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24 January 2014
How to Bore Everyone with Science
Ever wondered if your thrilling science is dull to others? Maybe you should start.
2 December 2013
The Gift of Science Communication
This year, why not give the science communicators in your life something that speaks to their passion for sharing science?
25 November 2013
From Silent Spring to . . . Jaws? Using Stories to Communicate Science
Guest blogger John Calderazzo, a nonfiction writer and Colorado State University English professor, explains how storytelling isn’t just for fiction anymore: it can help you communicate your science and bring it to life.
22 November 2013
Open Question: Talking science with family and friends
With Thanksgiving around the corner, many of us will soon be celebrating with friends and family who have no idea what we do. How do you talk about science over the holidays? If you don’t, why don’t you?
18 November 2013
Knock, Knock, Knocking on Communication’s Door
Guest blogger John Calderazzo, a nonfiction writer and Colorado State University English professor, explains how rapping your knuckles on a table might teach you a crucial lesson about communicating science.
5 November 2013
What Would Leonardo Do?
Want to communicate about science with kids in a compelling way? Guest blogger Rick Colwell and his geomicrobiology group at Oregon State University learned from experience that it helps to give young folks something fun and informative to do and to give them something to take away with them, too. Figuring that out took a couple of tries, Colwell recalls.
29 October 2013
Science-themed Halloween costumes: the photos themselves
It is with great pleasure that we present, for your delectation and inspiration, a gallery of science-themed Halloween costumes.
11 October 2013
Calling for the Best Science-themed Halloween Costumes
Don’t just share your science—wear your science!
We love to highlight the arts of writing and speaking about science on this blog. Sometimes, though, you can communicate your science without saying or writing a word—and look great while you do it.
So please: send your photos to [email protected] by Wed., Oct. 23. Include the full name, title, and affiliation of the person in the photo and a caption explaining the costume (as if you were writing for a general audience) along with your name and permission to use your photo.
1 October 2013
Let’s Talk Science
As Earth Science week approaches, the attentions of the community turn to education and outreach. Within the broad E&O umbrella, effective communication with K-12 students remains a key priority. A small number of children will grow up to be scientists; all children will grow up to be stake-holders in society. It should be an easy job: even very young children are natural scientists, fascinated by experiments like, how does a liquid behave when I jump in this puddle? Or, how does my pacifier make its way to the floor and back to me if I throw it? (Do the laws of physics change after the 5th time?)
The Plainspoken Scientist is the science communication blog of AGU’s Sharing Science program. With this blog, we wish to showcase creative and effective science communication via multiple mediums and modes.
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