Engagement Culture in Academia: A Budding “Trickle-Up” Effect
Focus groups at a land grant university show that faculty face institutional barriers to engagement. Junior faculty challenge the status quo
What Happens To Pandemic Policy When People Don’t Trust Scientists?
Decline in the public authority of science is an increasingly consequential problem. Why is it happening?
SCTN Mini-Convening Coverage
ICYMI: Build your network, create culturally relevant sci-comm training, and level-up your public engagement, from the SCTN Mini-Convening!
Science Talk 2022 Coverage Part 2
Catch up on Science Talk ’22, part 2. Read about video creation, applied sci comm, and maximizing impact to create community.
Science Communication Trainers Network 2021 Convening Coverage: Part 2
SciCommBites attended the annual SciComm Trainers Network convening in December 2021. Catch up on what you missed in part two of two!
Science speaks many languages—let’s show that
Why is so much of science strictly in English? The world speaks thousands of languages – science should as well.
Striking the Right Degree of Uncertainty for Communicating Global Warming Impacts
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?
More than just cat videos: YouTube as a platform for science engagement
YouTube is a significant source of science content – and triggering emotions can lead to greater public engagement.
“Half-Life Your Message” to overcome the curse of knowledge: SciComm lessons from improv
The “Half-Life Your Message” exercise is an improv tool that can help science communicators distill their core message.
The Public’s Perspective: the Importance of Open Access Publishing
Read about the open access debate from a public perspective and the importance of open access medical research.