Can scientists be trained to do comedy? We really didn’t know if it would work. In January of 2016, a small group…
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post Stephanie Ryan: My Journey from Science Fan to Children’s Book AuthorRead more
I am a scientist, and I want to start with how my love of science originated because that is how I got…
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post How Archduke Ferdinand Affected Grant Funding: The Tight Link Between Science and HistoryRead more
Science lives or dies based on funding. These words are no surprise to any principal investigator or lab leader who has ever…
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post Tips on Using Science Twitter During COVID-19Read more
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, many scientists have taken to social media platforms, particularly Twitter. Social media can facilitate research…
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Public Science Communication Improv(ing) Science Communication During Times of CrisisRead more
I’m on a group text with a bunch of friends. I’m sure you know these. They ping in meetings and blow…
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Public Science Communication The Importance of Research on Rare DiseasesRead more
This post features work by an undergraduate student at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Kesha Bhatt has been working with us throughout…
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Education Top 6 Discoveries in Human Evolution, 2019 EditionRead more
Once again, as we wind down another year, we’ve invited Ella Beaudoin and Briana Pobiner from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural…
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Education Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Science CommunicatorRead more
Five hundred years ago (May 1519) in the Loire Valley town of Amboise, France, Leonardo da Vinci took his last breath. Throughout…
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I was born just before the publication of a now-retracted study suggesting that the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine increased children’s risk…
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Education ‘Peeling Away’ the Natural History of Gibbon Canine TeethRead more
Here we are again. Another Halloween, another piece about teeth. Why? Because teeth play a critical role in all sorts of Halloween-related…
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Community Engagement SciComm at School: Science Communication in Undergraduate EducationRead more
More and more, academic science programs at U.S. universities are training their undergraduates to communicate effectively about science to a variety of…
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Community Engagement Zombies! An Effective Way to Sink Your Teeth into Brain AnatomyRead more
Halloween is about a month away. How are you going to make science an integral part of Halloween? Our guest writer for…