#SciComm

Here is a selection of top presenting tips… (#thread) I'll add as we go :)1.Its ok to get things wrongTo err is to be human and we connect best with

Lee Constable 🔥

The vast majority of science researchers who call themselves science communicators have not read one paper from the many disciplines that inform best practice scicomm let alone anything from specific

Status: staring blearily at science advocacy/#scicomm responses to the 5G/Covid-19 myth that rely on explanatory interventions that it's pretty clear from the anti-antivax and other cases *are not persuasive to

Hansika Hanthanapitiya

Hello guys!A thread on termination of pregnancy or abortion, since I've been getting a few questions on the topic. The following tweets on medical grounds contain scientific facts, not opinions.

Claire Hastings

For anyone looking for a clear explanation (involving lakes and lilies - love it!) of why simply adjusting for population size isn’t the best way to judge the relative success

By now, everyone is all too familiar with COVID-19, but do you understand how it actually affects your body? I made this poster to try to summarize the main events

Kerryn Warren, PhD

Incredibly irresponsible and inaccurate reporting by @News24 about Bill Gates involvement in testing a vaccine in Africa has made the lives of science communicators so much more difficult and so

the protests are still going 🇵🇭🌏

This was a really brave thing for Earyn to share. Pls read it.At some point, #SciComm, we need to have a deep, uncomfortable conversation about POWER. I learned from @Hood_Biologist’s

A thread abt mystery of colour on a moth's wing: near d stairs in my building I found a dead moth. Out of habit I picked it up n brought

Dr Shaun O'Boyle 🏳️‍🌈

#SciComm folks. Is anyone else thinking we need to replace co-creation with something better? I have questions Co-creation (involving a community or audience in the development process) is part

Matthew Facciani, PhD

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I recently gave a talk on how to have productive conversations about controversial scientific topics (and politics). I broke it down into a five step process: 1) Leave2) Listen3) Relate4)

Mike DeVries Vermeer

If you use or come across the term 'order of magnitude' in writing, how do you interpret it? E.g., "These two values differ by an order of magnitude."#SciComm #ScienceWriting I

Spectroscopy allows us to spy on molecules invisible to the naked eye. Through a cuvette the spectrophotometer allows us to peer and measure concentrations with the help of Beer!

This promoted tweet caught my attention earlier today. It sure did generate a lot of interesting replies. Sometimes when I review misinformation like in this case, I’ll skip reading the

Here’s the thing about “knowing your audience” on Twitter...As you become comfortable with tweeting, you may find that your message resonates with unexpected audiences.If you’re evolving your messaging, your target

em does scicomm 🏳️‍🌈

I've been having some great mentoring-style chats with UG and MSc students who are thinking about #SciComm and #PublicEngagement as career options, so I've ended up creating a list of