Is “Cold But Competent” a Problem in Science Communication?
This post continues our series focused on science communication research. Instead of reporting on or recapping a single paper, we’re asking what the literature has to say about urgent or recurring...
View ArticleTop Ten Tip-lists for Sharing Your Science
Almost fifteen years ago I joined two of COMPASS’ cofounders – Jane Lubchenco and Vikki Spruill – at the Packard Foundation to share about the need for a science communication organization and what our...
View ArticleMaking Peace with Self Promotion
I prepare for writing projects as if they are adventures, so when I sat down to write a book chapter this spring, I was excited. The topic was self-promotion in social media, for the forthcoming The...
View ArticleMore than a Hunch: Insights from Sackler Colloquium on Science of Science...
If scientists rely on evidence for their research, why do they rely on hunches when they communicate their research? This was the challenge that framed the kick off of the National Academy of Sciences...
View ArticlePersuasion and Influence: Dirty Words in Science Communication?
Last week we shared insights from the National Academy of Sciences’ Sackler Colloquium on the Science of Science Communication. The premise of this gathering was: if we rely on evidence for our...
View ArticleBuilding Infrastructures to Support Scientist Engagement
Last week, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Roundtable on the “Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences” (which I have the huge honor of serving on), convened a workshop to explore “The Sustainable...
View ArticleBut what do we DO with the science of science communication?
Last week, as I listened to Andy Rosenberg, from the Union of Concerned Scientists, give a seminar about the new Center for Science and Democracy, I tweeted, “What Rosenberg is saying is familiar:...
View ArticleNo Silver Bullets: SciComm Insights from NAS Workshop
Recently, the National Academy of Sciences’ Public Interfaces of Life Science Roundtable hosted a 2-day workshop called “When Science and Citizens Connect: Public Engagement on Genetically Modified...
View ArticleAssembling (Science) Networks Online
“People never ask whether birds are good or bad because they fly in flocks,” I say, while a murmuration of starlings whirls on the screen behind me. I pause, letting the audience watch the dark forms...
View ArticleThanking Liz Neeley: Champion For Scientists And #SciComm
I still remember the first day I met Liz Neeley, a little over seven years ago. We met in a hip coffee shop in Seattle. She had recently relocated there from Washington DC, where she was working for...
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