2020 has been… quite the year! The pandemic changed a lot about the world including the ways in which paleoanthropologists, archaeologists, and…
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Public Science Communication Top 9 Discoveries in Human Evolution, 2020 EditionRead more
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Public Science Communication Talking about Science in a Pandemic: A Golden Opportunity for Science CommunicationRead more
I’ve always been fascinated by how things work. Did you watch Mr. Roger’s neighborhood while growing up? I loved the episode showing…
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Education Can Comics Improve Pre-College Science Education?Read more
As more learning occurs online and at home with the global pandemic, keeping students engaged in learning about science is a challenge…
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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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Community Engagement COVID Communication to Keep Local Communities Up to DateRead more
In March of this year I started posting a daily COVID update for the state of Indiana on Facebook: Hoosier COVID-19 Update. It has…
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Education A Guide to Using the Scientific Method in Everyday LifeRead more
The scientific method—the process used by scientists to understand the natural world—has the merit of investigating natural phenomena in a rigorous manner. Working…
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Collaboration between scientists Unconferencing During a Pandemic: What One Science Educator LearnedRead more
I’m an undergraduate biology educator. In one of my courses, I teach about science communication strategies for biology students engaged in public…
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Public Science Communication On the Role of the Non-Expert in a CrisisRead more
One of my favourite things about me as a scientist is that I know how to say “I don’t know”. I tweeted this early…
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post What Scientists Can Learn from Stand-Up ComediansRead more
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…