Museums. 2012 trends: Crowdsourcing | Threats to Nonprofit Status | Mobile, Pop-up Experiences | Alternate Funding | Creative Aging | Augmented Reality | New Educational Era
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
trends, museums, center for future of museums, strategy, foresight
Report
Spokes resource
TrendsWatch 2016
October 2016 - The Center for the Future of Museums' annual forecasting report, from the American Alliance of Museums. 2016 trends: Labor 3.0 | The Spectrum of Ability | Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality | The Struggle over Representation & Identity | Happinesss
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
trends, museums, center for future of museums, strategy, foresight
Report
Spokes resource
Horizon Report - 2016 Museum Edition
October 2016 - What is on the five-year horizon for museums? A publication by the New Media Consortium
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
trends, policy, strategy, museums, nmc
Video
Spokes resource
Seeing Nano novel visualisation tools: the Explanimation
October 2016 - This fun video translates complex concepts such as surfaces and surface phenomena, emergent and divergent phenomena, and selforganisationprocesses into understandable ideas through helpful animations.
Category:
Education & learning
Practical guide or toolkit
Spokes resource
From ABC to ABSeas: Ocean Literacy for all
October 2016 - Improving the understanding of environmental issues, participation in decision-making processes and bringing about behavioral changes in relation to our relationship with the Ocean – those are the underlying objectives of a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) which launches on November 7th.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
ocean, Ocean literacy, environmental, behavioral change, sea change
Book or article
Niccolo Hurst & Sparks
RRI in practice: a European tour
October 2016 - Interviews published in Spokes #23, October 2016
Three inspiring stories of citizens and researchers working together for better and more ethical healthcare | Estimated reading time: 10 minutes (2-3 min per interview)
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
#rri, Responsible Research and Innovation, healthcare, medicine, patients, DIY biology, sparks, user-led innovation, Spokes
Book or article
Rooftop restaurant DAK at the NEMO Science Museum, Amsterda. Pic: Wouter van der Sar
More than cash cows
October 2016 - Feature article by Julie Becker published in Spokes #23, October 2016
Cafés and shops as brand ambassadors and mission delivery agents | Estimated reading time: 38 minutes
Keywords:
café, shop, restaurant, visitor experience, income, mission, branding, dialogue, healthy eating, making, Spokes

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