Communication of scientists and new information and communication technology (notes from a pessimist)

The article attempts to analyze the basic ways scientific communication proceeds in. As known, it embraces two major streams, which are internal scientific communication with other scientists and communication with extra-scientific actors. The first type usually refers to the solution of professional issues, while the second one focuses on communicating the achievement of science to the public. Today, with the evolution of technoscience, the second type of communication is playing a special role. The author substantiates the thesis that the active use of new information and communication technology leads to the spread of scientific world views and scientific rationality beyond science. In the process of its use, new information and communication technology forms a space of values, intrinsic to scientific community, for non-scientists. Along with it, the intense development of projects to popularize scientific knowledge, together with the introduction of scientific rationality through the active use of various interfaces, leads to a situation where society is increasingly learning about science. There is an intersection of two communication flows – between scientists themselves and between scientists and extra-scientific actors. In this situation, a common space of communication is forming, and it can develop into a common space of projects and discussions between professionals and non-professionals. A border zone of a synthetic approach is forming between the two communication flows, where professional communication and science communication with non-scientists is starting to mix together. Such strategies are actively evolving within social networks or synthetic platforms, allowing both an acquaintance with scientific results and a participation in discussions with scientists or even in scientific research. As a result, the value and significance of scientific knowledge are becoming devalued.