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The International Union for Science Communicators (IUSC) mission is to bring into co-operation, groups and individuals through the world (developed as well as developing regions) who are interested in promoting the dissemination of science amongst the public and in particular amongst children, for furthering scientific knowledge among society and for eradication of resort to irrational beliefs. The IUSC alerts society against the misuse of science, which result in threats to peace and to social and cultural diversities. It will help society to make use of science in defense of
solidarity ''Solidarity'' is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. It is based on class collaboration.''Merriam Webster'', http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictio ...
, tolerance,
social justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fu ...
and equality.


Office bearers of IUSC

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Member's name ! Post ! Nationality ! Profession , - , Dr. Jayant Narlikar , President , India , Research Scientist , - , A.P. Deshpande , Ge. Secretary , India , Engineer , - , Dr.
Pushpa Mittra Bhargava Pushpa Mittra Bhargava (22 February 1928 – 1 August 2017) was an Indian scientist, writer, and administrator. He founded the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, a federally funded research institute, in Hyderabad. He was outspoken and h ...
, Treasurer , India , Director, Anveshna , - , Dr. Zafarullah Choudhuri , Member , Bangladesh , Medical Practitioner , - , Prof.
Ennio Candotti Ennio Candotti (born 1942 in Rome, Italy) is a Brazilian physicist and scientific leader. He studied physics at the University of São Paulo, in São Paulo, from 1960 to 1964, and also at the University of Naples, in Naples, Italy (1970–71). F ...
, Member , Brazil , Professor of Physics , - , Prof. Marian Addy , Member , Ghana , Professor of Biochemistry , - , Prof. Jean Claude Pecker , Member , France , Professor of Astrophysics , - , Prof.Emeritus Eijiro Hiei , Member , Japan , Professor of Astrophysics , - , Dr. Paul Kurtz , Member , U.S.A. , Professor


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The Open Notebook ''The Open Notebook'' ''(TON)'' is a science journalism non-profit organization, online magazine, and publisher. Its purpose is to help science journalists improve their skills. It publishes articles and interviews on the craft of science writing ...
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