science-communication

Nature Microbiology, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02353-z We spoke with Katherine Wu, a staff writer at The Atlantic, about her career path from infectious disease research to science journalism. She discusses her process as a science writer, offers advice to scientists when speaking with the press about their work and highlights the importance of science communication to…

Hello Mavi – congratulations on your appointment as Early Career Scientist Union Representative! Could you introduce yourself to our readers? Thank you so much, Simon! I’m a physicist by training, but my path has evolved at the intersection of the physical sciences and the social sciences. I started in theoretical physics and today I work on disaster risk, climate hazards, and science–polic…

Enhancing Science Communication in Synthetic Biology: The Role of Aesthetics in Bridging Knowledge Gaps Written by: Chaimae Benkerdagh and Hazvinei Mang'anda Edited by: Ankita De, Gokul Bhaskaran and Nayera Nasser This article shares insights from the Mastering SciComm Course podcast (available on the iGEM Video Universe), and highlights how aesthetics can enhance science communication and help c…

The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has put out a call for experts to serve on the Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communication which seeks to engage… The post NASEM Seeking Experts for Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communication appeared first on Consortium of Social Science Associations .

In this episode of CivicSciTV Africa, host Stephanie Okeyo speaks with Wealth Okete, biochemist, science communicator, and host of the ImmunoAfrica podcast. Wealth shares his journey into science communication, which […] The post Science communicator & Founder/Host of ImmunoAfrica Podcast shares insights from his #scicomm work appeared first on Civic Science Media Lab .

Dr. Mónica Feliú-Mójer heads home to Puerto Rico to explore how culture, community, and identity have shaped her work as a scientist and science communicator. For the ASL interpreted version, […] The post Coming Home: The Journey of a Puerto Rican Scientist appeared first on Civic Science Media Lab .

EMBL participated in the recent Science and Innovation Days in Podgorica, Montenegro, sharing its passion for knowledge and curiosity.

Science communication – commonly referred to as “SciComm” – has gained a lot of momentum in India over the last decade or so. It has transitioned from being (viewed as) an auxillary activity for promoting research in scientific institutions, to an increasingly sought after non-academic career in the country. This has also been accompanied by a gradual proliferation of multilingual SciComm efforts…

Alessandro Strobbe is a Peruvian science communicator with experience in public engagement through storytelling and creative writing. He also conducts research in science communication, critical thinking, and citizen science. He […] The post Spanish Edition: Science Communicator, Alessandro Strobbe, teaches scientific topics with humor appeared first on Civic Science Media Lab .

Listen to our first Microbes and Us podcast episode of 2022!  Sarah Wettstadt, Director of the MicroComms science communications business, joins host Joseph Shuttleworth to highlight some newly discovered bacteria from 2021 and what we can learn from them. They also discuss her experience transitioning from academia into science communication and give tips on starting […] The post Microbes And Us…

Nature India‘s most recent and most creative foray into science communication is through a format called dance-narration. At the beautiful confluence of science and arts, these dance-narration productions are a unique new way of science story telling using the rich medium of traditional Indian performing arts. Read more Continue reading →

They recorded one of the panels I was on at SXSW as a 30 minute episode of the BBC World Service programme CrowdScience! The subject was science and the movies, and it was a lot of fun, with some illuminating exchanges, I had some fantastic co-panellists: Dr. Mae Jemison (the astronaut, doctor, and chemical engineer), Professor Polina Anikeeva (she researches in materials science and engineering …

This is a rather last-minute notice, but if you are in the Chicago area, Dirk Morr will discuss the physics and technology behind Star Trek , today, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the University of Illinois at Chicago campus. Dirk K. Morr, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, joins us to discuss the scientific ideas behind Star Trek technologies. Morr will present his findings at 6…

I owe a VERY BIG hat-tip to Arthur Charpentier (he of the Freakonometrics blog ) for alerting me to this one! Getting your work published can pose interesting challenges at the best of times. But what about at the worst of times? Rick Trebino , of the School of Physics at Georgia Tech., tells us " How to Publish a Scientific Comment in 1 2 3 Easy Steps ". I just love it! Here's how Rick's story b…

Again, if this was another obscure, backwoods article, I wouldn't give a hoot. But this comes in with Scientific American tags! I do not know in what capacity this is part of Scientific American, but they ought to be ashamed of themselves to be associated with this type of garbage. This article was written by a "Clarissa Ai Ling Lee". A search turns info that this is a Ph.D candidate at Duke Univ…