Ciência Oxe Online: Scientific Dissemination from the Semiarid Region
Keywords:
Science Dissemination, Education, Brazilian Northeast, Social networks, InternetAbstract
Scientific dissemination (SC) aims to propagate information of science, technology and innovation to the general public. The Ciência Oxe Online – Divulgação Científica a partir do Semiárido Project aimed to provide SC through Instagram and by holding online events. During 2020 and 2021, 176 publications were made on Instagram (@cienciaoxe), with explanations of scientific contents, indications of books, films or games, phrases by scientists and disclosures of events promoted by Ciência Oxe Project. Over the course of the project, two events were held: 1) Ciência Oxe Convida, a cycle with 13 online lectures, which reached an audience of around 500 people from 31 municipalities; 2) UNIVASF de Portas Abertas Online, a two days event, with an audience of approximately 250 people from 49 municipalities. Altogether, the two events reached participants from the five Brazilian regions. The page reached a number of 1954 followers, mainly in Brazil (97.8%). Most followers were concentrated in Petrolina-PE (13.4%), Senhor do Bonfim-BA (11.5%) and Campo Formoso-BA (7.5%). The Ciência Oxe project endorses the potential of the Brazilian Northeastern Semiarid Region to disseminate quality science and shows the potential of the virtual environment for the SC, building bridges between the scientific community and the general population.