Re-committing to public engagement right now is more radical than you think (opens in new tab)

I was delighted when the Royal Society asked me to be in charge of drafting the chapter on media and misinformation for their 40th anniversary update of the Bodmer report on public engagement. Partly because I feel like the SMC can trace our roots back to this seminal report published in 1985, which established the model of a good scientist as one that does great science and engages with media and the public.