This Week in Science Communication

Communicating Science: A seriously sublime selection of scicomm resources, courtesy of NASA

If you’re a researcher who tends to only talk to other researchers in your field, this one’s for you! It’s a collection of books, ebooks, journals and internet resources to help people like you connect with the public.

The TRuST Network- (Trust in Research Undertaken in Science and Technology)

These folks are trying to understand  why people do or don’t trust scientific and technical information. It’s the first multidisciplinary research network of its kind in Canada. Watch their inaugural lecture series event here. 

Call for Abstracts: Communicating Discovery Science in a special JCOM issue 

With support from The Kavli Foundation, the Journal of Science Communication is preparing a special issue about communicating basic, discovery science. Researchers, practitioners, policymakers and funders are invited to submit contributions specifically related to discovery science. The deadline is February 1st, 2024.

Communicating Awe: How three young scientists reach new audiences` 

Last week, the Lamont-Doherty Open House hosted a panel conversation about science and communication. Find out how three of the panelists used storytelling, Instagram, and art projects to reach a new generation of audiences.

Ellice Wallace

Ellice I. A. Wallace is a science communication specialist with the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. She manages The Link, the Center’s platform dedicated to bridging the gap between science communication research and practice through connecting researchers, trainers, and others interested in scicomm to the field’s latest developments.