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“Science and Story” Wrap-up

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It was a great session yesterday. A big thanks to Kevin Ahern and Pat Kight for presenting and facilitating.   

 

And thanks to everyone who contributed to the discussion!  

 

Here are some resources:

Some of the best resources and articles are shared on social media from science communicators around the world. 

Attend AAAS Annual Meeting science communication sessions

Interesting Opportunity: Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship 

Focus on Storytelling

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All invited to this month’s brown-bag:

Science and Story

Tuesday, November 18

12 noon – 1pm

LPSC Seminar room 402

From Science Pubs to TED Talks, from The Moth Radio Hour to actor Alan Alda’s improve-based Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, story-telling is becoming an increasingly important tool for communicating the challenges and results of science to the public, the media and others outside our own disciplines.

Join us this month to talk about story:
  • Why it matters
  • How you can use it in your work
  • How to develop your own stories that go beyond the facts and data and convey the meaning, importance and excitement of science.

Presenters

Kevin Ahern, Professor of Biochemistry/Biophysics and director of Undergraduate Research at OSU, as well as a veteran science writer and editor, who incorporates story, song and even limericks into his teaching and communication. (Check out his YouTube channel)

Pat Kight, Oregon Sea Grant science communicator, former journalist and sometimes theatrical director, will add examples of how scientists across the country – especially younger ones – are turning to story, improvisation, social media and other unconventional techniques to not only inform the public about their work – but even fund it.


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