Do climate change communications need more f***ing aggression?
Aggression in climate change communications increase expectancy violation, decreasing willingness to engage in pro-environmental behaviors.
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Sarah Ferguson
- Apr 26
- 5 min
Hanging up your “scientist hat” and adopting better language could increase science engagement
Presenting science as something to do rather than as an identity to inhabit could increase children’s participation in science activities.
Sam Ridgeway
- Mar 15
- 5 min
Putting Community back into SciComm
New science communication research gives tips for engagement and relationship building with communities.
Teodora Stoica
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
Mentally Minded: A novel platform for community-driven science communication
Mentally Minded is a novel evidence-based website answering *your* mental health questions.
Kirsten Giesbrecht
- Nov 18, 2022
- 10 min
SciCommCon 2022 Coverage Part II
Here is part two of highlights from SciCommCon 2022. Speakers reach communities through The Rock test, empathy & Blackfoot translations
Tony Van Witsen
- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
Public engagement with science: The gap between ideals and reality
Public engagement with science is all the rage these days. Some investigators are starting to inquire whether the reality matches the hype.
Niveen AbiGhannam
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
Developing a strategic mindset towards public engagement with science: goals, objectives, & BFFs
Communication and effective communication are different things. In this SciCommBites interview, we explore what effective scicomm entails.
Kirsten Giesbrecht
- Sep 16, 2022
- 4 min
Let's Talk About Forever... Chemicals on Reddit and Twitter
What are PFAS? How do Twitter and Reddit users view PFAS? How can science communicators fill PFAS knowledge gaps exposed on social media?
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- Aug 31, 2022
- 3 min
Finding the pearls: a practical approach for effective science storytelling
How is a scientist like an oyster? A new science storytelling framework offers practical resources for honing gritty ideas into pearls.
Kay McCallum
- Aug 25, 2022
- 4 min
Good Faith, Bad Tweet: A Case Study in Science Communication on Twitter
Twitter drama can be fun to watch or just plain exhausting (or sometimes even both) – but can it teach us anything about sci-comm?
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