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Mar
26

Neil Tyson: Let a Biologist Borrow Your Twitter Keys for a Day

Neil deGrasse Tyson is pretty darn cool. He’s an incredible science communicator and one of just a few scientists
2 min read
Mar
14
Warming Up to Address Scientists’ Cold-But-Competent Stereotype

Warming Up to Address Scientists’ Cold-But-Competent Stereotype

Social psychologists Susan Fiske and Cydnee Dupree have identified [http://phys.org/news/2014-09-scientists-americans.html] a big problem scientists have
5 min read
Feb
29

When it comes to news writing, do scientists “say” or “conclude”?

Adam Siegel, a security analyst, management consultant, and blogger [http://getenergysmartnow.com/], made an interesting point on Twitter in response
1 min read
Feb
21

Science is a front in a lot of “wars,” even if there is no “war on science” itself

Scientific American recapped a recent conversation [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-there-really-a-war-on-science/?wt.mc=SA_Twitter-Share] at a major scientific
3 min read
Jan
28
Good: Northeast Skeptics Drop Dawkins Amid Yet Another Social Media Flare Up

Good: Northeast Skeptics Drop Dawkins Amid Yet Another Social Media Flare Up

The Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism has dropped [http://necss.org/2016/01/27/a-statement-concerning-richard-dawkins/] Richard Dawkins as its
3 min read
Jan
15
Nuclear Power Used to Be a Science Issue, Now Its Economic

Nuclear Power Used to Be a Science Issue, Now Its Economic

Nuclear power was a science issue until is wasn’t. In the 1950s, policymakers agreed that nuclear energy could harness
3 min read
Jan
13
Be Brave, Even as You Find Your Science Communication Voice

Be Brave, Even as You Find Your Science Communication Voice

Sarah Myhre and Tessa Hill, two scientists who study the ocean and climate, published an interesting and, at times, challenging
2 min read
Jan
12
Story Collider’s Science Storytelling Series is Coming to DC!

Story Collider’s Science Storytelling Series is Coming to DC!

The Story Collider, a very cool science storytelling series, is coming to Washington, DC! Their first show will be on
1 min read
Jan
10
Transparency and Protecting Scientists from Harassment Both Serve the Public Interest

Transparency and Protecting Scientists from Harassment Both Serve the Public Interest

What you’re getting into: 1200 words, a 4 to 6 minute read. Paul Thacker argues [http://www.nytimes.com/
5 min read
Jan
09

New Report: Academic Engagement in Public and Political Discourse

I finally caught up on my reading over the holidays and was pleased to examine a rich presentation [http://quod.
1 min read

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