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.
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Science Talk 2022 Coverage Part 1
Catch up on the happenings at Science Talk ’22 part one. Read about podcasting, story telling, policy-making, kind, and creative scicommers!
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Strategies for Confronting White Supremacy Culture in SciComm
A new framework offers a way for science communicators to confront racism and help dismantle White Supremacy Culture.
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Why Trust Rumors? It’s a Matter of Values
Rumors are inherently unreliable as an information source, so why would the public trust them over scientific experts? It’s in the values.
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Scientists behaving badly–how does the public respond?
Although the reasons aren’t entirely clear, there is no question that uncivil disagreement erodes trust in science.
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What’s the justification behind a hot take?
We should understand why people reject science to more effectively discuss controversial science issues.
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Who is making science podcasts and what do they hope to achieve?
Scientific podcasts are a popular tool for communicating science, but who is making them? And what do they hope to achieve?
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Telling stories carefully: the ethics of science storytelling
How should we use stories for science communication? Carefully, it turns out – they’re powerful.
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The Gamification of Science Communication
Have you ever wondered about the role and impact that science communication has on your weekly board game nights?
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Let’s give them something to talk about: “good” STEM writing
Writing is hard. Good writing from an academic for non-academic audience is the hardest.
