Why life as a postdoc is like a circling plane at LaGuardia Airport
What is a postdoc and why undertake one? Julie Gould gets some metaphorical answers to a complicated question.“A postdoc is a scientist with training wheels,” says Jessica Esquivel, a postdoctoral res...
11 Nov 202014min
How to craft and communicate a simple science story
Ditch jargon, keep sentences short, stay topical. Pakinam Amer shares the secrets of good science writing for books and magazines.In the final episode of this six-part series about science communicati...
17 Juli 202020min
How to sell your public outreach ideas to funders
Funding agencies and societies love novel approaches to science communication. Here is some expert advice on how to grab their attention.In the penultimate episode of this six-part series about scienc...
19 Juni 202029min
How films and festivals can showcase your science
In the fourth episiode of this six-part Working Scientist series about science communication, Pakinam Amer examines how festivals, film, comedy clubs and virtual space camps can be ideal vehicles to e...
11 Juni 202028min
How to transition from the lab to full-time science communicator
In the third episode of this six-part series about the skills needed to explain your research to a general audience, Pakinam Amer talks to scientists who left the lab to work as full-time science comm...
5 Juni 202023min
Coronavirus conversations: Science communication during a pandemic
Do researchers and frontline clinicians have a moral obligation to communicate science around the coronavirus?In the second episode of this six-part Working Scientist podcast series about science comm...
28 Maj 202030min
Science communication made simple
In a world currently facing an unparalleled health crisis, the need for clear science communication has never been greater. Explaining complex ideas in a concise manner does not come naturally to ever...
20 Maj 202024min
How the academic paper is evolving in the 21st century
Adam Levy delves into the article of the future, examining the rise of lay summaries, the pros and cons of preprint servers, and how peer review is being crowd-sourced and opened up.Manuscripts are mu...
5 Mars 202019min
