If you’ve listened to previous episodes of the podcast, you know how important communication to the public is for science and conservation. Many scientists are on Twitter, Instagram, and even Tik Tok now, but hardly anyone I know uses Pinterest for science communication and conservation.
Category: Science Communication
I love and am extremely passionate about science communication (also called #scicomm). What is the point of science if scientists don’t share their results? Science builds upon previous research and communicating the results is one of the most important parts of the process! Much of the science that we write as scientists is inaccessible to the public either because it’s behind a pay wall or written in technical language that is too hard to understand. As a scientist, I believe it is our duty to improve science communication so we have a scientifically literate public that can make informed decisions. In this category, I offer my best tips for scientists on everything from public speaking to social media.
Keeping it Real in Science for Non-Majors Classes
For the longest time, I complained about teaching one class, non-majors undergraduate biology…
#17. Starting a SciComm Business with Chris Cloney
On this episode, I interviewed Dr. Chris Cloney, a combustible dust fire and explosion researcher who created a six-figure online business from his blog…
Best Tools for Science Communication (Including Freebies!)
Science communication has really blown up within the past few years! When I was in graduate school (2006-2012), I used to hide anything that I did for science communication like tweeting and blogging.
5 Reasons to Tweet Your Science to Help Your Career as a Scientist
I personally started my Twitter account for to communicate my research to the world, but I am constantly surprised by all of the benefits I’ve received from this little account in relation to my professional career…
Start a Science Blog in 5 Easy Steps
In my last post, I talked about how having a blog is more valuable for science outreach than social media, and might even be the best form of science communication, considering the potential for reach…
5 Reasons Why Science Blogging is Better Than Social Media
Blogging was at its heyday in the early 2000s, but seems to be passé in the era of social media today.
What It’s Really Like to Give a TED Talk…
Within the past decade, TED talks (TED = Technology, Entertainment, and Design) have become a YouTube and social media mainstay…
Why I Use Instagram for Science Outreach
Lots of people have been asking for my response to the recent Science magazine opinion piece “Why I don’t use Instagram for science outreach,” so here it is…
5 Steps to Convert Your Presentation into a Story
Science has a communication problem…
