Tag: Science Communication

I would love to start a thread for people to share their favorite online SciComm Resources related to developing materials, short courses, strategies etc. I have listed a few that I have found below. 1. ASLO Scientists Guide to Social Media 2. Running a Reddit Ask me Anything 3. Tips for breaking…

What Happens after Manuscript Submission? Recorded Friday, March 6, 2020   About This Webinar In one of our recent webinars, Mary Williams discussed how to prepare your manuscript for publication. But what happens next?  In the second webinar of this series, Jon Munn, Jennifer Regala,…

Preparing your Manuscript for Submission Recorded Tuesday, February 4, 2020  About This Webinar In this webinar, ASPB Features Editor Mary Williams will outline the key steps in writing a paper, preparing figures, and navigating the submission process. Topics include how to frame the…

Tamburino et al. analyzed text from more than 12,000 research articles published in the past 50 years that included the terms “global” or “world” and “food supply”, “food demand’, or “zero hunger”. From this dataset, they quantified terms related to population, total food production,…

2019 was an amazing year of growth for Plantae's social media accounts. It is always interesting to look back at what worked and which posts were of most interest to our community. Here is a list of our Top 5 Twitter and Facebook posts. Thank you for following our accounts! Light-sheet fluorescence…

How Top Scientists Use Twitter to Support their Research Recorded  November 7, 2019 Scientists are increasingly using social media as vehicles via which to communicate with other scientists and with the public. Social media platforms also provide excellent opportunities to build professional networks,…

Social Media for Scientists: What, Why, and How Recorded: Friday, September 27 About This Webinar Scientists are increasingly using social media as vehicles through which to communicate with other scientists and the public. Social media platforms also provide excellent opportunities to build professional…

Scientists are often asked to engage in public discourse as a way to counteract science denialism, but it’s not always clear if their efforts can change minds. A new study by Schmid and Betsch suggests that efforts to rebut are worthwhile. They showed subjects videos with climate denial messages about…