It was a great session yesterday. A big thanks to Kevin Ahern and Pat Kight for presenting and facilitating.

And thanks to everyone who contributed to the discussion!

Here are some resources:

Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science
The Story Collider – A weekly podcast of stories by scientists, about science
TED Talks
COMPASS – Equipping scientists with the skills to communicate with journalists, policy markers and other non-scientist audiences
Kevin Ahern’s YouTube channel
Science & Engineering in the Lives of Students – Engaging children in STEM learning by showing them science and math at work in the real world
Sept. 2012 Facebook highlighted OSU professor Video: Speeding Up Science
Fermilab – kids drawings before and after meeting a scientist

Some of the best resources and articles are shared on social media from science communicators around the world.

#scicomm and #scioSciComm on Twitter
Science of Science Communication Facebook group
Science Communication Central Facebook page

Attend AAAS Annual Meeting science communication sessions

Interesting Opportunity: Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship

All invited to this month’s brown-bag:

Science and Story

Tuesday, November 18

12 noon – 1pm

LPSC Seminar room 402

From Science Pubs to TED Talks, from The Moth Radio Hour to actor Alan Alda’s improve-based Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, story-telling is becoming an increasingly important tool for communicating the challenges and results of science to the public, the media and others outside our own disciplines.

Join us this month to talk about story:

Why it matters
How you can use it in your work
How to develop your own stories that go beyond the facts and data and convey the meaning, importance and excitement of science.

Presenters

Kevin Ahern, Professor of Biochemistry/Biophysics and director of Undergraduate Research at OSU, as well as a veteran science writer and editor, who incorporates story, song and even limericks into his teaching and communication. (Check out his YouTube channel)

Pat Kight, Oregon Sea Grant science communicator, former journalist and sometimes theatrical director, will add examples of how scientists across the country – especially younger ones – are turning to story, improvisation, social media and other unconventional techniques to not only inform the public about their work – but even fund it.

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A Roadmap for Creating Interactive Atlases for iBooks

Tuesday, Oct. 21

12 noon – 1pm

LPSC Seminar room 402

As the popularity of tablet computers and e-books increases, cartographers work to find new ways to combine the look and feel of a traditional paper book with the touch-screen features of a tablet computer.

We will discuss the potential and limitations for building and designing an interactive atlas in e-book format to take full advantage of tablet computers such as the iPad. We will explain the steps in building an interactive e-book atlas for iBooks including technical details and design considerations.

The Atlas of the Columbia River Basin and the international award-winning Atlas of Infectious Diseases, two e-book atlases published by undergraduate and graduate students at OSU, will be featured.

Following the presentation will be a panel discussion on the broader implications of using iBooks for research dissemination.

Presenters:

Brooke Marston

Graduate Research Assistant, and member of the Cartography and Geovisualization Group.

Jane Darbyshire

M.S. in Geography under Dr. Bernhard Jenny

Join us for the next brown-bag. The focus is on writing and sharing about your research in a way that resonates with your audience.

Tuesday, May 20th

12 noon – 1pm

LPSC Seminar room 402

Moderators:

Thuy Tran, Director of Marketing Communications, College of Engineering

Nick Houtman, Assistant Director, Research Communications

When researchers and communicators describe scientific concepts to decision-makers, peers, students and the interested public, language matters. Come listen and contribute ideas on how to write clear and compelling stories without oversimplifying scientific principles.

Editors also play a critical role in defining standards of their publications to meet the readers’ expectation. Explore examples of print publications that cover technical topics.

Science Communicators

A Collaborative of Scientists, Writers, and Outreach Specialists

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“Science and Story” Wrap-up

Focus on Storytelling

Science and Story

October event focuses on iBooks for Research Dissemination

Know your audience. Meet their expectation.

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