By Deborah Lee Rose I am not a scientist. You may be surprised to learn that has been the key to…
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Education A Science Author’s “Eureka!” MomentRead more
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Community Engagement A nifty guide for academics on using TwitterRead more
By Niki Rust Have you recently ventured into the murky world of Twitter but have no idea what to do next?…
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Community Engagement Radio Conversations: The Art of Radio Communication of ScienceRead more
Our guest writer for this piece is Mark Kesling. Mark is the founder and CEO of The daVinci Pursuit, an Indianapolis-based non-profit…
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Community Engagement Hashtag SciComm: How Social Media Platforms Are Shaping the Future of ScienceRead more
By Efraín E. Rivera-Serrano Early in school, we are introduced to the scientific method as a stepwise process of experimentation…
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Collaboration between scientists How your science communication can turn multi-lingual!Read more
By Sanjai Patel and Andreas Prokop, PhD, Manchester Fly Facility, University of Manchester Active participation in science communication is important. However, it tends…
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Community Engagement STEM-Themed Books for Kids: A New ApproachRead more
By Melissa Stewart In the not too distant past, children’s book publishers produced just one kind of nonfiction—survey books that provide…
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Community Engagement The Power of Picture Books: Finding Ways to Bring Meaningful Nonfiction Facts to the PageRead more
By Seth Fishman Numbers are boring. Perhaps not to everyone, but to the majority of kids, numbers don’t stand a chance…
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Public science communication Getting over the hype and into the meaning of stories about scienceRead more
By Liz Neeley I spent the first decade of my science communication career as a storytelling skeptic. While my colleagues waxed…
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Community Engagement HPV Vaccination is Not Just for Kids: Communicating Effectively to Promote Cancer Prevention on College CampusesRead more
Today, March 4, 2019 is the second annual International HPV Awareness Day, which aims to promote education and awareness about the human…
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Public science communication The climate is changing. Why does that matter to me and why should it matter to you?Read more
This week, the Trump administration announced plans to create an ad hoc group of scientists to review the conclusion set forth…
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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…