Lived experiences shape how science is conducted. This matters because who gets to speak for science steers which problems ...
A 2022 award winner of the National Academies’ Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, J.D. Allen discusses his civic science media framework, his nuclear energy ...
A common stereotype of scientists is that they are poor at writing. A quick internet search brings up a Reddit post that proclaims, “90% of scientific writers absolutely suck at writing.” However, ...
The Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communication brings together researchers and practitioners from different disciplines to expand opportunities for all to contribute to and benefit from the ...
It’s a strange reality when more people recognize you from your videos on social media than from your peer-reviewed papers or “professional” work. During grad school, I could never have predicted that ...
It’s a precarious time for science in the United States. Federal funding is being slashed, career scientists are being laid off, and researchers are considering leaving to work abroad. On top of that, ...
Overview: Quantum technology is entering public conversations faster than people can understand it.Research shows that how ...
Throughout history, technology — from the printing press to the internet — has led to fundamental societal shifts, transforming how we live, and what we are capable of. Now we face another turning ...
University of Wisconsin Life Science Communications Professors Dietram Scheufele and Dominique Brossard recently received a 1.5 million dollar research grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
Garfield Kwan and Dana Song. (Courtesy Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego) It’s 2020 and aquarists just discovered how to breed seadragons in-house: a combination of proper lighting, noise, tank size, and more.