popular communication

The evidence is: status, communication training, and intrinsic rewards are positively associated with scientists communicating with the media

cpikas | March 13, 2010

Myths abound about how scientists do not talk with the media or communicate with the public and if they do so, it is only because they are required to by funders' "broader impact" requirements. The evidence, however, does not support this view. This article is another in a series of communications based on a multi-national study of how scientists in several fields communicate with the media. (you might have seen [1] or [2]). This article only uses data from US scientists who were recently corresponding authors on peer reviewed articles in stem cell research and epidemiology (survey sent to…

Advertisment

Donate

ScienceBlogs is where scientists communicate directly with the public. We are part of Science 2.0, a science education nonprofit operating under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Please make a tax-deductible donation if you value independent science communication, collaboration, participation, and open access.

You can also shop using Amazon Smile and though you pay nothing more we get a tiny something.

Science 2.0

Science Codex

The evidence is: status, communication training, and intrinsic rewards are positively associated with scientists communicating with the media

PNAS: Marin Hawk, Fisheries Management Plan Coordinator

A Little Black Hole Goes A Long Way

Introducing the Ten Finalists in the 2010 Pie Day Pie Bake-Off...