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Local Perspectives Program: Actionable advice on solving issues in science outreach, climate & more
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In this digest episode of CivicSciTV’s “Local Perspectives”, we explain the what, how, and why of the program, and play a highlight reel of some past guests sharing helpful, actionable advice on how to solve societal challenges. These expert guests work on a diverse array of issues in various types of organizations. See below for details and links to the full interviews.
Actionable Advice #1: The public is ready
Guests: Quantum scientists
Organization: Academia, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign UIUC
Topic: Quantum science outreach
Full interview
Actionable Advice #2: Building partnerships are essential
Guest: Docuseries filmmaker and data scientist
Organization: Film project collective, From Soil to Soul
Topic: Food sovereignty
Full interview
Actionable advice #3: Have fun especially on big topics
Guest: Outreach manager and environmental scientist
Organization: Non-profit advocacy, 350PDX
Topic: Climate justice
Full interview
Actionable advice #4: Focus on core purpose
Guest: CEO and engineer
Organization: Non-profit educational outreach, STEM from Dance
Topic: Equity in STEM
Full interview
Diya is an independent science and engineering journalist. She writes opinion-editorials,blogs, explainers, and feature articles on various topics. Based in Portland, Oregon, Diya is an insightful writer with "a minimalist approach and an eye for detail," said a professional writing colleague. Her unique skillset is combining her subject matter expertise with her interest in furthering science and engineering communication with the public.
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