{"id":36215,"date":"2024-10-28T09:01:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T09:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/blog-post-with-annotations-on-the-rising-star-cave-findings500-words-and-analysis-of-the-broader-issues-the-rising-star-controversy-raises500-words\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T09:01:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T09:01:31","slug":"blog-post-with-annotations-on-the-rising-star-cave-findings500-words-and-analysis-of-the-broader-issues-the-rising-star-controversy-raises500-words","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/blog-post-with-annotations-on-the-rising-star-cave-findings500-words-and-analysis-of-the-broader-issues-the-rising-star-controversy-raises500-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog post, with annotations on the Rising Star Cave findings(500-words) and Analysis of the broader issues the Rising Star controversy raises(500-words)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Its a 2-part assignment on science communication, good research practices and the like.
The topic in discussion is the findings related to the Rising
\nStar Cave.<\/span>
From the instructions:<\/p>\n

“Since 2013, a research team put together by Lee Berger has
\nsystematically uncovered extensive sets of remains <\/i>in the Rising
\nStar Cave system in South Africa. This was groundbreaking research, for it
\napparently revealed a new group of hominins, Homo naledi<\/i>. But more
\nrecently, Berger\u2019s team went one step further, claiming they now had enough
\nevidence to suggest that this ancient \u2018pre-human\u2019 group buried their dead, made
\nrock art and more \u2013 indicating advanced cognitive abilities. The scientific
\nreports of these sensational claims were first published as pre-prints in the
\njournal eLife <\/i>in 2023 and were greeted with some scepticism by
\ntheir fellow scientists. Nonetheless, Berger\u2019s team ensured their research made
\na considerable impact, with the controversy playing out in both the scientific
\nliterature and in the popular media. “<\/p>\n

– Part A: Blog post, with annotations on the <\/p>\n

on
\nthe potential scientific significance of the Rising Star Cave findings<\/span> (500 words,
\n\u00b110%)<\/p>\n

\n

Blog post (approximately 400 words)<\/u><\/p>\n

Your task is to write an engaging 400-word blog post for a
\ngeneral audience on the potential scientific significance of the Rising Star
\nCave findings.  Your blog post should summarise the research of Lee
\nBerger’s team, including the key claims they make and the evolutionary
\nimplications these claims might have. Your blog should also provide a brief but
\naccurate account of the scientific debate<\/b> to date, paying
\nattention to what aspects of this research have been accepted, contested, or
\nremain uncertain.<\/p>\n

You will need to apply what you have learnt from the videos
\nand activities in the Science Communication module to create a blog post that
\ncommunicates the topic effectively to a general audience.<\/p>\n

=>1<\/span> relevant and appropriate image (from creative commons sources. More info in file).<\/span>
Your blog post should
\ninclude a relevant and appropriate image (from creative commons sources).<\/p>\n

–           
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Wikimedia Commons<\/a> includes
\nimages and other media that are licensed under Creative Commons<\/a> or similar
\nopen-licencing schemes. Images can be freely used subject to the terms of the
\nCreative Commons licence.<\/p>\n

–           
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Flickr<\/a> –
\nis a popular photo sharing website. Many photographers choose to license their
\nimages under Creative Commons to allow other people to freely use their photos.
\nFind out how to search Flickr
\nfor Creative Commons images<\/a>.<\/p>\n

–           
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Google
\nImages<\/a> – Limit Google
\nimages for material licensed under Creative Commons<\/a> or similar open
\nlicences.<\/p>\n

=> 4~5 refences for those interested in more information

\nIt should also incorporate appropriate links (four to five) that include a
\nscholarly source for readers to find more information about the issue. 
\nThe list of links for further information will not contribute to the word
\nlimit.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n

Annotations (approximately 100 words)<\/u><\/p>\n

Using the comment function add annotations to your blog post
\nto highlight and explain the characteristics of your writing that make it
\nsuitable for a general audience.  <\/p>\n

You may use the following questions to guide your
\nannotations. <\/p>\n

    \n
  • How
    \n have you structured your blog post?<\/li>\n
  • Why is
    \n your language and tone suitable for a general audience?<\/li>\n
  • How
    \n have you engaged your audience?<\/li>\n
  • How do
    \n the images and links\/sources accompanying your blog post help explain and
    \n illustrate your story?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/span><\/div>\n

    <\/span><\/p>\n

    – Part B: <\/span>Analysis of the broader issues the Rising Star
    \ncontroversy raises (500 words, \u00b110%)<\/p>\n

    =>After reading the popular media articles linked above,
    \nanswer the following questions. <\/p>\n

    1. How did the scientific scrutiny and self-correction
    \nprocesses and<\/b> the public communication practices play out in
    \nthis case? (300 words approximately)<\/i><\/p>\n

    2. What do you think has gone wrong and gone right in
    \nthis case? How might these processes and practices have worked better? (200
    \nwords approximately)<\/i><\/p>\n


    <\/i><\/p>\n

    You should analyse these issues by synthesising the
    \ninformation in the linked popular media articles and what you have learnt
    \nacross this subject. Nonetheless, you are free to read more widely on the
    \nmatter, although it is not required to do this task well. You do not need to
    \nread the original scientific article(s) and peer reviews. They get quite
    \ntechnical! But if you are curious, the popular media articles themselves have
    \nlinks to these scientific article(s) and reviews, and to other useful
    \ninformation.<\/p>\n

    We were given 5 popular media articles that covered the topic (attaching all of them)<\/p>\n

    Marking rublic is attached inside the assignment instructions file.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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