The First Pint of Science Festival in Asia

Robinson, Matthew T.; Jatupornpimol, Nattapat; Sachaphimukh, Sandy; Lönnkvist, Maria; Ruecker, Andrea; Cheah, Phaik Yeong

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“…One of the more interesting subsets of these are groups that organize events in an atypical location for science talks—bars or pubs. Three of the more prominent examples are (1) Pint of Science, an annual international festival that is held simultaneously in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Australia, and recently Asia (Robinson et al, 2017); (2) Science and Cocktails, an event that started in Copenhagen that intertwines music/art performance, signature dried ice cocktails, and science lectures; and (3) Nerd Nite, a monthly event held in many cities all over the world, in which multiple speakers give short talks in a bar. Events like these are starting to bridge the gap between the public and scientists; and understanding how and why these events are gaining popularity can help in developing more effective strategies for science communication.…”

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Bringing Science to Bars: A Strategy for Effective Science Communication

Tan

Perucho

2018

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It is well accepted that it is part of a scientist’s duty to communicate science, yet most practicing scientists lack the training and opportunity to do so. In this article, we use the framework of science talks in bars to highlight the importance of locality and environment. We propose that science communication programs should be developed around the locales of the target community as an effective strategy to counter the rising mistrust in science and scientists.

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Bringing Science to Bars: A Strategy for Effective Science Communication

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Perucho

2018

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“…There has been an increase in public engagement activities in science and research in Southeast Asia in recent years, for example "Pint of Science" and "Science Cafes" events have increased in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos [19][20][21]. Public engagement activities have not been practised widely in Myanmar to date [22]. Drama has been used in neighbouring countries for engagement activities although not employing the forum theatre technique [23][24][25][26].…”

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Evaluation of the forum theatre approach for public engagement around antibiotic use in Myanmar

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engagement/data-sharing) complying with the data access policy. The researchers have to follow the unit data access policy (The policy documents are available on the above link). Queries and applications for data should be directed to Rita enjoyment among audience who were also willing to support future engagement activities and preferred forum theatre approach over formal health talks. Conclusions We conclude that forum theatre is an effective innovative approach to engage and disseminate knowledge on appropriate use of antibiotics with the community in a participatory way.

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“…In 2018, Pint of Science (PoS) was held in 21 countries but as far as we know, this is the first paper that reports the quantitative and qualitative evaluation results from both organizers and the audience members who participated. Previous PoS publications consisted mainly of reflections from the organizing committee [2, 19].…”

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“…In 2017, we reported our initial reflections on PoST 2017 events based on information such as attendance numbers, and comments on sticky notes and social media [19]. Building on this work, we set out to evaluate more systematically events conducted in 2018.…”

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Evaluation of the Pint of Science festival in Thailand

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Background The Pint of Science festival is the biggest annual international science festival. In May 2017, we coordinated the first Pint of Science festival in Thailand and reported our initial reflections. Building on this work, we set out to evaluate more systematically events conducted in 2018. Methods In 2018, we conducted Pint of Science events at four different locations in Bangkok. Overall, there were 18 talks held over six event-days in 2018. We administered 180 self-reported questionnaires as well as conducted 11 semi-structured interviews and a focus group discussion with audience members and speakers. Results Of the 180 questionnaires handed out, 125 attendees completed the questionnaire. The majority of attendees came because they were interested in science (68.0%), to learn something new (46.4%) and to enjoy themselves (44.8%). Our qualitative results confirm the quantitative findings. In addition, speakers viewed that they benefited by improving their communication skills and having the opportunity to network with scientists and non-scientists. Speakers also mentioned that such events were a good means to engage with the public, can improve the visibility of their work and potentially attract more funding. To improve the Pint of Science activities, audience members suggested to include a more diverse range of topics, more collaborations with other local research institutions and to hold the event at larger venues. Conclusions We conclude that Pint of Science was well received in Bangkok with recommendations to improve minor issues related to practicalities and logistics.

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The First Pint of Science Festival in Asia

Cited by 11 publications

References 3 publications

Bringing Science to Bars: A Strategy for Effective Science Communication

Bringing Science to Bars: A Strategy for Effective Science Communication

Evaluation of the forum theatre approach for public engagement around antibiotic use in Myanmar

Evaluation of the Pint of Science festival in Thailand

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