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4 July 2018
A new bacterium that causes Lyme isease
This is part of a series of posts from our own Shane Hanlon’s disease ecology class that he’s currently teaching at the University of Pittsburgh Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology. Students were asked to write popular science posts about (mostly) wildlife diseases.
7 September 2016
Texas Earthquakes: Working together and keeping the data open
This is a guest post by graduate student Taylor Borgfeldt as part of our ongoing series of posts where we ask students to share their experiences in science communication. In Texas, relatively small earthquakes have caused structural damages to houses, partly due to such a shallow earthquake source. The public who experiences the seismic events or live in large metropolitan areas can have strong reactions to the shaking or possibility of an event …
8 August 2016
A silent threat: Raising awareness about arsenic in well water
This is a guest post by graduate student Brittany Huhmann as part of our ongoing series of posts where we ask students to share their experiences in science communication. As a Ph.D. student, I spend a lot of time testing soils and groundwater for arsenic in far-off places like Bangladesh and India. Arsenic is a well-known carcinogen that negatively impacts millions of people in these and other south and southeast Asian countries. But …
26 July 2016
Benefits of the audio experience
How people hear us can be different from how they read our words. Skylar Bayers talks (literally) about the differences between the written and spoken word.
18 July 2016
Science by the Pint
What’s better than learning about science? Learning about science at a pub.
20 June 2016
Challenges, strategies, and tools for research scientists in Africa
Ngozi Oguguah encountered three main challenges when she started her PhD: 1) funding, 2) access to laboratories, and 3) access to publications. After much work, she learned that she could overcome these challenges through building networks.
17 May 2016
Triggers in science communication: getting the audience tuned in
How do you get high school students interested in science? Teach them about the highest wave ever surfed!
13 April 2016
Informal education equal opportunities for girls in STEM
This is a guest post by graduate student Mayra Sanchez as part of our ongoing series of posts where we ask students to share their experiences in science communication. I became interested in outreach in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), because I’ve always seen a gap in communication between the scientific community and the general public. I have been an informal educator for the past 10 years with most of my …
31 March 2016
So a Scientist Walks Into a Bar: The Importance of Comedy in Science
This is a guest post by graduate student Sam Nadell, in what will be the first of a new series of posts where we ask students to share their experiences in science communication. Bill Nye, one of the most recognizable and funny scientists in the world today, once said, “Humor is everywhere, in that there’s irony in just about anything a human does.” I’ll save exploring the irony of human existence for …
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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