Public Communication of Science and Cultural Consumption. Scientific Information as an Independent Element

Abstract

Nowadays, governments, universities, research centers and other institutions, like museums, invest its resources, human and financial, in public understanding of science. However, the abyss and indifference towards science seem not decrease or doing it slowly. This article looks at theoretical framework of scientific consumption from cultural consumption perspective and discusses some examples of it.

Keywords

• Comunicación pública de la ciencia
• museos de ciencia
• centros interactivos
• consumo cultural
• consumo científico
• información científica
• inclusión social.