"Our goal really is to mobilize for large-scale initiatives in science policy and science communication to reconnect scientists to the communities they came from and the...
Laurie embodies the vision and entrepreneurial spirit that JSPG needs at this pivotal moment.” - Julianne McCall
"So evaluating the project was kind of a nightmare, but we have a very extended evaluation report that did come out of this program." — Grace...
As I have spoken with more and more practitioners, I have come to see civic science as a set of distinct and overlapping practices that include science communication,...
"So much of it is just luck. I was privileged to have people around me who were able to pay my rent and help me survive...
"One of those big challenges has been a misconception within the scientific community that citizen science data is just no good." — Haley Davis
“It’s worth thinking about: Why do I want to build awareness? If I corrected misinformation or raised awareness or built this relationship, what do I think...
On this first episode of Season 8 of Questions of the Day, I sat down with Dr. Liz Crocker, Director of the Thriving Earth Exchange at the...
In this episode, host Kacie speaks with Kim Steele, founder of the production company Documentaries Don’t Work, about her analysis of dominant climate communication approaches and her decision...
The saying goes that a picture is worth a thousand words. In addition to my ongoing ethnographic work in documenting the practice of civic science, I...
SAN FRANCISCO, California — The Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) held its annual conference in San Francisco from September 5 to 8, 2025, bringing...
Researchers in this study had one question: “How is science represented in independent short films?”
Speaking at AGU's annual meeting in New Orleans in Dec 2025, leaders highlighted training, career support, community building, and engagement with local decision-makers.
TL;DR: The authors found that individuals from Black and Latino communities were aware of misinformation but sometimes struggled to distinguish fact from fiction, especially as they were...
SAN FRANCISCO, California (CSO) — The Association of Science and Technology Centers held its annual conference in San Francisco from September 5 to 8, 2025, bringing...
On this episode of Questions of the Day on CivicSciTV, recorded on the sidelines of the 2025 ASTC Conference in San Francisco, I spoke with Cindy...
Ultimately, the Exchange Café is simply one way to add to the diversity of spaces for connection among changemakers in civic science. There is no "special...
Siri Carpenter: "We hope to see and to help catalyze a big picture shift in journalism at large, and to recognize that we can't afford to...
I was drawn to this paper as it is one of the largest-scale scicomm studies to date, which offers a unique opportunity to examine the state...
The story below is cross-posted in collaboration with Growing up in Science. Official bio Moira R. Dillon, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at New York...
Diverse initiatives spanning policy, education, and community-engaged research are emerging in neurotechnology, underscoring the importance of continued characterization.
The sentiment and general outlook are pessimistic about the availability of funding for civic science work.
When Kacie asked what advice Gray would give entrepreneurs who want to launch new science engagement initiatives, Gray grounded her answer in practical experience.
The term “art interventions” was mentioned recently by Mézu Ofoegbu, artist, technologist, and founder of Infinity Village Lab, during a conversation with Kacie Luaders on CivicSciTV Radio’s Consider This Next.
On this “Consider This Next” Halloween special on CivicSciTV Radio, Kacie speaks with Dr. Brett Blaauw, a peach entomologist at the University of Georgia. Blaauw shares strategies for...
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