Science Communication and Outreach

• 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 communicators!
• 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 ← 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 

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Below are some books that have helped - and continue to help - me think about science writing and communication.