I was just saying this. Everyone would love Boaty McBoatface.
I was just saying this. Everyone would love Boaty McBoatface.
Originally shared by Joanne Manaster
Some interesting points here.
" Simply put, Boaty McBoatface is full of science communication win. An cliche name like the Polar Star or name after yet another dead white guy will never capture the public interest or imagination. The ship will be forgotten soon. What won’t be forgotten is Boaty McBoatface and with daily updates from a @BoatyMcBoatface twitter account this is the scicomm gift that keeps giving. How many kids know the name of even a single research vessel? Think that will change with Boaty McBoatface? You bet your icebreaker it will. Some are going to say that science is serious business and this is no time for the antics of ship named Boaty McBoatface. I couldn’t disagree more. Boaty McBoatface captures the spirit of research at sea. Boaty McBoatface captures the fun of going out to sea to explore the ocean. Science could use a little more fun than it currently possesses."
http://www.deepseanews.com/2016/03/why-they-should-name-the-ship-boaty-mcboatface/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Originally shared by Joanne Manaster
Some interesting points here.
" Simply put, Boaty McBoatface is full of science communication win. An cliche name like the Polar Star or name after yet another dead white guy will never capture the public interest or imagination. The ship will be forgotten soon. What won’t be forgotten is Boaty McBoatface and with daily updates from a @BoatyMcBoatface twitter account this is the scicomm gift that keeps giving. How many kids know the name of even a single research vessel? Think that will change with Boaty McBoatface? You bet your icebreaker it will. Some are going to say that science is serious business and this is no time for the antics of ship named Boaty McBoatface. I couldn’t disagree more. Boaty McBoatface captures the spirit of research at sea. Boaty McBoatface captures the fun of going out to sea to explore the ocean. Science could use a little more fun than it currently possesses."
http://www.deepseanews.com/2016/03/why-they-should-name-the-ship-boaty-mcboatface/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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