Science lives or dies based on funding. These words are no surprise to any principal investigator or lab leader who has ever…
-
post How Archduke Ferdinand Affected Grant Funding: The Tight Link Between Science and History
-
post Tips on Using Science Twitter During COVID-19
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, many scientists have taken to social media platforms, particularly Twitter. Social media can facilitate research…
-
Public Science Communication Improv(ing) Science Communication During Times of Crisis
I’m on a group text with a bunch of friends. I’m sure you know these. They ping in meetings and blow…
-
Public Science Communication The Importance of Research on Rare Diseases
This post features work by an undergraduate student at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Kesha Bhatt has been working with us throughout…
-
Education Top 6 Discoveries in Human Evolution, 2019 Edition
Once again, as we wind down another year, we’ve invited Ella Beaudoin and Briana Pobiner from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural…
-
Education Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Science Communicator
Five hundred years ago (May 1519) in the Loire Valley town of Amboise, France, Leonardo da Vinci took his last breath. Throughout…
-
post Communicating Vaccine Science with Empathy
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…
-
Education ‘Peeling Away’ the Natural History of Gibbon Canine Teeth
Here we are again. Another Halloween, another piece about teeth. Why? Because teeth play a critical role in all sorts of Halloween-related…
-
Community Engagement SciComm at School: Science Communication in Undergraduate Education
More and more, academic science programs at U.S. universities are training their undergraduates to communicate effectively about science to a variety of…
-
Community Engagement Zombies! An Effective Way to Sink Your Teeth into Brain Anatomy
Halloween is about a month away. How are you going to make science an integral part of Halloween? Our guest writer for…
-
Public Science Communication Want to Write a Popular Science Book? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Whether you’re a scientist who wants to communicate their findings to a broader audience or a science enthusiast who is eager…
-
Education A Science Author’s “Eureka!” Moment
I am not a scientist. You may be surprised to learn that has been the key to my 30-year career as a…