# Principles of Scientific Communication

- By: Amanda Bongers and Donal Macartney
- Publisher: Queen's University
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Scientific_and_Technical_Communication/Principles_of_Scientific_Communication_(Bongers_and_Macartney))
- Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Scientific_and_Technical_Communication/Principles_of_Scientific_Communication_(Bongers_and_Macartney)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-153151/pdf

Science communication is the practice of informing, educating, raising awareness of science-related topics, and increasing the sense of wonder about scientific discoveries and arguments. Science communicators and audiences are ambiguously defined and the expertise and level of science knowledge varies with each group.