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Sagan effect: a standalone construct

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Saganeffect1 CONSTRUCTSagan effectMARTINEZ-CONDE · SCIENCE

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Science communication

the perception among academics that scientists who popularize science are less serious researchers, examined against data on their output.

In science communication, Sagan effect refers to the perception among academics that scientists who popularize science are less serious researchers, examined against data on their output. This meaning comes from Martinez-Conde (2016) in The Journal of Neuroscience.[1]

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  1. Martinez-Conde, S. (2016). Has Contemporary Academia Outgrown the Carl Sagan Effect? The Journal of Neuroscience, 36(7), 2077-2082. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.0086-16.2016

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