If you can’t stand the heat, turn down the thermostat: Let’s talk burnout
With so many people burning out in academia, we should ask why we’re making students and researchers take so much heat in the first place.
The Sins of Institutionalized Science Brought on the Anti-vaccine Movement
The political backlash to science has more to do with who’s funding science than what we’re finding. That distrust is earned.
You’re not a fraud: Exposing impostor “syndrome”
Impostor syndrome is not a syndrome Produced award-winning documentaries. Founded several nonprofits aimed at championing adolescent…
Developing a strategic mindset towards public engagement with science: goals, objectives, & BFFs
Communication and effective communication are different things. In this SciCommBites interview, we explore what effective scicomm entails.
SciCommBites Turns One!
SciCommBites is one year old! Reflect on the year with us—and thank you for your support over this past year!
Something old, but also new: Mapping 40 years of DEI SciComm research
Empirical science communication research on DEI issues is not new, but we are still missing a robust evidence base to define best practice.
Medical Writing: the “Write” Career for You?
Medical writers write and curate a variety of scientific and medical content effectively deliver this knowledge to different audiences. Is this the “write” scicomm career for you?
Will The Real Coronavirus Please Stand Up?
Quick: what does a coronavirus look like? No one has ever seen a virus with their own eyes; still, you get a picture, right?
What’s Backstage: Looking Beyond Audience and Scientist in Shaping SciComm
SciComm is kind of like putting on a performance – so let’s consider the people behind the scenes who help make it possible!
No face reveals: the struggles of YouTube’s female scientists
Is it harder for women to communicate on YouTube? Yes – and it’s worse if the audience can see their face.