Put science popularization at the same important position as scientific and technological innovation
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8 Popularization of science is at the same important position as scientific and technological innovation
Recently, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the " Opinions on Further Strengthening the Popularization of Science and Technology in the New Era ", requiring the insistence on putting science popularization in the same position as scientific and technological innovation, strengthening the science popularization responsibility of the whole society, improving the science popularization capabilities and the scientific literacy of the whole people, and promoting the full integration of science popularization into the construction of economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological civilization, laying a solid foundation for achieving high-level scientific self-reliance and self-improvement and building a world science and technology power.
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Science Popularization is an important bridge to realize the transformation of scientific and technological innovation to productivity
Science Popularization is abbreviated as popularizing science and technology knowledge, promoting scientific spirit, spreading scientific ideas, and advocating scientific methods. The popular science phenomenon in the original state has existed since ancient times, including three forms: empirical knowledge dissemination (such as fire), specialized technical knowledge exchange (such as smelting), and theoretical scientific knowledge popularization (such as astronomy, geometry, , mechanics). Popular science activities that emerge as large-scale social and historical phenomena usually refer to the popularization of science since the birth of modern science.
Science and technology are the primary productivity , but science and technology, the potential productivity that exists in the form of knowledge, must be transformed into real productivity through popularization of science. On the one hand, science popularizes new knowledge, theories and methods generated by scientific and technological innovation to transform into productivity by transforming the factors of production tools, technology and other things; on the other hand, by improving workers' scientific and technological literacy, workers can master scientific and technological knowledge and have labor skills, that is, transforming into productivity through human factors. Therefore, if there were no scientific revolution in the 17th century, no Newtonian mechanics and physics in the 18th century, there would be no technological revolution in the 18th century, there would be no promotion and dissemination of the dynamic revolution results represented by steam engine , advanced productivity would not have come to the world, and the great economic prosperity of capitalism in the 19th century would not have been achieved. Without the popularization of thermodynamics and internal combustion engine theory of 19th century Kano , Joule and others, as well as the popularity of aerodynamics and fluid mechanics in the early 20th century, automobiles, aviation, shipbuilding technology and today's wide variety of modern transportation tools would not have appeared. Similarly, without the physical changes in the 20th century with quantum mechanics and relativity as the core, and without the widespread dissemination of computer theory and technology, electronic technology would be difficult to transform into huge productivity, and today there would be no such many information technology products that enrich people's material and cultural life.
Science popularization and scientific and technological innovation are becoming a trend
The development of science and technology is accumulative and inheritable. From the introduction of some new concepts in science to the birth of revolutionary theories, they are all based on the knowledge accumulated by people in the past, and the accumulation and inheritance of scientific knowledge cannot be separated from the dissemination and popularization of knowledge. Scientific and technological innovation produces new knowledge and new ideas, while popularization of science turns new knowledge and new ideas into popular knowledge and popular culture that the public can understand and accept, and continuously promote the inheritance, accumulation and exchange of human knowledge. Through popular science, some scientific breakthroughs and new growth points can often be discovered and cultivated, and the science fiction in popular science often becomes the prelude to scientific invention. The history of previous scientific and technological revolutions and the transfer of World Science Center shows that the popularization of science and technological innovation are like the relationship between plateaus and peaks. Only by planting fertile soil on the plateaus can the peaks become more majestic. Only when science popularization continues to promote scientific and technological innovation can the flower of human science and technology continue to bloom.
Since entering the 21st century, global scientific and technological innovation has been unprecedentedly intensively active. The in-depth scientific research and breakthroughs in technical means have triggered a transformation in the scientific research paradigm, and various disciplines and fields have been deeply intertwined and widely spread. At the same time, the development of modern science is changing with each passing day, and knowledge replacement and technology aging have become common phenomena. The scientific and technological achievements of mankind in the past 30 years are more than the sum of the past 2,000 years. Under this circumstance, extensive scientific and technological knowledge has become a necessary foundation for climbing the peak of science. Popularization of science not only requires the general public to realize ideas and increase knowledge as "enlightenment science" but also requires the "marginal science" and "intersectional science" among scientific and technological experts to communicate information and enhance development. Popular science not only requires facing general science popularization by the masses, but also in-depth science popularization by scientific and technological workers. One of the important social functions of modern popular science is to objectively and comprehensively provide scientific and technological workers with current process and trends of scientific development, introduce new achievements and new scientific research methods in various disciplines, and provide scientific workers with new ideas and ideological weapons. In an era of knowledge explosion, if scientists do not pay attention to absorbing new scientific nutrition through popular science in a timely manner, they may be trapped in the " information cocoon " in their professional field in a few years and will be difficult to break through.
Science popularization and scientific and technological innovation are gradually becoming a trend. As an important link in the national science and technology innovation system, its importance and strategic position are further highlighted. It is urgently necessary for us to change the situation of "focusing on science and technology innovation and neglecting popular science", improve the basic understanding of the equal importance of science and technology innovation, accelerate the improvement of institutional arrangements that are equally important to both, and comprehensively improve the effective supply level of scientific popularization.
Science popularization is an effective way to improve citizens' scientific literacy
In today's world, scientific and technological innovation has become the main battlefield of international strategic game, and the competition around the commanding heights of science and technology is unprecedentedly fierce. In the future, the competition for comprehensive national strength among countries around the world is ultimately a competition for scientific and technological strength and talents. The key to talent competition is the quality of workers. Technological progress is changing with each passing day. New technology waves such as life sciences, artificial intelligence , interstellar exploration, new energy and new materials are constantly refreshing the original knowledge system and cognitive dimensions of human beings. The cycle of scientific and technological breakthroughs is getting shorter and shorter, and people's scientific literacy needs to keep up with the pace of world science and technology development in a timely manner. Judging from the results of the 11th sample survey on scientific literacy of citizens in my country, the scientific literacy level of Chinese citizens is still far from that of developed countries. The phenomenon of unbalanced development of scientific literacy among citizens between different regions and age groups is more prominent, and problems such as focusing on "dead" knowledge propaganda and neglecting "live" thinking methods in scientific literacy cultivation are widely present. The degree of popularization of science has become one of the important factors that restrict my country's economic and social development level and national creativity. Strengthening the popularization of science and improving the quality of science is crucial to effectively improving citizens' scientific literacy and creating a social atmosphere that loves science and advocates innovation.
Science popularizes and nourishes scientific interests. On the one hand, almost all scientists and technical experts start their own scientific career by accepting popular science; on the other hand, when an individual grows into a scientist and technical expert, he still needs to continue to draw nourishment from popular science through various channels in order to continue to move forward and innovate continuously. The national brand of popular science education in my country - the "Space Teacher" of astronauts and the "Tiangong Classroom" carried out by collaborative interaction between heaven and earth has sowed the seeds of chasing aerospace dreams in the hearts of a generation, and ignited the enthusiasm of young people to constantly pursue the "science dream" and realize the "space dream".
Science popularizes and disseminates scientific knowledge. Francis Bacon said: The power of knowledge depends not only on the size of its own value, but also on whether it is spread, as well as the depth and breadth of it being spread. The ranks of producers of scientific knowledge are becoming increasingly large, and the number of scientific and technological documents continues to increase massively. The timely and efficient dissemination of scientific knowledge directly affects the application of scientific and technological innovation and its achievements.Whether within the scientific community or for the public, relying solely on national education system to impart knowledge, some content may lag behind the forefront of science. In contrast, the methods of popularizing science are flexible and diverse, and the audience is more mobile and comprehensive, and can disseminate new knowledge, new methods and new concepts in a timely and dynamic manner. At the same time, high-quality popularization of science is an important way to effectively respond to online rumors or false information and eliminate the spread of online anti-science and pseudo-science. In modern society, only about 10%-20% of the knowledge in a person's life is obtained from school, and a larger amount of knowledge is obtained through various learning channels after entering society. Popularization of science is an important channel for people to acquire knowledge after leaving school and devote themselves to society.
Science popularizes and promotes the scientific spirit. In addition to popularizing scientific knowledge, the important function of popularizing scientific knowledge is to spread scientific methods and cultivate scientific spirit. What is needed to popularize science is not only to let the public know some scientific facts, but more importantly, to let the public know that science is a process that requires continuous discovery, exploration and verification. Through popularization of science, we advocate the scientific idea of advocating science, pursuing truth, and doing everything according to objective laws, promote the scientific spirit of seeking truth and being pragmatic, not afraid of hardships, moving forward bravely, and pioneering and innovative, and cultivate scientific talents who pursue truth, climb to the top, dare to question, and be brave to innovate, so as to promote the continuous development of the scientific cause. The above is a review of the famous independent economist Du Meng .
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#Fifty independent economists#Executive President of the Chinese Doctoral Association President of Financial Street Telecom, CECU, Chairman of the China Enterprise Capital Alliance , Du Meng, is a famous independent economist and a Ph.D. in economics. He is known as one of China's four major financial geeks and a Ph.D. in the Ghost Town. Party member of the Peking University branch of the Democratic League. Representative works: "Monetary", " Monetary Banking" , "Introduction to Investment Management", "Real Estate Development and Operation", "Ghost City Theory", etc. He has been in charge of the daily operation and management of the group headquarters and listed companies, and has controlled the development area of tens of millions of square meters of investment areas and subsidiaries. He has a background of the main person in charge of domestic and foreign listed companies, and has dual work experience in capital operation and real estate investment and development. He is a representative figure of the academic and practical people in the financial and real estate industry. He has successively served as executives of enterprises with different backgrounds such as military enterprises, state-owned enterprises, school enterprises, and listed groups.
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