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A thread on designing visually appealing slides. There are lots of great books/websites/videos about making slide presentations—this thread will focus on quick visual design tips that are easy to employ.

What is science advocacy? I know when most people think of the word “advocate,” they usually think of lobbyists walking through the halls of Capitol Hill and advocating on behalf

So far, I've mostly focused on #SciPol advocacy through visiting with elected officials!However, if that type of #LocalEngagement's not for you, another option is to get your policymaker's attention using

Let's start with twitter since that's the platform we are on! You can do several different types of posts on twitter:- feed posts (w/ images, infographics, links, gifs or videos)-

This is going to be a glossary to cover some terms that I am going to use this week. I'll add to it during the week if I forget

1/ Alright, what does science say about difficult conversations? Is it worth having them? What's the best way to have them? 2/ Many of us would prefer to avoid confrontation,

Most ppl seem to be looking for extra $I’ve made ok $ from speaking engagements over the years. Amateur astronomy societies, local schools, libraries, etc. often have budgets to invite

We feel like our intentions drive the decisions we make and the actions we take. But has science revealed that 'free will' is an illusion? A thread on the neuroscience

In our last thread we saw that behaviourism didn't work - and scientists needed to start talking about mental processes to explain all the things humans and other animals can

Can scientific methods be used to study the mind? We are all familiar with the idea the scientists study all the nooks and crannies of the natural world - from

Morning everyone. I wanted to start today with a quiz. Can you name all of these fictional scientists. Answers: first row:1. Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)2. Spock (Star Trek)3.

HELLO GOOD DAY WE'RE BACK ONLINE IS ANYONE OUT THEREToday we'll talk about using a rocur for science communication. I'm glad to say I was able to build one that