Student Roundtable - Consensus Reality
From The SciComm Collective by The SciComm Collective
March 16, 2026 · 53 min · Season 2 · Episode 4
About this episode
Keelan investigates consensus reality with guests Holly and Camila, exploring its implications for science communication.
Keelan investigates what consensus reality is with Holly and Camila and how this relates to our work as science communicators. They delve into the theory behind this concept and discuss the intricacies behind mimesis and fiction. This theoretical discussion touches on all kinds of important concepts such as positionality, the impact of lenses, and the importance of context. Episode links: If you want to see Keelan’s diagrams, click here Read about the deficit model here and here and listen toour episode on it here Read up on Haraway’s situated knowledges here If you’re interested in Bourdieu’s social capital, you canread his original work on it here This episode was brought to you by: Episode Host : Keelan Powell Special Guests: Holly Dear and Camila Pardo Uribe Socials: Follow The SciComm Collective on Instagram Produced: Keelan Powell, Holly Dear and Camila Pardo Uribe Audio edited: Keelan Powell Show notes: Clare Boon Follow The SciComm Collective on Instagram and online at https://thescicommcollective.com/
People in this episode
Host: Keelan Powell
Guests: Holly Dear, Camila Pardo Uribe
Topics covered
- consensus reality
- science communication
- theory
- mimesis
- fiction
- positionality
- context
Keywords
- consensus reality
- science communicators
- mimesis
- fiction
- positionality
- lenses
- context
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Organizations: The SciComm Collective
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