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Category Archives: Public Communication
What have you discovered?
In the last two weeks I have nominated more than a dozen of you for a very nice honor. I had to go to your papers, to your web pages and CVs to do this. And I found how productive … Continue reading
Best updates on the new corona virus (#coronavirus, #covid19, #SARSCoV2) are on Twitter: a brief tutorial
Want to see a phylogeny of #covid-19? Follow @nextstrain. Want to hear what a Harvard epidemiologist thinks? Follow @mlipsitch. Want a thoughtful microbiologist’s perspective? Follow @RELenski. What to know the latest advice from the World Health Organization? Follow @WHO. Want … Continue reading
Posted in Public Communication, Scientific news
Tagged Corona Virus, Covid19, pandemic
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Science at your local farmer’s market!
Did you ever think about sharing your science at your local farmer’s market? This is a special venue because it is outdoors; people attending the farmer’s market are not necessarily the same ones that seek out science at the zoo, … Continue reading
Posted in Broader Impacts, Outreach, Public Communication
Tagged childrens' science, farmers' markets, outreach
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Have you uploaded research images to Wikimedia yet?
How often to you get asked for images on your research? Did you have a photograph you took get copyrighted by a journal so you can no longer use it? Is there an easy fix to make your life easier … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs, Presentations and seminars, Public Communication
Tagged open access, photographs, Wikimedia
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Secret tricks: Never ever pay for access to a scientific article!
It is a cold shock to see a request for money for a scientific article. I just saw one for $35.95 for a paper I actually wrote! Now why would I pay for a paper I published in 2014? I … Continue reading
Posted in Public Communication, Research
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The best way to summarize your research on your webpage
Will people smile when they go to your research web page? Will they immediately know what you do, broad and narrow? Do you delight? I certainly hope you don’t overwhelm with words. I just opened an investigators web page to … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Presentations and seminars, Public Communication
Tagged drawing, ideas, research illustration, web page
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What is the copyright of this blog?
I hope I sometimes post something useful to you. You might want to use it for your own group, or send it around. But there are some things you don’t agree with that you want to change. Is this all … Continue reading
Posted in Public Communication, Writing
Tagged copyright, creative commons, Open Stax, Wikipedia
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PNAS is now tracking Online Impact. How do you fare?
The Cozzarelli Prize was just awarded to some excellent researchers who published last year in PNAS. The first was on the timeline for the Permian mass extinction. I turned to that paper and saw at the bottom of the page … Continue reading
Posted in Public Communication, Publishing your work
Tagged blogs, news outlets, PNAS, podcasts, Publishing, social media, twitter, Wordpress
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The essential broader impact for all NSF proposals
There is one component of your broader impacts that you should always include. It is crucially important not just for you but for the continuing funding of science. It is essential for the ultimate application of your research to the … Continue reading
Posted in Grant proposals, Public Communication
Tagged communication, k-12, NSF, public, Publishing, teaching
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What is really going to kill you?
I got my teeth cleaned yesterday. Yes, I do still have my wisdom teeth. Yes, they came in remarkably straight, many years ago. No I don’t have any cavities. I know I pay extra for fluoride treatments but feel it … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Public Communication
Tagged dentists, ebola, evidence-based science, influenza
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Sociobiology 