Highlight: Joining the #SciParty
Out of all the nooks and crannies of the web, the place where I often see the most exciting and unique ways science “gets out there” has to be on Twitter. And that seems...
Author: Josh
Science communication and outreach – What do we REALLY want for the public?
Sometimes when we’re doing a good thing, we forget to look at it critically, to dissect our ambitions with it and to see if we’re really accomplishing our goals. Sometimes we don’t really have...
It’s time to celebrate the conflicts between Religion and Science
About a summer ago I was sitting in on a teacher training when the topic of discussing evolution in the classroom came up. The air was a little tense at its mentioning (demographically, many...
Highlight: The Citizen Science Lab
Since starting this site, one thing I’ve been hoping to do is to start highlighting some unique, innovative, or particularly exceptional examples of ways that individuals across the world are bringing science and the...
Science Outreach Ideas — The Running List
Throughout my meanderings across the online world of “scicomm” and science outreach, I felt myself a bit surprised to not come across many nice, tidy (and specific!) listings of the diverse and great ways to...
Are scientists THE solution for science outreach?
In a world where a staggering third (or more) of the American public would just as soon argue against evolution, it’s hard to claim that we couldn’t use a bit more science outreach. And when we...
5 Ways to Help Space Science While Still in Your PJ’s
I’ve always been a sucker for anything space. From the gorgeous views Hubble has offered us, to the cosmic mystery of the universe’s origin, I can’t help but be captivated. So in thinking about...
Why, in a world with terrorism, we need scientific thought
I must admit, having a heavy first substantial post really wasn’t on my agenda for this site. …But after an event like the recent travesty in Orlando, it seems nigh disingenuous to move on...
Learning out Loud
Sometimes you need a little place to get your thoughts out loud. In my case, it’s a home for me to collect my thoughts on the intersection of science and the public and how...
