Editorial:
Telling stories about our research. -- Emma Weitkamp.

Article:
1. The extent of engagement, the means of invention: measuring debate about mirror neurons in the humanities and social sciences. -- David Gruber.
2. Understanding drivers, barriers and information sources for public participation in marine citizen science. -- Vicki Martin, Les Christidis, David Lloyd, Gretta Pecl.
3. Media portrayal of non-invasive prenatal testing: a missing ethical dimension. -- Kalina Kamenova, Vardit Ravitsky, Spencer McMullin, Timothy Caulfield.

Essay:
1. Towards a taxonomy for public communication of science activities. -- María del Carmen Sánchez-Mora.
2. Supporting emerging forms of citizen science: a plea for diversity, creativity and social innovation. -- Teresa Schäfer, Barbara Kieslinger.

Comment:
Science and South Park, Reddit and Facebook, Leonardo da Vinci and the Vitruvian Man, and modern fairy tales about emerging technologies: science communication and popular culture. -- Joachim Allgaier.
1. The dangers of ‘Miss Information’: science and comedy in South Park. -- Edward Bankes.
2. "People seem to really enjoy the mix of humour and intelligence": science humour in online settings. -- Oliver Marsh.
3. Visual communication, popular science journals and the rhetoric of evidence. -- Dirk Hommrich, Guido Isekenmeier.
4. Hollywood heroes in high tech risk societies: modern fairy tales and emerging technologies. -- Anna Lydia Svalastog, Joachim Allgaier.