Sensitive issues such as health always require more attention. And, for some people, factors such as medications, care, symptoms and are already part of everyday life. However, it is not always possible to count on access and adequate communication of this type of information. To overcome this type of problem, some scientific disseminators and health experts have shared their knowledge through social networks with didactic proposals.
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But, what is a scientific popularizer?
Despite having gained breadth with digital mass media, scientific dissemination is a secular activity. And perhaps it is important to understand what scientific communication is not. Although it has similarities with scientific journalism, the two things “fulfill different functions in the ecosystem of communication between science and society", Explain journalist Reinaldo José Lopes. The scientific disseminator is not the primary source of information, but has the “necessary qualification to interpret scientific works on their own”, he adds. Promoters seek, from this, make scientific knowledge public critically, independently and with the aim of promote public debate.
Digitization in the pandemic
In Brazil, scientist Natalia Pasternak, the doctor Dráuzio Varella and the biologist and youtuber Atila Iamarino are some of the expoebefore the transmission of knowledge in new media. In 2020, Atila was the voice that told Brazilians that COVID-19 could kill more than 500 people. He was disseminating scientific data in one of his lives on Youtube. Shortly afterwards, the “explainer of the world by choice”, as he defines himself, was one of the most talked about topics on Twitter and broke an audience record when interviewed by the program Roda Vidasystem. (Look)
These professionals became very active in producing content for the internet “based on science and professional journalism”, as Iamarino explained in 2020. But, before COVID-19 and monkeypox, other health issues (public or not) were already a source of doubt for many internet users. To do this, it is worth listening to professional opinions. See what some scientists and health experts are sharing on their profiles and social channels:
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@ninadhora
Nina is a black woman and professor who gained thousands of followers teaching Computing and Data Science on YouTube, giving lectures on Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic Racism and Digital Privacy. Discover the work of this Computer Scientist, Researcher, and Antiracist Hacker.
@milalaranjeira e @avivimota. @canalpeixebabel
Mila Laranjeira and Vivi Mota are experts in Computer Science and, on YouTube, they run the Peixe Babel Channel, which discusses technology and nerd culture. The channel has the seal Science Vlogs Brazil or SVBR.
@mellziland
Mellanie Fontes-Dutra or just “Mell” is a biomedical doctor, master and doctor in Neuroscience and university professor in Rio Grande do Sul.
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@luizbento. @meanderspodcast
Luiz is a biologist, researcher, doctor in Ecology and disseminates what has already been discovered around the world on the Meandros Podcast, “where science flows into public debate”.
@vitormori. @obscovid19br
Vitor was one of the very active scientific disseminators on Twitter during the beginning of the pandemic. He summarized key points about COVID-19 transmission in a post that had more than 10 thousand likes. He is a doctor and member of the COVID 19 BR Observatory.
@nuncavi1cientista
With a humorous approach, scientists Laura Marise and Ana Bonassa talk about different subjects. On Yotube, Instagram and Twitter, topics range from pesto sauce to vaccinations.
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@microdiaria
“What the eyes cannot see, microbiology explains”. Are you curious? This Instagram page is created under the guidance of the infectious disease specialist, professor and researcher Nilse Querino.
@astrotubers
Astrophysicist Marcelo Rubinho disseminates science focused on astronomy and physics together with a group of students from these areas. The channel has the seal Science Vlogs Brazil or SVBR.
