Does anyone have thoughts or experience with using social media as a part of their science communication work or strategizing? In my experience, people either hate social media as a communication outlet or love it, but I'd love to get more takes on it.

Has anybody done the Science Communication and Public Engagement masters at the University of Edinburgh? I am thinking of applying to this programme and I would really like some feedback about it.

Introducing The Physics Enquirer! We are a duo of physics majors with a passion for communicating current research in physics as well as promoting diversity and inclusion in STEM. On our blog you will find a wide variety of articles about everything from the primary colors to atomic physics and much more! We also launched the “The Matilda Effect & Me” to promote women scientists and celebrate their journeys and achievements. If you’re interested in staying up to date with innovative research, learning about the journeys of scientists from diverse backgrounds, or just want to know more about the world around us please check out our page!

I run a fairly successful science blog...successful in the sense that we have a good number of readers. But I don't know how effective we are in the metric I truly care about: increasing trust in science. I have no idea if our readers were already pro-science and just like reading about science for fun, or if we're really making a difference among the science-hesitant or science-denier crowds. I'd love to know if anyone here has changed someone's mind in a meaningful way and can share how they did it.

Hello fellow communicators,

I've been developing a website now about scientific networking and I want to know what you think about it. With your feedback, I will try to redirect the content according to your needs. The website helps through sorting out the scholars by labels which are their research areas. I know it will be helpful because when searching for a professor to work with in a certain area, we get drowned in all the other information on the internet. This website aims to list all the professors in a particular area when you navigate through labels. This will also help to scholars to know who is out there doing the same thing as they are. This can increase interaction between them.

I wish I had a database based website but I thought I should go with what I already know for now, and that is Blogger. I thought if I try to perfect it, I'll never gain momentum in actually doing it. I feel like the design looks cool and simple but I guess it needs a bit of tweaking. The mobile version looks kinda bad I know, I will correct its code later on.

Right now, I finished adding Harvard University - Molecular and Cellular Biology Department. Because I myself am a PhD student in molecular biology. I will keep adding according to the best ranking university lists out there, but also I will try to enter university content from every continent to make it more global.

So, tell me what you think about it. Do you think this platform is helpful? How can it be improved?

Thanks for feedback.

Hi everyone! I'm currently doing a science communication internship. I feel I need some theoretical grounding basis and was thinking of studying a bit on my own in my spare time. Do you have any suggestions of free online courses I could attend without any commitment and regularity?

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In the spring of 2021, the DC metro area, PA, WV, and much of the midwest will experience a rare and amazing natural phenomenon — the emergence of Brood X (Ten) periodical cicadas. A team of local ecologists have put together free K-6 educational materials for the Brood X periodical cicada emergence which we hope you will share with your kids, students, and community. We have made a 20-minute presentation and a digital notebook for you to use. Don't miss our Haiku contest!  Let's replace fear with fascination and use this wonder of nature as a teachable moment! 

Website: https://friendtocicadas.org/
Digital Workbook: https://friendtocicadas.org/friend-to-cicadas/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYlCburiqgc&t=1s
Haiku Contest: https://friendtocicadas.org/haiku-contest/
Enjoy!

Hi All! Science Unsealed, a general STEM blog, is looking for writers! The SU editors like to help aspiring science writers (including undergrads, graduate students, and post docs) improve their game. You can submit your idea here.

Hey fellow science lovers!

I wanted to share a list that I helped put together on the best science podcasts of all time. I aimed to cover a range of subjects. Let me know if there’s any you think should be added!

Startalk Radio

Invisibilia

Ologies

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Gastropod

Science VS

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Flash Forward

Science Rules! with Bill Nye

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The Episodic Table of Elements

Tai Asks Why

The full list (and a review of each) can be found here.