“一个民族是否真正热爱和理解科学决定了这个民族的竞争力和发展前景。”这是英国著名思想家、教育家培根的一句名言。正因为科学对民族竞争力和未来发展的重要性,科普教育才显得格外重要。最近在国内兴起的果壳网和科学松鼠会等趣味科普网站,让人们在获得科学知识的同时,也对中国的科普教育进行思考。他山之石,可以攻玉,世界上那些科技发达的国家,又是如何进行科普教育的呢? “Whether a nation really loves and understands science determines the competitiveness and development prospects of this nation.” "This is a famous saying by British famous thinker and educator Bacon. It is precisely because of the importance of science to the national competitiveness and future development that popular science education is especially important. Recently, the popular science popsicle network such as Nutshell Network and Science Squirrels, which are emerging in the country, have given people access to scientific knowledge as well as thinking about popular science education in China. The stone of other hills can attack jade. In those countries where the science and technology are advanced in the world, how to conduct popular science education?