Science Engaged
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CSML Audio Studio5 months agoMeaghan McKasy on using humor to spark conversations on tough scientific issues
In this 8th and final episode of season 1 for Science Engaged, I speak with Meaghan McKasy, who studies how humor affects people’s attitudes and perceptions...
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CSML Audio Studio6 months ago
What it takes to include Deaf voices in scientific research
Melissa Anderson, Alexander Wilkins, and Timothy Riker discuss engaging the Deaf community in research, accessible communication, and centering community priorities.
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CSML Audio Studio7 months ago
“Science is something that we do together.” Benjamin Richards on how OceanEyes collaborates with citizen scientists to monitor deepwater fish in Hawai’i
“Any individual image is going to be annotated or looked at by 15 independent volunteer citizen scientists.” — Benjamin Richards
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CSML Audio Studio7 months ago
Scott Loarie says conservation science isn’t moving fast enough. He describes how iNaturalist is helping
“We’re now producing data on about 300,000 species a year… something that would take on the order of 200 years for a typical museum to collect.”...
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CSML Audio Studio8 months ago
Abby C. King on leveraging local wisdom and science to create a thriving environment: “Our communities are the most valuable renewable resources for a healthy planet.”
“We were able to get a tiny seed grant, about $3,000, to run the first Our Voice project.” - Dr. Abby C. King
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CSML Audio Studio8 months ago
Milky Way Project co-creator Grace Wolf-Chase says public engagement is ‘every bit as important as excellent scientific research’
"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...
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CSML Audio Studio9 months ago
Haley Davis shares how SeaKeepers is engaging the yachting community to support marine citizen science projects
"One of those big challenges has been a misconception within the scientific community that citizen science data is just no good." — Haley Davis
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CSML Audio Studio9 months ago
John Besley wants engagers to dig deep into the “Why” of science engagement
“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...
Illinois State experiments with workshops to help STEM faculty explore the civic nature of their disciplines
Did You Know: Rice University has launched a new center for science communication called SCOPE?
How Canadian early-career researchers organized to improve funding for future scientists
Photo Essay: Junior Scientists at Harlem BioBus celebrate a year of discovery
US-based nonprofit Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally (ESAL) receives a $100k unrestricted gift to support its civic engagement work
Did You Know: A museum dedicated to the brain is being developed in Southern California?
Did You Know: Boston’s Museum of Science is opening a Public Science Common? Here are some questions to consider
US-based nonprofit Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally (ESAL) receives a $100k unrestricted gift to support its civic engagement work
How Canadian early-career researchers organized to improve funding for future scientists
Photo Essay: Junior Scientists at Harlem BioBus celebrate a year of discovery
Did You Know: Boston’s Museum of Science is opening a Public Science Common? Here are some questions to consider
Did You Know: A museum dedicated to the brain is being developed in Southern California?
STEM Unbarred: What the initiative is learning about hands-on science for incarcerated youth
Exploring workforce needs and intergenerational learning in informal STEM education
