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Feb 19 2009, 6:30 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 19 2009, 6:30 PM EST
Kristen James
February 19, 2009

1) In the article "Mission Accomplished," Mooney mentions that, in today's society, science and religion seem to have been placed in opposition, that "Americans are repeatedly being told that science represents an assault on their core beliefs and values." Given that modern science has a strong aversion to commenting on or relating specific findings to religion in any official way, what can scientists, and those who represent them to the larger world, do to help ease the relationship between science and religion?

2) Mooney also discusses the lack of scientific coverage in the traditional media today, and the problem of helping non-traditional science communication - mostly blogs - reach the general public. With the understanding that people tend to search out blogs that support viewpoints they already hold, is there an effective way for this type of media to reach lay-readers in a way that avoids extreme bias?

3) Mooney exhibits a great deal of passion about the topic of science communication, but in this article he fails to mention specific ways to actually engage the public in science. In the past, projects such as NASA's moon missions excited a lot of public interest - are there many projects running today that could illicit similar reactions if properly presented?
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