In the year of the PCST Conference that brings together scholars and experts in public communication of science, Routledge published the new edition of the Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology, edited by Massimiano Bucchi and Brian Trench. The book, in its third edition, seeks to update and define the field of study and application of science communication from both a theoretical and empirical point of view mostly in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic which undoubtedly represents an event of historical significance that cannot fail to question scholars on the medium and long-term effects.

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科学传播的复杂问题：劳特利奇科技公共传播手册

在汇聚了科学公共传播领域的学者和专家的 PCST 会议之年，Routledge 出版了由 Massimiano Bucchi 和 Brian Trench 编辑的新版《科学与技术公共传播手册》。这本书的第三版试图从理论和经验的角度更新和定义科学传播的研究和应用领域，主要是鉴于 Covid-19 大流行无疑代表了一个具有历史意义的事件，不能不就中长期影响向学者提出质疑。