communicating science

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• New science news feeds from Science 360

  
  don't get caught news & info: communications strategies, training and content — Authority: 121
  Science communicators, take note: Science 360 , a news service from the National Science Foundation that aggregates science news feeds from a wide range of organizations and media outlets, now has its own series of 9 RSS feeds so you can subscribe to the combined feed, or separately to feeds for audio, video, ...
  1 day ago

• Elements of presentation success

  
  Uncommon Ground — Authority: 426
  A couple of months ago, I pointed out that Carmine Gallo told us how to give a really bad presentation . His plan, of course, was to share that advice so that wed know what not to do. Knowing what to avoid is helpful, but knowing what to do is even better. Well, Gallo now has some advice on what to do . Steve ...
  5 days ago

• where to catch me speaking

  
  don't get caught news & info: communications strategies, training and content — Authority: 121
  This month, Im leading a workshop for scientists on communicating with public audiences , and moderating a panel of top women in public relations wholl share the lessons theyve learned in their stellar careers. Here are the places youll find me speaking in November: At a Communicating Science workshop in Ithaca, ...
  6 days ago

• Becoming Human

  
  Pharyngula — Authority: 740
  Tonight! On PBS Nova! Its a promising new documentary on human evolution, Becoming Human . Im going to try to watch it, but unfortunately, my glasses are broken, and I just got back from an eye exam, so my pupils are dilated and the world is a far too bright blur. Ill try to see the glowing blobs moving on my TV ...
  6 days ago

• Facts, values, and cultural lenses

  
  Uncommon Ground — Authority: 426
  Scientists tend to view disagreements as matters of fact and theory that can be settled by data and logic. If the data are consistent with one view and inconsistent with another, thats the end of the story. We often complain when the public doesnt understand or doesnt get it. We figure that if we just explained ...
  1 week ago

• Canadians thinking ahead

  
  Uncommon Ground — Authority: 426
  Newspapers are dying , and the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University is suspending its program in environmental journalism. At a time when the greatest challenges facing us -- global climate change, loss of biodiversity, emerging infectious diseases, nanotechnology, energy -- are centered on ...
  1 week ago

• Communication Basics

  
  Talk Stories — Authority: 155
  Today I co-led a media training session for scientists. The day went quite well, and I found it rewarding to be able to share my knowledge and experience with other scientists. I remember what it was like to learn about the media’s perspective on communicating science. It was so foreign to my science-trained brain, ...
  1 week ago

• Happy 2nd birthday, DotEarth

  
  Uncommon Ground — Authority: 426
  DotEarth , Andy Revkins blog at the New York Times , is two years old today. If you arent familiar with DotEarth, shame on you. You should be. If you are familiar with it, Im sure youll agree with me that its an extraordinarily valuable resource. Please join me in wishing Andy a happy second birthday! Read him ...
  2 weeks ago

• Some quick advice on communicating science

  
  Uncommon Ground — Authority: 426
  The paragraph below comes from this weeks Nature . Its an excerpt from an interview with Robert Gifford, who co-authored a report from the American Psychological Association on psychology and global climate change. What five elements make up an effective message? First,it has to have some urgency. Second, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Numbers dont lie

  
  Uncommon Ground — Authority: 426
  Houston, we have a problem. Jon Stewart thinks cap and trade is boring . And as if that werent bad enough, a new survey out from the Pew Research Center for People & the Press tells us There has been a sharp decline over the past year in the percentage ofAmericans who say there is solid evidence that global ...
  2 weeks ago

• Still?

  
  Pharyngula — Authority: 740
  Mooney and Kirshenbaum are still crying over the bad reviews their book received . Move on, Chris and Sheril. Obsessing over your reviews and hashing over them endlessly is yet another sign that the book isnt very good. Let it stand on its own (that is, shakily, ready to topple at a sneeze) and write another, better ...
  2 weeks ago

• The decline of environmental journalism

  
  Uncommon Ground — Authority: 426
  Ive written before about the death of newspapers. And as Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum describe in their recent book, Unscientific America , science and environmental journalism seems to be suffering disproportionately. Heres more evidence that Chris and Sheril are right, from the Columbia Journalism ...
  2 weeks ago

• How badly can a paper summary be botched?

  
  Pharyngula — Authority: 740
  Perhaps you are a scientist. And perhaps you have wondered how badly the popular press could possibly mangle your research. Wonder no more: we have discovered a new maximum. Behold this research summary in The Daily Galaxy , and be amazed! Its about a paper in the ACS Journal of Physical Chemistry B . Its ...
  4 weeks ago

• Discovering Ardi

  
  Pharyngula — Authority: 740
  The Discovery Channel is having a documentary about Ardipithecus ramidus at 8pm Central time (in about half an hour). Im planning to set my work aside for a while and fix a bowl of hot soup — its cold here, with a snow storm on the way — and see if they actually do it right. First half hour wasnt bad: nice ...
  4 weeks ago

• meet me in saint louie...

  
  Cocktail Party Physics — Authority: 524
  A brief post in anticipation that I will learn something brilliant tomorrow to share with you.  Hello from St. Louis.  Im at SciFest 09, the International Science Festival at the St. Louis Science Center.  Heres a little secret:  I am much more likely to accept speaking assignments when I get the opportunity to ...
  4 weeks ago

• David Attenborough -- classic clips on-line

  
  Uncommon Ground — Authority: 426
  I can think of no one else whose filmmaking has done more to illuminate the wonders of the natural world than Sir David Attenborough. From grand vistas to tiny insects, he and his film crews have been everywhere and filmed everything. The images are gorgeous, and the narrations are packed with information. I dont know ...
  5 weeks ago

• Blog Action Day 2009

  
  Uncommon Ground — Authority: 426
  On October 15th bloggers around the world will discuss climate change. When I signed up a few minutes ago, there were 3,404 blogs from 114 countries with nearly 10 million readers already registered. From the blogactionday website : Climate change affects us all and it threatens more than the environment. It ...
  5 weeks ago

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