Good science communication is not just about explaining your work. As Brian Clegg argues, it’s about being able to put yourself in a non-scientist’s shoes to anticipate the kind of questions they will ...

Controversies around science topics are not new. In the age of social media, skepticism toward the science community may be driven by misinformation, a lack of trust, and differing values and biases.

Her laboratory was the first to show how prions can self-propagate in a form of protein-only inheritance, and she has used her research platform to communicate that understanding to colleagues and ...

In this section, we will emphasize the importance of communicating your research and how you can reach a larger audience (including non-scientists). We will also cover various formats of science ...

Learn how to communicate science to the media, policymakers and the public. Session will include opportunities to develop personalized stories. Refreshments will be provided.

In the 1970s a young gorilla known as Koko drew worldwide attention with her ability to use human sign language. But skeptics maintain that Koko and other animals that “learned” to speak (including ...

It has become a point of discussion and lament amongst science researchers that science is under attack. What was once considered a noble undertaking appears to be under attack by the current ...

The American Institute of Physics has awarded its 2002 Andrew Gemant Award for communicating physics to Michael Riordan, adjunct professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz.