Science communications - Talk Science To Me https://www.talksciencetome.com When science has a story Fri, 28 Apr 2023 21:20:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.talksciencetome.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-tsm-logo-512-32x32.png Science communications - Talk Science To Me https://www.talksciencetome.com 32 32 159279938 #goodbyephilae #goodbyerosetta https://www.talksciencetome.com/2016/09/29/goodbyephilae-goodbyerosetta/ Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:37:19 +0000 https://www.tstmarchive.talksciencetome.com/?p=3458 Talk Science To Me staff are a bunch of hard-nosed, emotionless science communicators who check their feelings at the door each day to report the cold, hard facts… Okay, strike that — as you know from previous blog posts, we’re passionate about science and unafraid of wearing our hearts on our sleeves. When little Philae… Read More »#goodbyephilae #goodbyerosetta

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]]> 3458 Halley’s comet, impending doom and communicating science https://www.talksciencetome.com/2016/05/17/halleys-comet-impending-doom-communicating-science/ Tue, 17 May 2016 20:15:22 +0000 https://www.tstmarchive.talksciencetome.com/?p=3257 On May 18, 1910, Halley’s comet made its closest recorded contact (0.15 astronomical units,* or approximately 23 million kilometres) with our planet, and the Earth passed through its tail. The event was full of scientific excitement and wonder, since photographic plates and spectroscopy were newly available to researchers. With these new tools, astronomers and the public… Read More »Halley’s comet, impending doom and communicating science

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]]> 3257 Around town, a.k.a. back to school https://www.talksciencetome.com/2016/05/13/around-town-avoiding-clickbait/ Fri, 13 May 2016 17:00:24 +0000 https://www.tstmarchive.talksciencetome.com/?p=3157 One of the reasons for highlighting upcoming science conferences in Vancouver in my Around Town series is that it gives me a push to find out more on a subject I may have little exposure to. It’s also a great inspiration for a regular series of blog posts! Last month, press releases ahead of one of… Read More »Around town, a.k.a. back to school

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]]> 3157 Bench to blog: Part 2 https://www.talksciencetome.com/2016/05/06/bench-to-blog-part-2/ Fri, 06 May 2016 22:13:34 +0000 https://www.tstmarchive.talksciencetome.com/?p=3154 At Talk Science to Me, we receive requests throughout the year from people who are right at the beginning of a career shift from science to science writing. Although we don’t have entry-level positions available, we do have experience in making The Switch. In this two-part series (see part 1 here), Amanda, our science writer,… Read More »Bench to blog: Part 2

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]]> 3154 Bench to blog: Part 1 https://www.talksciencetome.com/2016/04/29/p3152/ Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:52:08 +0000 https://www.tstmarchive.talksciencetome.com/?p=3152 At Talk Science to Me, we often receive requests from people who are right at the beginning of a career shift from science to science writing. Although we don’t have entry-level positions available, we do have experience in making The Switch. In this two-part series, Amanda, our science writer, gives some insight into why and… Read More »Bench to blog: Part 1

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]]> 3152 Predatory publishing: Open access on the prowl? https://www.talksciencetome.com/2015/12/08/predatory-publishing-open-access-prowl/ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:05:30 +0000 https://www.tstmarchive.talksciencetome.com/?p=2897 If you follow science communications in general out there on the Web, you’ll have noticed last month’s Open Access (OA) Week, when the academic and research publishing world celebrates making knowledge available for all. Maybe you’ve wondered what OA is all about, and what makes it different from traditional research publishing. You may also have… Read More »Predatory publishing: Open access on the prowl?

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]]> 2897 Resolutions for writers, and why https://www.talksciencetome.com/2015/05/11/resolutions-writers/ Mon, 11 May 2015 20:51:55 +0000 https://www.tstmarchive.talksciencetome.com/?p=2545 Apart from sticking to deadlines for timely submission, what other useful habits could/should writers adopt to help workflow? Here are some habits that could help keep the words coming, and why they might help. Inbox zero and muting the ping! File this one under “removing distractions.” How many times an hour does that ping of… Read More »Resolutions for writers, and why

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]]> 2545 Crowdfunding science: Why donate, part II https://www.talksciencetome.com/2015/02/15/crowdfunding-science-donate-part-ii/ Mon, 16 Feb 2015 01:11:49 +0000 https://www.tstmarchive.talksciencetome.com/?p=2340 Why support crowdfunding for science research? We were curious about this question, and we decided to take the opportunity presented by the annual meeting of the American Association for Advancement of Science and the first conference of the newly formed Citizen Science Association, which both took place in San Jose last week and this weekend.… Read More »Crowdfunding science: Why donate, part II

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]]> 2340 Crowdfunding science – Why donate? https://www.talksciencetome.com/2015/02/12/crowdfunding-science-donate/ Thu, 12 Feb 2015 18:01:22 +0000 https://www.tstmarchive.talksciencetome.com/?p=2330 If you work in science research at almost any level these days, you’ll be aware of how difficult it is to get funded to carry out or continue with a project. Whether you are a doctoral student working on a cherished thesis or an “established” academic, you know that the monies available are slipping behind… Read More »Crowdfunding science – Why donate?

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