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 Communication Through PoetryRead more
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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…
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post preLights – Highlighting Preprints from and for the Biological CommunityRead more
By Helen Robertson, João Mello-Vieira, and Mariana De Niz Publishing in the life sciences is changing. Over the past eight years, the…
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post Turning Terror into a Scientific MemoirRead more
Interview with Steffanie Strathdee, author of The Perfect Predator: A Scientist’s Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug Bill Sullivan In…
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Education A Thriller Author Talks about How to Sell ScienceRead more
By Brad Parks A few years back, while driving to my favorite daily writing haunt, the local radio station spit out one…
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Public Science Communication Want to Write a Popular Science Book? Here’s What You Need to Know.Read more
Whether you’re a scientist who wants to communicate their findings to a broader audience or a science enthusiast who is eager…
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Public Science Communication Yes, I’m A Scientist on Twitter. Stop Judging Me.Read more
By Bill Sullivan Scientists have been surprisingly slow to embrace Twitter and other forms of social media. Even today, a certain…
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Mentorship Predatory Publishers Want to Write Your Autobiography!Read more
Yes, you read that title correctly. Oasis Publishing Group Ltd. recently sent me an email that offered to write my autobiography. The…