Popular science refers to the use of various media to make the public accept the knowledge of natural science and social science, promote the application of science and technology, advocate scientific methods, spread scientific ideas and carry forward scientific spirit in an easy-to-understand way. Popular science is a kind of social education.

In June 2002, China promulgated the Law on Popularization of Science and Technology in People's Republic of China (PRC), which is the first law on popularization of science in the world. In 2006, the State Council promulgated the Outline of the National Action Plan for Scientific Literacy. In 2009, Nanjing promulgated the Regulations on Science and Technology Popularization in Nanjing.

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Common characteristics of popular science

The common features of some works of scientific knowledge include:

1 is highly entertaining and relatively personal to the audience.

2. Emphasize uniqueness and extreme.

3. The topics discussed are not valued by experts or beyond the scope of existing academic research.

4. Basic and simplified scientific concepts

5. Teaching scientific knowledge to audiences with little or no scientific background, so the content tends to explain the basic concepts of science more thoroughly.

6. Convey and synthesize new concepts in different scientific fields and put forward new academic application categories.

7. Use metaphors and analogies to explain abstruse and abstract scientific concepts.

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