Empowering science students: GOES magazine
BlogGOES magazine (www.goesmagazine.org) provides the opportunity for science students to get involved in publishing and not only writing articles about their research, experiences and scientific fun facts, but also seeing how editing, proof-reading and designing is done in real time. GOES stands for Global…
"So, why is what you do important?"
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Telling others that what we do matters.
Guest post by Alyssa Preiser
Every holiday season, at least one relative may ask you the question "What do you do?". Your response - "I study plants" - is immediately followed by an awkward pause and either an unsure nod, as if they immediately understand…
How Academics Survive the Writing Grind: Some Anecdotal Advice
Skills and Advice, Writing/Reviewing/Publishing/CommunicatingWords of Wisdom from Those Who Publish (and Do Not Perish)
By Helen Sword
A PhD student approached me after a writing workshop to recount his tale of woe. “I write these messy, incoherent first drafts,” he lamented. “They’re absolutely awful! Then I have to work on them for hours and hours…
Turning science into business: how to use your gift of gab and communicate with industry
Blog, Careers, Careers - BlogI am a PhD Student at the University of Adelaide in South Australia with a background in agricultural science and molecular biology. My PhD project focusses on seed coat mucilage biosynthesis in the genus Plantago for applications in food technology. I also have a passion for citizen science, science…
Bored reading science? Let's change how scientists write
BlogZZZZZZ…even the smartest scientists struggle to follow very dense science writing.
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Zoe Doubleday, University of Adelaide
As research scientists, we read a lot of scientific papers.
But it may surprise you to learn that a lot of the time we – yes, we scientists…
Alan Alda's Experiment: Helping Scientists Learn To Talk To The Rest Of Us
Blog, Careers, Education, Education General, Skills and Advice, Writing/Reviewing/Publishing/CommunicatingAn NPR interview with Alan Alda about his efforts to help scientists learn to communicate.
"People are dying because we can't communicate in ways that allow us to understand one another," he writes. "It sounds like an exaggeration, but I don't think it is. When patients can't relate to their doctors…
Why can't scientists be better communicators? (SciAm blog)
Blog, Careers, Education General Public, Skills and Advice, Writing/Reviewing/Publishing/Communicating
Author Katherine Wu highlights some of the challenges that interfere with scientists communicating.
She says, "Both scientists and non-scientists must commit to not only communication, but also a drastic reassessment of how we communicate with each other. I believe mending the rift starts with…
Talking Plants: Plant Science Communication in a Digital World with Claire Hopkins
Plantae Webinars, Science CommunicationTalking Plants: Plant Science Communication in a Digital World
Recorded May 2017
About This Webinar:
In this seminar, Claire Hopkins will cover the basics, challenges, and joys of communicating plant science to the public. She will offer simple tips for improving your communication skills in any…
Communication: Antisocial media (Nature Careers)
Careers, Careers - Blog, Writing/Reviewing/Publishing/CommunicatingCommunicating about science (or anything) on social media sites can expose you to rudeness and worse. In this column by Amber Dance from Nature Careers, several high-profile scientists and science communicators share how they avoid and cope with conflicts.
Read more here.