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Scientists on Twitter

December 2, 2019November 27, 2019

The science behind Twitter reach.

Tags audience, decision-makers, microblogging, outreach, public, scicomm, science, science communication, scientists, social media

9 Tips to Increase Traffic to Your Blog

December 2, 2019October 31, 2018

I poll my Twitter colleagues on tips for increasing my blog reach.

Tags blog reach, blogging, communication, cross-posting, listicles, outreach, plain language, scicomm, SEO, site stats, tips, writing

Communicating Wildfire

December 2, 2019May 16, 2018

*Edited 21 May to add books by Michael Kodas and Gary Ferguson. 2017 was the worst wildfire season on record in BC. A total of … Read more

Tags art, bcenv, communication, documentary, emergency, evacuation, Flood, ijnr, megafire, memorials, movies, museum, outreach, painting, photography, wildfire

Federal Funding for Canadian Scicomm?

December 2, 2019July 18, 2016

Last week my colleague Pascal Lapointe (Agence Science-Presse) and I had a post up on the Science Borealis blog suggesting that the federal government’s review … Read more

Tags cdnsci, journalism, NSERC, outreach, Pascal Lapointe, scicomm, science, science borealis, science communication, science funding

Safe Passage for Fish

December 2, 2019February 5, 2016

Road crossings over streams (often constructed using a culvert) can significantly affect fish by changing stream channel morphology, constricting streamflow, and ultimately making it difficult … Read more

Tags BC government, DFO, fish, fish habitat, forests, hydrology, knowledge translation, outreach, road crossings, salmon, streams, water

On science being broken – and some ideas to help fix it

December 2, 2019June 18, 2015

I just had a two part blog series posted on the Canadian Science Publishing blog, looking at whether or not science is broken – and … Read more

Tags ethics, media, outreach, research, retractions, scicomm, science, science and the media, science communication, science culture

Scientists on Twitter? Heresy!

December 2, 2019May 7, 2014

My latest post for Canadian Science Publishing takes on the unexpectedly controversial topic of scientists using Twitter. “Recently, Kirk Englehardt, Director of Research Communication at … Read more

Tags academia, outreach, public science, science communication, scientists, social media, twitter

Riding the social media wave

December 2, 2019April 3, 2014

Sometime in the last few days I passed 2000 followers on Twitter. I was keeping track because Paige Brown (@FromTheLabBench) wrote a great blog post … Read more

Tags blogging, outreach, science, science communication, social media, twitter

What is this 'science communication' you speak of?

December 2, 2019February 5, 2014

My second post for Canadian Science Publishing came out on their blog yesterday. “Scientists are often bombarded with terms such as ‘outreach’ and ‘public engagement’, … Read more

Tags Canadian science, Canadian Science Publishing, NSERC, outreach, scicomm, science communication
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New book by @LisaCron looks to be an essential manual for anyone interested in ... science communication and how to reach the unreachable. #scicomm https://t.co/mvcLOVxKRF

Lisa Cron@LisaCron

My new book launches today, I'm soooo excited! (and it's not just the caffeine). STORY OR DIE: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade and Change Minds in Business and in Life. The key takeaway: Empathy. No one listens until they feel heard, seen, and understood.

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