Originally posted as “What we talk about when we talk about genetic modification” on PLOS Synbio Community. The big conversation is coming…
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post If “Are GMOs Bad?” is the wrong question, what’s the right one? And how should scientists answer it?” By Erin ZessRead more
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Public Science Communication Celebrating a year of ‘PLOS Science Wednesday’ with 5 leaders discussing future of global healthRead more
April 2016 marks one year since the launch of PLOS Science Wednesday, our weekly Ask Me Anything (AMA) series on redditscience where scientists explain how…
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Public Science Communication Repost: Where Does Ebola Come From? Communicating Science as a Matter of Life and Death – Part 1 of 2 By Ida JoosteRead more
Editor’s note: In light of yesterday’s confirmation by the Liberian Health Ministry of the death from Ebola of a thirty year-old woman, the first…
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Collaboration between scientists Pseudonyms in Science: Neuroskeptic speaks to Neurocritic, Dr Primestein and NeurobonkersRead more
By Neuroskeptic 20 March 2016 Over the past decade, science blogs have risen to become an important part of science communication and…
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Collaboration between scientists Lay summaries, supplements, primers: Scientists (and journals) strive to make science accessible to public (and each other)Read more
By Erica Tennenhouse With the rapid pace of scientific advancement, it can be challenging for members of the public to stay informed…
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Collaboration between scientists Your Top 15 in ’15: Most popular on PLOS BLOGS NetworkRead more
By Victoria Costello, PLOS Senior Social Media & Community Editor With 2.3 million visitors reading more than 600 new posts on PLOS…
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Public Science Communication Home is where science communication begins By Robin GarciaRead more
By Robin Garcia As the holiday season draws near in the aftermath of the COP21 Paris Climate Conference, many of us will…
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Public Science Communication The Sexual Transmission of Ebola: Scicomm as a matter of life and death – Pt 2 of 2 By Ida JoosteRead more
By Ida Jooste, Internews The resurgence of Ebola in Liberia in late June 2015, seven weeks after the country had been declared…
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Collaboration between scientists Science vs. Poetry by Sam IllingworthRead more
By Sam Illingworth The estrangement between poetry and science can be traced back to 320 BC, when Aristotle laid down in his…
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post ‘Does that mean you’re not a scientist anymore?’ Getting Science Communication Right By Sam IllingworthRead more
PLOS BLOGS welcomes Sam Illingworth, a professor of physics and science communication, with this guest post. Read his full bio below. By Sam Illingworth…
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Public Science Communication Getting the [Climate Change] Story Straight by Lindsey ThurmanRead more
By Lindsey Thurman, for the PLOS Ecology Community With the recent publication of the 2014 IPCC report on Climate Change, the 2014…
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post Fisheries science meets scicomm: to tweet or not to tweet? By Jens HeggRead more
By Jens Hegg Originally posted on the PLOS Ecology Field Reports blog on August 26, 2015. The last hours of a professional…