I had the privilege of interviewing several science and medical writers over the course of 2017. I want to thank these…
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Public Science Communication Science Writers Talk to PLOS SciComm: Our 2017 Interviews
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Collaboration between scientists Our Top 17 in ’17: The Year in Science at PLOSBLOGS
As managing editor of The PLOS Blogs Network, I’m grateful to SciComm blog writers/editors Jason Organ, Bill Sullivan, and Krista Hoffmann-Longtin for providing…
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Public Science Communication When to Pay for Scicomm, When to Get Paid for Scicomm, and When to Scicomm for the Love of It
Navigating the popular science media ecosystem today can be daunting for researchers. There are broadcast, print, and online media outlets to communicate…
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Public Science Communication Top 5 Human Evolution Discoveries of 2017
In a year filled with lots of alarming anti-science news stories, we pause to acknowledge the positive news when we can. There…
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Public Science Communication Highlights of National Academy of Sciences’ 2017 science communication colloquium
Science communication, or scicomm, as it’s affectionately known by many, is gaining traction. In an era in which scientific information (both true…
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post Scientists and Policymakers – Not Such Strange Bedfellows
As the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy continues to languish without a director, it becomes more important for scientists to…
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post Sexual abusers are responsible for their actions. Period.
Prominent conservative political pundit Ben Shapiro has waded into waters in which he cannot swim—human nature and sexual violence. We have invited…
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Collaboration between scientists Communicating basic science: what goes wrong, why we must do it, and how we can do it better?
Is the current scicomm culture a lame duck? Science communication (scicomm) has become a buzz term in the current science landscape. I…
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Public Science Communication Humor in Science Communication – How Much Is Too Much?
We all love to laugh. Whether it be a funny viral video or the farcical antics of a friend, a good laugh…
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Public Science Communication Blogs, Videos, Newspapers, Books: PLOS SciComm Talks To Aaron Carroll About Health Communication
Dr. Aaron Carroll is a Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Research Mentoring at the Indiana University School of Medicine…
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Public Science Communication Thank Evolution For Your Messed Up Teeth
Happy Halloween! With a voluminous bounty of candy looming in the immediate future for a large proportion of American children (and adults…
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Public Science Communication Marijuana: More Than Just The High
Marijuana is a controversial subject–it is illegal according to federal law, even while 29 states (and Washington, DC) have legalized medical use…