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Thousands of scientists turned out in cities around the world to stand up for strong science, and that was an impressive and inspiring thing to take part in. But a march isn’t just about the people, or the work they’ll (hopefully) continue to do afterwards to build …</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/27/best-march-science-signs-also-worst/" class="more">Read More <span class="more-arrow">>></span></a></p> <p class="more"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/27/best-march-science-signs-also-worst/#respond">Comments/Trackbacks (0)<span class="more-arrow">>></span></a> </p> <br class="clearfloat"/> </div> <br class="clearfloat"/> <div class="post entry" id="post-7048"> <p class="date"> 24 April 2017 </p> <h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/24/now-now-go-work/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to What now? Now we go to work."> What now? 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Even when I first got my position in the Sharing Science program here at AGU, scientists were increasingly aware of the need to be able to effectively communicate their science to broad audiences but many were still …</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/24/now-now-go-work/" class="more">Read More <span class="more-arrow">>></span></a></p> <p class="more"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/24/now-now-go-work/#respond">Comments/Trackbacks (0)<span class="more-arrow">>></span></a> </p> <br class="clearfloat"/> </div> <br class="clearfloat"/> <div class="post entry" id="post-7008"> <p class="date"> 17 April 2017 </p> <h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/17/harnessing-communicative-power-art-science-education/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Harnessing the communicative power of art in science education"> Harnessing the communicative power of art in science education </a></h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/17/harnessing-communicative-power-art-science-education/" title="Harnessing the communicative power of art in science education"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/files/2017/04/2-300x173.png" alt="Harnessing the communicative power of art in science education" class="landscape thumbnail medium alignright" width="300" height="173" itemprop="image"/></a> <p>“From a young age, I began to understand that artists describe and interpret the world around them. In this way, they perform a task quite similar to that of a scientist.”</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/17/harnessing-communicative-power-art-science-education/" class="more">Read More <span class="more-arrow">>></span></a></p> <p class="more"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/17/harnessing-communicative-power-art-science-education/#respond">Comments/Trackbacks (0)<span class="more-arrow">>></span></a> </p> <br class="clearfloat"/> </div> <br class="clearfloat"/> <div class="post entry" id="post-6982"> <p class="date"> 13 April 2017 </p> <h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/13/6982/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to All Politics is Local – Engaging your Legislators Locally"> All Politics is Local – Engaging your Legislators Locally </a></h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/13/6982/" title="All Politics is Local – Engaging your Legislators Locally"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/files/2017/04/Screen-Shot-2017-04-12-at-3.07.58-PM-300x215-300x215.png" alt="All Politics is Local – Engaging your Legislators Locally" class="landscape thumbnail medium alignleft" width="300" height="215" itemprop="image"/></a> <p>Congressional recesses are the perfect time to engage with your legislator about what is important to you. Here’s how you can get engaged! </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/13/6982/" class="more">Read More <span class="more-arrow">>></span></a></p> <p class="more"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/13/6982/#respond">Comments/Trackbacks (0)<span class="more-arrow">>></span></a> </p> <br class="clearfloat"/> </div> <br class="clearfloat"/> <div class="post entry" id="post-6935"> <p class="date"> 10 April 2017 </p> <h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/10/listening-half-science-communication/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Listening: The other half of science communication"> Listening: The other half of science communication </a></h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/10/listening-half-science-communication/" title="Listening: The other half of science communication"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/files/2017/04/Fig-1-300x245.jpg" alt="Listening: The other half of science communication" class="landscape thumbnail medium alignright" width="300" height="245" itemprop="image"/></a> <p>Talk to strangers. Find common ground. Share the science. But start by listening.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/10/listening-half-science-communication/" class="more">Read More <span class="more-arrow">>></span></a></p> <p class="more"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/10/listening-half-science-communication/#respond">Comments/Trackbacks (0)<span class="more-arrow">>></span></a> </p> <br class="clearfloat"/> </div> <br class="clearfloat"/> <div class="post entry" id="post-6849"> <p class="date"> 3 April 2017 </p> <h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/03/citizen-science-democratizing-science-research-evaluation-design-citizen-science-programs-can-help-determine-long-term-benefits/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Is Citizen Science democratizing science? Research in the evaluation and design of citizen science programs can help determine long-term benefits"> Is Citizen Science democratizing science? Research in the evaluation and design of citizen science programs can help determine long-term benefits </a></h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/03/citizen-science-democratizing-science-research-evaluation-design-citizen-science-programs-can-help-determine-long-term-benefits/" title="Is Citizen Science democratizing science? Research in the evaluation and design of citizen science programs can help determine long-term benefits"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/files/2017/03/IMG_1825-300x225.jpg" alt="Is Citizen Science democratizing science? Research in the evaluation and design of citizen science programs can help determine long-term benefits" class="landscape thumbnail medium alignleft" width="300" height="225" itemprop="image"/></a> <p>What’s the science behind citizen science? Find out this week!</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/03/citizen-science-democratizing-science-research-evaluation-design-citizen-science-programs-can-help-determine-long-term-benefits/" class="more">Read More <span class="more-arrow">>></span></a></p> <p class="more"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/04/03/citizen-science-democratizing-science-research-evaluation-design-citizen-science-programs-can-help-determine-long-term-benefits/#respond">Comments/Trackbacks (0)<span class="more-arrow">>></span></a> </p> <br class="clearfloat"/> </div> <br class="clearfloat"/> <div class="post entry" id="post-6390"> <p class="date"> 28 March 2017 </p> <h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/28/how-stories-captivate-an-audience/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to How stories captivate an audience"> How stories captivate an audience </a></h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/28/how-stories-captivate-an-audience/" title="How stories captivate an audience"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/files/2017/03/Lauren-at-SC-300x200.jpg" alt="How stories captivate an audience" class="landscape thumbnail medium alignright" width="300" height="200" itemprop="image"/></a> <p>How do stories captivate an audience? Here, I’ll identify the relevant story parts of one documentary film and describe how the story contributes to the film’s success. Then I’ll discuss one film where storytelling is virtually absent.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/28/how-stories-captivate-an-audience/" class="more">Read More <span class="more-arrow">>></span></a></p> <p class="more"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/28/how-stories-captivate-an-audience/#respond">Comments/Trackbacks (0)<span class="more-arrow">>></span></a> </p> <br class="clearfloat"/> </div> <br class="clearfloat"/> <div class="post entry" id="post-6523"> <p class="date"> 20 March 2017 </p> <h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/20/facebook-live-scicomm/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Facebook Live for #scicomm"> Facebook Live for #scicomm </a></h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/20/facebook-live-scicomm/" title="Facebook Live for #scicomm"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/files/2017/03/C69rC55XAAAkNwZ-300x300.jpg" alt="Facebook Live for #scicomm" class="landscape thumbnail medium alignleft" width="300" height="300" itemprop="image"/></a> <p>By Shane M Hanlon There are so many venues for science communication, especially when it comes to social media. For example, AGU alone has four official Twitter accounts (Sharing Science, AGU, Eos, Science Policy), an Instagram account, and a half-dozen Facebook pages. Social media is a powerful venue for communicating tips on communication. Twitter is an especially great place to learn about #scicomm resources and opportunities through hashtags like #scicomm, …</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/20/facebook-live-scicomm/" class="more">Read More <span class="more-arrow">>></span></a></p> <p class="more"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/20/facebook-live-scicomm/#respond">Comments/Trackbacks (0)<span class="more-arrow">>></span></a> </p> <br class="clearfloat"/> </div> <br class="clearfloat"/> <div class="post entry" id="post-6301"> <p class="date"> 13 March 2017 </p> <h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/13/undergrads-can-publish-really/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Undergrads can publish too…really!"> Undergrads can publish too…really! </a></h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/13/undergrads-can-publish-really/" title="Undergrads can publish too...really!"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/files/2017/02/Iceland15-0499-300x200.jpg" alt="Undergrads can publish too...really!" class="landscape thumbnail medium alignright" width="300" height="200" itemprop="image"/></a> <p>By John Maclachlan Traditionally, undergraduate research rarely includes the dissemination of results beyond the classroom. Through an open letter to the McMaster University Community, University President Dr. Patrick Deane called for a reinvigoration of key principles of McMaster University including improving the student experience through research opportunities. In response to this challenge, I proposed a goal to the students in my course to publish their research. The course, Glacial Sediment …</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/13/undergrads-can-publish-really/" class="more">Read More <span class="more-arrow">>></span></a></p> <p class="more"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/13/undergrads-can-publish-really/#respond">Comments/Trackbacks (0)<span class="more-arrow">>></span></a> </p> <br class="clearfloat"/> </div> <br class="clearfloat"/> <div class="post entry" id="post-6367"> <p class="date"> 8 March 2017 </p> <h3 class="posttitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/08/myscicomm-dr-shane-hanlon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to #MySciComm: Dr. Shane Hanlon"> #MySciComm: Dr. Shane Hanlon </a></h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/08/myscicomm-dr-shane-hanlon/" title="#MySciComm: Dr. Shane Hanlon"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/files/2017/03/tsc-san-fran-273x300.jpg" alt="#MySciComm: Dr. Shane Hanlon" class="portrait thumbnail medium alignleft" width="273" height="300" itemprop="image"/></a> <p>Wonder how to get into a career in #scicomm? Our own Shane M Hanlon shares his journey. Hint – it was not direct. </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/08/myscicomm-dr-shane-hanlon/" class="more">Read More <span class="more-arrow">>></span></a></p> <p class="more"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2017/03/08/myscicomm-dr-shane-hanlon/#respond">Comments/Trackbacks (0)<span class="more-arrow">>></span></a> </p> <br class="clearfloat"/> </div> <br class="clearfloat"/> <div class="navigation"> <div class="alignleft"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/page/2/">← Previous Entries</a> </div> <div class="alignright"> </div> </div> </div> <br class="clearfloat"/> </div>  </div>  <div id="sidebar"> <div class="social"> <span class="connect-name">Connect with AGU:</span> <span class="icons"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://www.youtube.com/user/AGUvideos" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/wp-content/themes/agu-buddypress/images/social-rev/youtube.png" width="25" height="25" alt="YouTube"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://www.facebook.com/AmericanGeophysicalUnion?ref=ts" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/wp-content/themes/agu-buddypress/images/social-rev/facebook.png" width="25" height="25" alt="Facebook"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://twitter.com/theAGU" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/wp-content/themes/agu-buddypress/images/social-rev/twitter.png" width="25" height="25" alt="Twitter"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/feed" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/wp-content/themes/agu-buddypress/images/social-rev/rssfeed.png" width="25" height="25" alt="RSS Feed"/></a> </span> <br class="clearfloat"/> </div>   <div id="text-2" class="widget widget_text"><h3 class="widgettitle">Plainspoken Scientist</h3> <div class="textwidget"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170429152800im_/http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/files/2017/02/Sharing_Science_logo_square-75x75.png" class="alignright bio-pic"/> The Plainspoken Scientist is the science communication blog of AGU’s Sharing Science program. 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