Spokes, the science engagement magazine

In depthFebruary 2018 - #38 - Explorations
Science centres as research facilities, exhibitions as explorations

The ‘Science frugale’ example, winning Mariano Gago Ecsite Award project

by SANDRINE BRON, MAXIME LEROY & MATTEO MERZAGORA
In depthJanuary 2018 - #37 - Authenticity
Is it real?

How visitors interpret authenticity in a natural history museum

In depthDecember 2017 - #36 - Inquiry, stretched
Inquiry, stretched: A new approach to education and learning

Maria Xanthoudaki surveys recent pedagogies

by MARIA XANTHOUDAKI
LookoutOctober 2017 - #34 - Re-enchantment
Re-enchanting the Sustainable Development Goals

Why this planetary mobilization is beautiful - and why the science engagement community should care and act.

with CHANTAL LINE CARPENTIER , DEBORAH SEWARD & MARIE CHRISTINE VAN DER SMAN
In depthSeptember 2017 - #33 - Lost in adaptation?
Should we make an app?

Museums' perception of apps swung from silver bullet to waste of time - yet they can offer real engagement opportunities

by LINDSEY GREEN
LookoutAugust 2017 - #32 - Rainbow science
Rainbow science

Towards active LGBTQ+ representation and inclusion in our science centres and museums

with SARAH DURCAN, SACHA COWARD, SHAUN O’BOYLE, LAURA PHILLIPS & SCOTT MCKENZIE-COOK
In depthAugust 2017 - #32 - Rainbow science
Rush hour

Roving reflections on the future of science events  

by LEONARDO ALFONSI
In depthMay 2017 - #30 - Accessibility
Access: beyond ramps and large print

Case studies from science centres and museums that (re)frame what accessibility means

by JULIE BECKER
In depthFebruary 2017 - #27 - Post-truth
From Ear Candling to Trump: Science Communication in the Post-Truth World

We need to help citizens grasp the difference between authority-based and science-based validation, argues Gomes da Costa (and much more)

by ANTóNIO GOMES DA COSTA
In depthApril 2016 - #18 - Triggers
Attracting girls to science - calling for a new approach

A call to rethink the way we shape gender-diverse activities 

by CARMEN FENOLLOSA, MARIANNE ACHIAM & HENRIETTE TOLSTRUP HOLMEGAARD
April 2018, #40
Humility
In depth
Lowering the tone: intellectual humility in science communication by Andrea Bandelli & Wiktor Gajewski
Lookout
Engaging with the refugee crisis: Revisited
Column
FP9: science engagement is an integral part of research and innovation by Herbert Münder
March 2018, #39
(Im)pulse
In depth
Five faces of Russian science communication by Alexandra Borissova & Dmitry Malkov
Lookout
Data: listening to the pulse
Column
Ecsite Awards: application time by Sharon Ament
February 2018, #38
Explorations
In depth
Science centres as research facilities, exhibitions as explorations by Sandrine Bron, Maxime Leroy & Matteo Merzagora
Lookout
Go where the people are
Column
The first ever Ecsite Annual Conference in Switzerland by Jacques Ayer
January 2018, #37
Authenticity
In depth
Is it real?
Lookout
My precious
Column
Collective wisdom for new ambitions by Herbert Münder
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Spokes Editorial Committee

Chairperson
Maarten Okkersen
Head of Communications
Museon
Julie Becker, Ecsite
Editor
Julie Becker
Communications and Events Manager
Ecsite
Andrea Bandelli
Andrea Bandelli
Executive director
Science Gallery International
Raphael Chanay
Exhibitions and Interpretation Manager
The Natural History Museum, London
Raquel da Cunha, Ecsite
Raquel da Cunha
Events and Communications Officer & Project Manager
Ecsite
Wiktor Gajewski
Science and Art Events Director
Copernicus Science Centre
Aliki Giannakopoulou
Project Manager
Ellinogermaniki Agogi SA
Antonio Gomes da Costa
Director of Scientific Mediation and Education
universcience
Maria Xanthoudaki
Director of Education and of the Centre of Research in Informal Learning
Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia 'Leonardo da Vinci'
Responsible editor
Catherine Franche
Executive Director
Ecsite
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