Comedy As a Tool to Demystify Science
If scientists want people to take science seriously, comedy may be the key.
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Social Media Ennui - The End of Academic Social Media?
Is social media in a period of change? David Beer considers whether trends towards repetition and uniformity are prefiguring a new standard for the way in which social media intersects with academic life.
Is It TikTok or Global Crisis? How the World Lost Its Trust in Scientists
Is It TikTok or Global Crisis? How the World Lost Its Trust in Scientists
Nobel laureate and physicist Giorgio Parisi was attacked for presenting evidence on Covid - it made him reflect on how we can rebuild faith in science.
Austrian Minister Calls for Science to Be Better Conveyed to Public
Austrian Minister Calls for Science to Be Better Conveyed to Public
Austria's Martin Polaschek pushes for move to combat public scepticism.
Deepfakes and Scientific Knowledge Dissemination
Deepfakes and Scientific Knowledge Dissemination
Science misinformation have significant public policy repercussions. Artificial intelligence-based methods of altering videos and photos (deepfakes) lower the barriers to the mass creation and dissemination of realistic, manipulated digital content.
Thousands of Scientists Are Cutting Back on Twitter, Seeding Angst and Uncertainty
Thousands of Scientists Are Cutting Back on Twitter, Seeding Angst and Uncertainty
A Nature survey reveals scientists' reasons for leaving the social-media platform now known as X, and what they are doing to build and maintain a sense of community.
Scientific Communication Failures Linked to Faster-Rising Seas
Scientists failed for decades to communicate the coming risks of rapid sea-level rise to policymakers and the public, a new study has found. That has created a climate catch-22 in which scientists …
The Limits of Science Communication?
Interactive engagement between scientists and the public may not be possible in the context of most science communication.
Crucial! New! Essential! - The Rise of Hype in Research and Impact Assessment
Crucial! New! Essential! - The Rise of Hype in Research and Impact Assessment
Hyberbolic adjectives have been on the rise in academic writing. A study explores how this persuasive language is deployed across different fields of research
Social Media Has Changed - Will Academics Catch Up?
Since its purchase by Elon Musk last year, Twitter has undergone a series of rapid changes, largely with an eye to making the platform profitable. Considering these developments and those on other platforms, Mark Carrigan, suggests that just as academic social media has become relatively mainstream the dynamics underpinning academic engagement on social media have fundamentally shifted towards a pay to play model.
These Drag Artists Are Making Science More Accessible
Drag performers, like Pattie Gonia and Kyne, are using social media to bring science communication to a wider audience.
Keep Scientists in the Research Room and out of Politics
Keep Scientists in the Research Room and out of Politics
The simple messaging favoured by media advisers doesn't chime with a discipline that is messy and incomplete.
AI Writing Tools Could Hand Scientists the 'Gift of Time'
ChatGPT might not yet give us sparkling prose. But it can free scientists up to focus on more-stimulating writing tasks.
Twitter Changed Science - What Happens Now It's in Turmoil?
The microblogging platform has transformed research communication, but its future is in doubt.
The Most Compelling Science Graphics of 2022
From COVID to space exploration, graphics helped tell some the year’s most important stories
Five Steps for Engaging Policymakers with Research
Five Steps for Engaging Policymakers with Research
Five pointers to help researchers get policymakers interested in their work, based on a guide co-created by government and academics from the University of Leeds
Science Opponents Believe Their Knowledge Ranks Among the Highest, but It is Actually Among the Lowest
Science Opponents Believe Their Knowledge Ranks Among the Highest, but It is Actually Among the Lowest
People with the greatest opposition to the scientific consensus tend to have the lowest levels of objective science knowledge but the highest levels of self-rated knowledge.
Truthful Climate Reporting Shifts Viewpoints, but Only Briefly, Study Finds
Truthful Climate Reporting Shifts Viewpoints, but Only Briefly, Study Finds
Researchers gauged responses to climate science versus scepticism and suggest facts bear repeating
Marketing to the New Generation of Academic Influencers: Mobile First
How can publishers ensure that our content and services are found and used by the growing number of Millennials and Generation Z researchers in academia?
Looking Beyond Borders to Understand Impacts of Science on Society
Looking Beyond Borders to Understand Impacts of Science on Society
In an interview with CSIS Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette and Brookings Senior Fellow Ryan Hass, Yangyang Cheng discusses the role of science in U.S.-China relations and the need to examine who benefits and who experiences harm from advances in scientific inquiry.
Want Your Research to Have an Impact on Policy? Know Your Audience
Want Your Research to Have an Impact on Policy? Know Your Audience
Politicians are novices by design, so tailoring your communications with them gives you the best chance of cutting through.
Scientists Must Be Free to Communicate Without Politicians' Spin
Whether it's about COVID or badger culls, the science can be unclear. But the public must hear about it from the researchers, not from government press officers.
The Marine Biologist Whose Photography Pastime Became a Profession
The Marine Biologist Whose Photography Pastime Became a Profession
Alexander Semenov is a marine biologist and head of the scientific diving team at the White Sea Biological Station of Moscow State University.
Twitter Transformed Science Communication During the Pandemic. Will It Last?
Twitter Transformed Science Communication During the Pandemic. Will It Last?
COVID-19 researchers have embraced the platform. For many others, tweeting has yet to translate into professional rewards.
Offensive or Inclusive Language in Scientific Communication?
Richard de Grijs comes to grips with his field's use of potentially offensive language.
Building Trust in Science
Engaging citizens in research will be a big priority for the new Horizon Europe funding programme. Horizon Europe includes a €2 million research call for recommendations to strengthen societal trust in science, research and innovation, while the programme is also seeking to encourage more public participation in scientific research.
Successful Science Communication Starts With a Strategy
No matter the setting, communicating science requires understanding both audience and goal. Here's a framework for creating your science communication strategy.
"What Should a Conference Cost?": Lessons Learned from Another Year of Online Meetings
"What Should a Conference Cost?": Lessons Learned from Another Year of Online Meetings
This author offers lessons learned from year of running an online conference in 2021, designing a hybrid conference for 2022, and observing what event providers have offered and delegates have experienced.
A TV Channel Dedicated to Science, EU Grants, More Collaboration with Partners in Africa - CNRS Boss Sets Big Plans for International Growth
A TV Channel Dedicated to Science, EU Grants, More Collaboration with Partners in Africa - CNRS Boss Sets Big Plans for International Growth
As he was re-confirmed on February 9 as head of France's biggest research organisation, Antoine Petit floated a few attention-getting ideas in parliament - such as the possibility of starting a television channel for science.
1 in 4 Youth 'may Ignore Science,' Leading to Calls for Improved Communications
1 in 4 Youth 'may Ignore Science,' Leading to Calls for Improved Communications
A new Canada Foundation for Innovation survey finds that while young people generally trust science, action is still needed to improve literacy.
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