Values and ethics: a view from science communication

Abstract

The production and communication of scientific knowledge constitute an inseparable pairing. Scholars of science, publish -formally or informally- to divulge and save, somehow, their productions; either as independent authors or as collaborators in the birth or development of certain investigations. In the experience of this reality, the scenario is presented even broader in which these follow one another phenomena: Scientific Communication. This occupies a fundamental place in the creation and development of the society. Precisely the way in which new knowledge and agents are promoted responsible for this communication are defining in the shaping of public opinions and attitudes regarding to science.