Do the benefits of using humor for science communication outweigh the risk of alienating your audience? Maybe, maybe not.

By Iris Du Title: An emerging form of public engagement with science: Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions on Reddit r/science Author(s) and Year: Noriko Hara et al. 2019 Journal: PLoS One (open access). TL;DR: Ask me Anything (AMA) threads on the popular social media site Reddit can allow for direct science communication to an expert…

Do science communication training programs actually work? A new study discusses some disheartening results.

Focus groups at a land grant university show that faculty face institutional barriers to engagement. Junior faculty challenge the status quo

Decline in the public authority of science is an increasingly consequential problem. Why is it happening?

Why is so much of science strictly in English? The world speaks thousands of languages – science should as well.

Will global sea levels rise 4 feet, or will global sea levels rise 1-7 feet? How certain should messages about global warming impacts be?

YouTube is a significant source of science content – and triggering emotions can lead to greater public engagement.

The “Half-Life Your Message” exercise is an improv tool that can help science communicators distill their core message.

Read about the open access debate from a public perspective and the importance of open access medical research.