Public Understanding of Science in the Network World

Svetlomir Zdravkov,
Martin Y. Ivanov,
Petya Klimentova
Institute of Philosophy and Sociology - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

https://doi.org/10.53656/str2022-3-4-pub

Abstract. Internet mediation is playing an increasingly important role in informing the public about scientific news. Thus, it became the main source of data that formed the public’s image of science. The digital traces that users leave on many online platforms are an important source of empirical data that is barely being used; it may reveal new ways to connect science and society. That is why we propose a new conceptual approach within the Public Understanding of Science, which will lay the foundations for future empirical research. It integrates the combination of Actor Network Theory and machine learning in the analysis of large text arrays, which allow both quantitative measurement and qualitative analysis of popular scientific discussions in the online space.
Keywords: internet mediation; science and society; network actor theory; digital media; big data

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