Imagine you’ve just won a wonderful two-week trip to a foreign land. You don’t speak the language. You’ll download a translation app, right? Perhaps book a tour with a guide who speaks your native language? When it comes to science communications, we, the scientific ambassadors, are the equivalent of those translation apps or tour guides.Continue reading “Science: does it become a second language?”
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Who is “Relatable Science?”
Why do this? If you’re a scientist, and are frustrated the others don’t understand the value of your work, I get it. I’ve been working for three scientific societies for nearly a decade, and I have watched well-intentioned scientists explain their work. But the audience doesn’t get it – either in written or verbal form.Continue reading “Who is “Relatable Science?””
Why “Relatable” Science?
Science and technology are fast-moving fields. Keeping up is tough for scientists. Two recent studies1,2 have shown now that the readability of scientific papers has become harder. And there is a direct effect on the number of citations a paper receives. So, the impact of poor communications is starting to hit scientists in their careers.Continue reading “Why “Relatable” Science?”
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