Since our coverage of the San Diego science festival in 2009, science festivals have built momentum. Roughly 17 states will hold at least one this year; Philadelphia is currently celebrating its first festival this month, and San Francisco will join it later in the year. A network run by the Science Festival Alliance is helping cities plan and organize events to connect scientists with the public.
With more effort and money channeling into science festivals, it’s important to determine if the resources are well spent. Does outreach of this scale work for science? While science festivals draw large crowds, do they truly inform the public about science? Do people stay excited about science once the festivals are over? To gain some insight, we spoke with Ben Wiehe, manager of the Science Festival Alliance.
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