The Science of Fake News
Fake news has a long history, but there are new unanswered scientific questions raised by the proliferation of its most recent, politically oriented incarnation.
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The Spread of True and False News Online
To understand how false news spreads, Vosoughi et al. used a data set of rumor cascades on Twitter from 2006 to 2017. About 126,000 rumors were spread by ∼3 million people. False news reached more people than the truth; the top 1% of false news cascades diffused to between 1000 and 100,000 people, whereas the truth rarely diffused to more than 1000 people. Falsehood also diffused faster than the truth.
Learn to Tell Science Stories
What if it is not the concepts described by science fiction that could have the most impact, but the act of storytelling - the creation of scientific narratives - itself?
How to Write a First-Class Paper
Six experts offer advice on producing a manuscript that will get published and pull in readers.
Universities Should Encourage Scientists to Speak Out about Public Issues
Universities Should Encourage Scientists to Speak Out about Public Issues
Opioids. Fracking. Zika. GMOs. Scientists should be speaking up about all sorts of science-based issues that affect our lives. Especially now, when Trump administration officials tell us that climate change is debatable.
New Scientist Appoints First Female Editor
New Scientist, the world’s leading science and technology weekly magazine, is pleased to announce the appointment of Emily Wilson as Editor.
Ten Simple Rules for Drawing Scientific Comics
An article addressing the constant struggle to improve science communication.
Put It on Camera: How to Get into Scientific Film- and Video-Making
It’s easier than ever to learn how to produce captivating clips that can boost your scientific outreach - or open the door to a new job.
Building Trust in Scientists One Selfie at a Time
PhD candidate Samantha Yammine is trying to break the stereotype that Scientists are cold, boring and out of touch with the hashtag #ScientistsWhoSelfie.
The Public Disengagement With Science
The results of the latest public opinion survey undertaken by Research!America showed that 67% of respondents had a positive image of science and indeed thought that public policy should be based on the best science available.
ReMediate Your Research: Taking Your Scholarship Public
Tips for grad students: the options for communicating your research beyond the dissertation or journal article are nearly endless and range from video games to comic books, but two of the easiest to work with are podcasts and infographics.
ERCcOMICS
ERCcOMICS is a creative and ambitious project which exploits the power of visual storytelling to innovate the way European science is communicated.
The 9 Best Academic Blogs
Academic cultural critique is best served in blog form and there are a slew of academic blogs waiting to dish. We’ve picked 9 of the best academic blogs.
An Open Letter from Freelancers at Nautilus Magazine
As of December 13, we are writers and editors awaiting payment from Nautilus magazine for a collective debt totalling $50,000. Some of us have been waiting to be paid for more than a year.
Katherine Hayhoe: 'The True Threat Is the Delusion That Our Opinion of Science Somehow Alters Its Reality'
Katherine Hayhoe: 'The True Threat Is the Delusion That Our Opinion of Science Somehow Alters Its Reality'
Climatologist Katherine Hayhoe says that scientists have no option but to fight against the politicisation of science.
Is Media Driving Americans Apart?
Social media gets all the attention for polarization, but TV is doing more than its share.
2017 Finalists for the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition
Celebrating the power of photography to communicate science and the role great images play in making science accessible to a wide audience.
New Research Shows Explaining Things to 'Normal' People Can Help Scientists Be Better at Their Jobs
New Research Shows Explaining Things to 'Normal' People Can Help Scientists Be Better at Their Jobs
It might feel like rocket science, but scientists need to get better at explaining things to people outside academia.
Head Moderator of Reddit's Science Community Says Chemists Need to Be More Active Online
Head Moderator of Reddit's Science Community Says Chemists Need to Be More Active Online
Industry chemist Nathan Allen spends his spare time creating a place for open, civil debate about science online.
A New Model for Science Communication
SciComm: Why it is essential, and how we can do it better.
The Reluctant Scientist: When Meeting Presenters Get Cold Feet
Does press coverage ever lead to papers’ rejection?
Small News Outlets Influence Us More Than We Think
Unusual experiment reveals that news stories can boost national policy discussion on social media.
How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas
How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas
The active participation of the people is one of the central components of a functioning democracy. Research performed a real-world randomized experiment in the United States to understand the causal effect of news stories on increasing public discussion of a specific topic.
Access vs. Accessibility in Scholarship and Science
Ideally, we want science and scholarship to be not only available to the general public, but also comprehensible to them. But the challenges to doing so are real, and may vary both by discipline and by study type.
Lausanne to Host 2019 World Conference of Science Journalists
The city of Lausanne was chosen to host the 11th World Conference of Science Journalists.
How Does Blogging Work as a Teaching Concept?
The opportunities and experiences of blogging as part of teaching.
Science Is Shaped by Wikipedia
Increased provision of information in accessible repositories appears to be a cost-effective way to advance science. Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial.
Why I Want To Hit Academics On The Nose With A Rolled-Up Newspaper
Unsurprisingly, many — if not most — scientists aren’t great at science communication.
Ten Simple Rules for Structuring Papers
Applying to all the parts of a paper and further to other forms of communication such as grants and posters.
Wikipedia Shapes Language in Science Papers
Experiment traces how online encyclopaedia influences research write-ups.
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