Children’s author (and PLOS SciComm contributor) Patricia Newman is celebrating a landmark anniversary of her renowned book on improving our environment. In…
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post Talking Trash for Ten Years: Interview with Children’s Author Patricia NewmanRead more
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post What “12 Angry Men” Teaches Us about the Art of PersuasionRead more
This acclaimed courtroom drama offers valuable lessons for science communicators Bill Sullivan We often find ourselves at an impasse with others and…
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post Promoting science for all: how European Researchers’ Night could unlock science in rural Portugal.Read more
In a world where the wonders of science are no further away than a Google search or a science museum field trip, it is…
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post What Does Gratitude Have To Do With The Environment?Read more
By Patricia Newman Expressions of gratitude for nature rarely make headlines. Yet a growing body of research tells us that we feel…
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post Shattering My Implicit Bias Against the STEM Learners in My ClassroomRead more
By Kate Narita My biggest aha moments in life have happened when I’ve become aware of an implicit bias that a few months earlier I would have told…
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post Exploring a Quandary: Kids Love Nonfiction, But Adults Assume They Don’tRead more
By Melissa Stewart Take a moment to consider these dueling headlines: “Will My Grandkids Still Love Me If I Buy Them Nonfiction?” The…
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post Science Communication Through PoetryRead more
By: Sam Illingworth Science and poetry are both used to understand human nature and our world. Why not combine their strengths? I…
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post Science denial: Why it happens and 5 things you can do about itRead more
Barbara K. Hofer, Middlebury and Gale Sinatra, University of Southern California Science denial became deadly in 2020. Many political leaders failed to…
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post Top 10 Reasons Your Editor Turned Down Your PitchRead more
By Anna Funk Pitching articles to popular science magazines and websites is a grueling process. Most editors will tell you that their…
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post The (Important) Difference Between SciComm and Science JournalismRead more
By Anna Funk It was embarrassingly recent that I realized that I had been conflating science communication (#SciComm) and science journalism in my mind…
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post So You Want to Be a Science Writer (For Science Grad Students)Read more
By Anna Funk Well, hello there! I see you’ve come seeking answers to a question, like the many before you who have…
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post Dissecting the Popular Science Book: What Do Fans Want?Read more
Bill Sullivan (@wjsullivan) Communicating science has always been a challenge. Scientific discovery is built upon generations of accumulated knowledge that takes years…