Hanging up your “scientist hat” and adopting better language could increase science engagement
Presenting science as something to do rather than as an identity to inhabit could increase children’s participation in science activities.
The Adventures of Science Communication: Using comics to engage young audiences
Comics are a unique science communication method to engage youth. This study created a set of Covid-19 comics and surveyed students.
Are we really being inclusive by using Latinx?
Should scicommers use Hispanic, Latinx, or Latino? There is no clear cut answer. A Pew Research Center Report breaks down this debate.
The Power of Once Upon A Time
Science fiction sometimes shapes public opinion about science as surely as science itself. These researchers measured how that works.
Hitting the brakes on the hype train: how audiences perceive uncertainty in science
New research suggests audiences perceive researchers who disclose uncertainty about their work as more objective.
Empowering Young Minds: Science Communication for Preschool Children
Preschool children can participate in and learn from science communication.
Sir David Attenborough or Eddie Murphy? Narration Style Matters for Online Science Videos
Deciding between infotainment or exposition as narration for your next online science video? Think about your audience and your objectives.
Putting Community back into SciComm
New science communication research gives tips for engagement and relationship building with communities.
Climate change, white supremacy, colonialism, & heteronormativity: An unsettling connection
We need to rethink our climate action. In this SciCommBites interview, we explore its interconnectedness to queer & antiracism activisms.
Communicating agriculture antimicrobial resistance: Critical to public health, unclear how to do it
Antimicrobial resistance is a top 10 global public health threat, but animal agriculture stakeholders aren’t trained to communicate about it