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Cahill et al. (2011) Finding the “Pitch” in Ecological Writing.
Bulletin of the ESA
Can engaging with the public help your career in academia?
in
The Guadian
Communication resources
curated by UBC Genomics Entrepreneurship
COMPASS
trains scientists to communicate, bridging science, journalism, and policy
Dieter Lukas reflects on
what worked, and what didn't, when engaging with media
How to tell a story (TED Talk)
Start at end, work backwards, make audience care
Maximizing the impacts of your research: A handbook for social scientists
Nature (2013) "Two minutes to impress"
on how to create an elevator pitch
Nature's
Science policy, outreach, and tools online
Nature's
authors tips for promoting your research
Notes On Writing Papers And Theses
by Ken Lertzman (SFU)
PNAS 2014 special issue:
The Science of Science Communication
Podcast:
The simple guide to academic podcasting
Podcast:
Podcasts are a natural fit for the communication of academic ideas
Effective Writing
by Scitable by Nature Education
SciFund Challenge
has a great 5-week online course about science outreach
SESNYC has a
three-month fellowship for science communicator
s!
Social Networking for Scientists - The Wiki
rounds up dozens of papers and blogs
Think, Write, Publish
matches creative writers with science-policy scholars
Telling science stories
: How to make scientific ideas compelling
Storytelling
Storytelling to make meaningful connections and science more inclusive
: info from a webinar via Union of Concerned Scientists (great links and Storify of tweets)
The Story Collider
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I can't recommend them enough!
Live shows
at conferences and in cities around the world
Weekly podcast
of science stories
Blog
with storytelling tips
Workshops
for scientists in all career stages, disciplines, and sectors
Scientists and Social Media
Bik & Golstein (2013)
An Introduction to Social Media for Scientists
.
PLOS Biology
Darling et al. (2013)
The role of Twitter in the life cycle of a scientific publication
.
Ideas in Ecology and Evolution
Ekins & Perlstein (2014)
Ten Simple Rules of Live Tweeting at Scientific Conferences
PLOS Computational Biology
Editorial (2011)
Tweet Me
.
Nature Methods
Kintisch
(2014)
Is ResearchGate Facebook for science?
Science Careers
Tachibana (2013)
A Scientist’s Guide to
Social Media.
Science Careers
Twitter: See hashtags #scicomm, #scioutreach, and #reachingoutsci
Van Noorden (2014)
Online collaboration: Scientists and the social network.
Nature
Why Scholars use Social Media -
Nature
's survey vs. PhD Comics' insider scoop
Van Noorden (2014)
Nature
Below are some books that have helped - and continue to help - me think about science writing and communication.
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