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It's wrong to insist that every scientist, on top of conducting research, also needs to be a pro at #scicomm. But if we're going to give lectures to colleagues or teach, the onus is on us to try to get a little bit better at that part of the job. #SacklerSciComm
@b_penders ...culminating last night in a first-row question which left me speechless: How to better celebrate the “heros“ in science (that's a quote, seriously). Since scholarship mostly disagrees, should #SacklerSciComm not disagree louder as well? Hoping for some myth-busting on day II.
@ArthurLupia It would be important that your evaluation panel at #SacklerSciComm moves from the input-output “effectiveness“ of day 1, to proper evaluation including outcomes and outflow, hence focusing more on the Why than on the How. Talking of “The Science“ of SC.
#SacklerSciComm Discussion: 'The #scientist explores phenomena by successive approximations...tends to develop healthy skepticism, suspended judgement, disciplined imagination' quoting #Hubble @Atul_Gawande #NationalAcademyofSciences @MarkHoofnagle https://t.co/Oxpo7g7woK
I would’ve though that this topic, #PeerReview, crossed lips during #SacklerScicomm: archaic, inefficient system & killer of research dissemination... #SciComm https://t.co/adngOy2TTF
Very interesting. Killer last paragraph:
Peer review: the end of an error? https://t.co/AbpYg3bPc0
@e_weitkamp representing @SciCommsUWE at the Science of Science Communication III, and it looks to be provoking some interesting questions on diversity, practice and evidence in #scicomm. Follow the conversations at #SacklerSciComm
@ConversationUS learning about this novel media platform and how it marries scientists and journalists to publish their findings in ways everyday people can understand! I’m subscribing now! #SacklerSciComm @OpenImpactTeam
Looking forward to day 2 of the #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm at Nat’l Academy with 70 funders exploring philanthropy’s role in funding communication of science. “funding how to generate public excitement for science is as important as funding science itself”
@SunshineMenezes Everyone who cares about the intersection of science & politics should be working to encourage their 2018 candidates to answer 10 science policy questions from https://t.co/cpA4Lj1T5O Addressing science policy challenges should be expectation, not exception #SacklerSciComm
Heading into #SacklerSciComm day 2, curious about others' experiences so far. A few questions. First, are you at the colloquium in person or watching remotely!
#SacklerSciComm Do you most closely identify as a...
Has day 1 exceeded, met, or fallen short of your expectations? Please also comment with what your expectations were... what did you hope to get out of #SacklerSciComm?
Day 2 of #SacklerSciComm starts in 20 minutes! Come join us for a lively discussion about effective #science communication for the modern world! https://t.co/kq8ngdS4zA https://t.co/cQb3VIufMd
If you’re here at the NAS for #SacklerSciComm, don’t forget to take a few #PhotosWithAlbert before the day is done! https://t.co/jCFVS7220r
#SacklerSciComm Critical ideas emerging at funders breakfast: Elites trust each other more than ever, but no one trusts them/us. Science needs to be for everyone. Time to fund innovating ideas for the communication of science @RitaAllen @OpenImpactTeam
Spotted amongst the #SacklerScicomm literature, this #scicomm special issue (top right) from @Poppi62 and myself. 😊👍🔬 https://t.co/2pLCRvHOBZ
Alan Leshner, former CEO of @aaas on outcomes of #SacklerSciComm. Watch now! https://t.co/gFJJE7fkOa https://t.co/v190Msj3lq
The Science of Science Communication III (SSCIII) Inspiring Novel Collaborations and Building Capacity #SacklerSciComm
https://t.co/acxKKxcFCq
Alan Leshner opening the second day of #SacklerSciComm Mentions irreproducibility as a factor that while rare needs to be addressed.
Excited for the next session on using networks, #bigdata & #socialmedia to measure dissemination & impact at #SacklerSciComm! #metrics
Leshner turns the moderator floor over to Ashley Llorens (John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab) #SacklerSciComm Who opens with a bit of rap ending with "Now we're here".
Yep, today will be awesome...#Sacklerscicomm
That's how you start a conference day. #SacklerSciComm
How do YOU measure #impact?
How do you go beyond #googleanalytics, click through rates, open rates, page views, sessions, mentions, retweets? #SacklerSciComm
What a way to start the day! @ashleyllorens gets us started with a little rap. Unique way to #SciComm #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/6WyS0XHXAM
After that introductory rap from Ashley Llorens, I'm going to suggest that all speakers do their presentations in rhyme #wakeupcall #SacklerSciComm
.@ashleyllorens may be the first person to rap in the NAS Kavli Auditorium! #SacklerSciComm Day 2 is off to a good start! Watch online https://t.co/gFJJE7fkOa https://t.co/cGHpLDeRTf
wow. Great start of day 2! #sciencerap #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm Day 2 gets kicked off with some sweet rhymes by moderator @ashleyllorens. Nice.
Livestream of #SacklerSciComm is up & rolling. Join us--the livestream quality's really good and we're taking questions from Twitter. Important conference from @theNASciences https://t.co/JZBAxYizP1
Arthur Lupia first speaker at this morning's #SacklerSciComm "Rethinking Evaluation: Using Networks, Big Data, and Social Media to Measure
Dissemination and Impact"
“Each one, teach one” #Sacklerscicomm
A dynamic spoken word summary of day 1 opens day 2: we’re struck by the urgency of the conversation and what’s at stake as we communicate Science @mnhealth #SacklerSciComm
@ashleyllorens that was the best start of a conference...ever #SacklerSciComm #scicomm #sciencerap
A key question for #scicomm: how do we present scientific ideas so as to interest people who can benefit from them? Learn with us here at #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/kq8ngdS4zA https://t.co/VcLyvAKJR5
Opening session of #SacklerSciComm Day 2 is on Rethinking Evaluation. This is the session I've most looked forward to.
Dear #SacklerSciComm Presenters who need some quick tips to make their slides better ASAP:
I have a free download packed with tips: https://t.co/CbMRrOLgx9
Hurry before it's too late! It's important to present about #scicomm using effective comnunication strategies 😉😉😉
Lupia: What works, what doesn't work? (Lupia, actually session moderator). Brings on first speaker, James Fowler. (UC San Diego). #SacklerSciComm
Anything that closes gap btwn stage, audience. Mostly practitioners out here but talk has largely been abt scientists doing #scicomm #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/zXWu5P6Lp1
So, I am curious: what would you rather be talking about at the #SacklerSciComm? Social media? Issue specific? Concrete strategies? Asking for a friend.
#sacklerscicomm James Fowler on influence on Twitter: Just because you’re at the center of a social network when looking at social network analysis, that doesn’t mean you are influential on Twitter and changing people's lives. #SciComm
"Being you are in the center of a network is not the same as being influential"
great point made at #sacklerscicomm
#SacklerSciComm #TwitterInfluence #thread https://t.co/F8KlMWrKFE
What I'm thinking about these days: credibility and that little blue check mark after Twitter names. @verified #scicred #SacklerSciComm #sciofscicomm https://t.co/UgZAK3jq9H
The irony of listening to a speaker discuss @Twitter networks and being unable to tweet because of wifi issues.. #SacklerSciComm
.#sacklerscicomm Day 2 is off to a lively start... James Fowler on network science, evaluation of scientists' online activity, & big data. https://t.co/pwus5j1loF
Fowler: Starts off asking about social influence on Twitter etc and a person's network. Does the output create actual influence; a chance in thought or action. #SacklerSciComm
Tuning into #SacklerSciComm today - just happened to tune into the session on evaluating social media influence. How do we move from evaluating quantity to actual influence?
Read smart notes from & responses to #SacklerSciComm here from the very generous @FromTheLabBench https://t.co/hhsUPIjQBi
Fowler: Being a network node on Twitter does not = influence. Lots of retweets don't mean much if the tweet doesn't provide quality info #SacklerSciComm
Thank you @ashleylorrens for the great morning energy #SacklerSciComm
Fowler: How can you tell if a tweet is a quality tweet? By the amount of information that is included in it #SacklerSciComm
Sorry folks, not tweeting this morning from #sacklerscicomm session on social media because wifi is so unresponsive. #sadirony
Finally - someone who can give a rocking powerpoint. And he is talking about social media!! #SacklerSciComm
The second day of #SacklerScicomm is underway. Alan Leshner made welcoming remarks and Ashley Llorens, today's MC, has gotten the panels started in style. #scicomm #informalscience
James Fowler from UCSD reviewing the types of data that you can measure with Twitter, but do these measures translate to influence? #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/EwiFBypjeg
#sacklerscicomm James Fowler on social network influence: Literature has focused on quantity rather than quality. It’s been on counting numbers of tweets, not counting quality of tweets. We need to focus on the information quality present in the tweet to judge quality. #SciComm
#SacklerSciComm explores how to shift the focus from counting quantity to
counting #QUALITY.
#impact #metrics #evaluation
#livetweeting both #sacklerscicomm and @MSUFood #ourtable yesterday showed me that live tweeting can be a form of #activelistening (and I loved engaging with so many people at @michiganstateu and beyond!)
Fowler: Focus has been on counting quantity. How can we count quality? One way is to consider the information in a tweet. Information is in the unpredictable. #SacklerSciComm
Counting quantity is easy, assessing quality is harder. Suggestion less probable might be more influential. #SacklerSciComm
Hey @CU_BIOG3500 students. Day two at #sacklerscicomm started out with assessing #socialmedia. Very fitting discussion for our class! #cuscistory #scicomm Watch here: https://t.co/RUSYpR7k0I
Join #SacklerSciComm webcast! There is an interesting talk on measuring user influence on #Twitter. Counting quality vs quantity of tweet.
James Fowler on social media evaluation at #SacklerSciComm shares a saying, "Dean's can't read,zpack but they sure can count"#BigData #SocialMedia #ROI https://t.co/gFJJE7fkOa https://t.co/Xl1ASoLbex
#SacklerSciComm I'm envisioning a 100 monkeys chained to twitter typewriters randomly composing tweets.
For ex: sci's sometimes aren't in audience I'm trying to reach, but I can't experiment with new #scicomm strategies w/out scientist approval. How to convince them that it's worth it to let me do something that doesn't appeal to them? #SacklerSciComm
@JohnBesley @brookesimler @Sheril_ @HowardGobstein @LouWoodley @michiganstateu I agree w/ John: more emphasis on quality now is needed b/c of level of knowledge, Comms tech innovations & science’s demands. #SciComm training isn’t widespread & standards spotty, varying in quality - this hurts our field & hampers science & #SciPolicy. #SacklerSciComm
Fowler: I want to look at responses. Look at the tweet vocabulary of the last 24 hours. Consider word use in replies.#SacklerSciComm
I hear via the Twitter stream that some #SacklerScicomm speakers are not slide-optimized for communication. This might help :) https://t.co/M4i2P1waho
James Fowler-Consider quality of tweets from the amount of info included in the tweet. Can quantify how likely it is that the tweet would have occurred-the less likely it is that the information would be shared, the higher the likelihood of new information #SacklerSciComm
Fowler is working to assign Information Scores to tweets to measure information quality #SacklerSciComm
Fowler: It's easy to hit retweet but more difficult to create your own message or reply #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
@ashleyllorens finished his spoken word intro with "We started from the bottom, baby. Now we here" and we're off for day 2 #sacklerscicomm
Fowler: Most tweets don't have much information, but there's a long tail with info (log normal distribution). #SacklerSciComm
#socialmedia resource shared at #SacklerSciComm: A systematic identification and analysis of scientists on #Twitter https://t.co/fQ55vZjKDT
CAISE is in the field again for day 2 of #SacklerScicomm. The day is starting off with a Ted style talk from James Fowler https://t.co/6dQR1djm9F
Thinking about tracking the # of times @neiltyson is mentioned today. Over/under, anyone? #SacklerSciComm
Fowler: Cites this paper from PLOS. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/flQCka1KzA
This speaker has our full attention. Looking forward to this question coming up in our next workshop!
#SacklerSciComm https://t.co/4Te7u7nIyx
A question that we ask all of the time in our @_SciComm #SocialMedia workshops!
What is your goal for your tweets? What do you want your followers to do with the tweets?
Hopefully, it's more than just click ❤️... How can you engage in dialogue? https://t.co/H1f4Z7TWf2
Fowler: Most scientists are on about 10 (Twitter) lists.
Do others perceive value in being added to lists? I don't pay attention to them much to be honest.
#SacklerSciComm #SciComm
Scientists tweet less, but have more information in each tweet - James Fowler #SacklerScicomm
James Fowler discussing scientists vs. non-scientists' influence on @Twitter. Referenced this paper https://t.co/xCGBrwNr9T #SacklerScicomm
Scientists don't tweet enough, but when they do tweet, they share more info. TWEET MORE, PEOPLE. James Fowler at #SacklerSciComm
I love lists! Check out my list of awesome mind-blowing (mostly biological/physical) anthropologists: https://t.co/ufNWovcF7Y #SacklerSciComm #SciComm #bioanth https://t.co/az0QxjJvc0
Fowler: "We [scientists] don't tweet as much as other people but when we do tweet there's a higher amount of information" #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
Fowler: Scientists tweet less (have other activities), but tweets have higher information score than non-scientists. #SacklerSciComm
Hypothesis: There is a direct linear relationship between the quality of a conference presentation and the comfort (vs. fancy-ness) of the shoes the presenter is wearing. #SacklerSciComm
It's highly unsurprising, I think, that scientists tweet less but with more information-dense content/tweet... Who doesn't know how much love scientists have for data! #SacklerSciComm
Fowler: What we really need to do as we move forward with SM measure is to move out of the phase of quantity and think of quality #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
James Fowler @UCSanDiego encourages #SacklerSciComm audience to move out of looking the quantity of replies but look at the quality. 'scientists don't tweet as much as other people - but when we tweet we share more important information.'
Qs for speaker:
(1) Did you control for use of images/gifs in Tweets?
(2) Did you compare results for verified and non-verified scientists?
#SacklerSciComm
Fowler: Have to control for time. Higher information increases retweets and response, but per tweet. Have to consider quality not just total quantity. #SacklerSciComm
@LouWoodley @JohnBesley @brookesimler @Sheril_ @HowardGobstein @michiganstateu Likely measurement, evaluations are happening, but not widespread or shared as much as resources. Result is mult. perspectives & has unfortunate consequence of being perceived as competition or along a critical/negative thing. I hope it wldn’t, but look at #SacklerSciComm threads
Fowler: More info in your tweet = more retweets, more quote tweets, more replies.
Wondering how (if) Twitter engagement rates will change now that everyone has 280 characters. #SacklerSciComm
After that talk, how is James Fowler not on Twitter? #sacklerscicomm
Q: Is there data on to what extent Twitter helps scientists achieve different communication goals? Heard many goals at the workshop, outreach, persuasion/behavior change, engagement, policy change, etc.? #SacklerSciComm
Fowler: Scientists don't tweet much, but each post on average contains more information (vs. non-scientists' tweets) #SacklerSciComm Sources cited in talk: https://t.co/bQINKuF0JA & https://t.co/8HnEnJ0YHt
The less probable that the information would come from a tweet, the more powerful it can be - James Fowler @ucsd #SacklerSciComm
#sacklerscicomm James Fowler: Scientists tend to not tweet as much as non-sci. So we get less retweets, less replies, and less quotes. Bc sci. tweet less, we get less info overall into the twittersphere. But, when sci. DO tweet #SciComm, sci get higher info qual into the world
James Fowler: Get people to use their own organic messages on social media. Talk about what they're doing [and why they care about it]. #SacklerSciComm
"I was really encouraged to see... more informed tweets do better" James Fowler at #SacklerSciComm
James Fowler - best #SacklerSciComm speaker yet. This is my kind of talk!
Fowler: When you want to get people to do something, you want to create organic messages. Something that others grab and spread to their followers in appropriate language. #SacklerSciComm
Heading to #AGU17 & wanna hone/build your scicomm skills? Check out our "Communicating Science w/ Any Audience" (https://t.co/u0toiPzlSr) & "Science Storytelling in Multimedia" (https://t.co/NTaOzfTI7s) workshops! #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
@JohnBesley @NarrProf I share her #SocPsych (& in my case, added #CrossCultPsych) grounding. These were what developed my Int’l marketing & #SciComm prowess, & why I was originally approached by Sci’s. #SacklerScicomm
Fowler: More informative tweets do better. Scientists need to keep hammering away at this. #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
Heading to #AGU17 & wanna hone/build your scicomm skills? Check out @AGU_SciComm “Communicating Science w/ Any Audience” (https://t.co/W6w7CU7CdN) & “Science Storytelling in Multimedia” (https://t.co/0bXFaPPgJv) workshops! #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
I hope there’s discussion of science communication on social media channels beyond Twitter because there’s lots of new things happening on Instagram and other networks #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/wa1ufQgLXr
#sacklerscicomm James Fowler: Scientists tend to not tweet as much as non-sci. So we get less retweets, less replies, and less quotes. Bc sci. tweet less, we get less info overall into the twittersphere. But, when sci. DO tweet #SciComm, sci get higher info qual into the world
Do better at what? Build a following? What is the goal, and do the metrics Fowler presents tell us whether that goal has been achieved? #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/fiZoawxRIv
"I was really encouraged to see... more informed tweets do better" James Fowler at #SacklerSciComm
#sacklerscicomm James Fowler: What processes are influencing people to trust scientists? We need to understand social media more and how social media CAN HELP. Social media is not necessarily a negative influence on science. #SciComm needs to harness social media more perhaps?
Lupia: It's easy to see the negative about social media, but there is more than the dark side of this technology. #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
James Fowler: Scientists have been late adopters of social media, but given their tendency to incorporate more information in posts there is great potential to disseminate important messages via SM if they get the delivery right. #SacklerSciComm
If something less probable is more informative, more informative tweets do better, I.e. retweeted, responded to #SacklerSciComm
I keep bringing this up but social media has the potential to open up science by inviting people into unusual and off limits spaces. Think what CERN have done over the past few years, but now everyone can create stories from their workplace. Even in remote places. #SacklerSciComm
When the audience is asking mostly about the negative side of social media. 😭 #SacklerSciComm
"These are frustrating time." <Audience laughs bitterly> James Fowler on social media right now with trolls and bots and fake news #SacklerSciComm
Understatement of the year from Fowler: "these are frustrating times" (re: social media ideals vs. realities) #sacklerscicomm
"la presenza degli scienziati su Twitter può aiutare la diffusione della scienza" seguendo #SacklerSciComm @theNASciences
Q: What are strategies to use social media to do outreach or engagement with diverse audiences? How do we keep science on Twitter from being a bubble? #SacklerSciComm
Question from floor highlights need for better democracy to improve environment for #SacklerSciComm
This is an excellent point that I have been arguing for years. This is why I use #sportscience for #STEMed with youth basketball players. Heres what I wrote about my program. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/nbbI47rf4O https://t.co/9qYAXskVDi
Would love to talk about more about outreach outside of science venues and "science events". If you're doing #scicomm at a museum, university or a science labeled event.. you've already selected for people who want to know about science. #SacklerSciComm
Question to Fowler re trolls and bot spread propaganda in the data stream. #SacklerSciComm Open question if platforms can/will filter out trolls and fake news.
Tweets can be informative, community building, or call to action. Most scientists tweets are informative, not action or community tweets. Question: are these factors part of the quality score? Could more community tweets make info better? #SacklerSciComm
Q from audience via @twitter: What metrics can be used to actually measure influence?
Fowler: We might learn a lot from companies who are analyzing whether if/how someone saying something on twitter gets people to buy stuff. #SacklerSciComm
Question for Fowler: Do you have a Twitter handle? #SacklerSciComm
Social media is a fraught space for scientists who confront trolls, fake news, and the accusation of fake news. #sacklerscicomm
Tune into day 2 of the #SacklerSciComm webcast right now! Stick around until the end for @theNASEM #GECropStudy Fred Gould and @brossardd on Science in the News: Gene Drive https://t.co/jzW10l2IKa https://t.co/oAziSbtNuY
The #SacklerSciComm livestream will be starting soon! Join us live online.
https://t.co/gFJJE7fkOa https://t.co/ar5odExOoZ
It's hard for me to believe that we don't have good measures for Twitter yet. It's more than a decade old. #sacklerscicomm
Fowler: Machine learning could be a good way to measure quality of tweets #SacklerSciComm #Scicomm
Lots of info from Fowler re: measuring influence on Twitter via information scores, also role of scientists. Specific references he shared: https://t.co/0x7JMozVwS & https://t.co/bgGOoyKqPP
#sacklerscicomm
Do Scientists need to simply, tweet more? #SacklerSciComm
James Fowler: "The less probable something is, the more it's going to contribute to information" #SacklerSciComm
Again #sacklerscicomm if for some reason you want HS stu input about science or #scicomm, all my students are on twitter and can respond fairly quickly. Just let me know.
James Fowler has a website: #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Cygke6GpUl
@hapsci Important questions to ask when considering what #SocialMedia platform to use:
What platform(s) are the people you are trying to engage using?
What is the irreducible element (text, photo, video) that you are sharing?
#SacklerSciComm
Good morning everyone
Fowler takeaway: Let's focus on quality rather than quantity. What's in the message? And, how informative? Great talk.
https://t.co/wxBpnb8dCS #SacklerSciComm #scicomm on #Twitter
Good point by Fowler. A lot of statistical methods used to study and predict attitudes and behavior - structural equations modelling, discrete choice analysis - were originally developed in the marketing field #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/M3oLe49VIQ
Q from audience via @twitter: What metrics can be used to actually measure influence?
Fowler: We might learn a lot from companies who are analyzing whether if/how someone saying something on twitter gets people to buy stuff. #SacklerSciComm
@scicomie #SacklerSciComm is webcasting and it's hotting up! https://t.co/IGXTEQF8N2 nice one @FromTheLabBench https://t.co/65c4YN0NTj
For some reason watching #SacklerSciComm, the gap between #scicomm professionals and #scicomm researchers is hitting me REALLY hard. Scicomm researchers - do you actively seek out scicomm training? Because you should.
Should we simply RT or should we always be quoting others, while adding our own narrative? #SacklerSciComm
Right now on the #SacklerSciComm: "Science in the News: Artificial Intelligence and Driverless Cars." AGCI is tuning in at https://t.co/Qm8WiULNlZ
Great convo w/ James Fowler on rethinking the evaluation of social media - quantity vs. quality #SacklerSciComm
Quality of tweets drives future responses. (Not surprising) Take away-quantity and quality BOTH matter. We need to start thinking about how to measure quality as well. #socialmedia #SacklerSciComm
We (@BretShaw1 @RungeKristin & others) have been trying to use online methods that are being used by companies to increase desirable outcomes for our projects, such as increased traffic to local foods or invasive species websites. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/myrYxLxYcB
Q from audience via @twitter: What metrics can be used to actually measure influence?
Fowler: We might learn a lot from companies who are analyzing whether if/how someone saying something on twitter gets people to buy stuff. #SacklerSciComm
Lupia, switching to AI. Speakers: Jack Stewart (Wired), Illah Nourbakhsh (Carnegie Mellon University), Researcher: Peter Hancock. #SacklerSciComm Steward leads off.
Person who's transcribing the #SacklerSciComm meeting...you're my hero. #UnderratedSuperpowers
Artificial intelligence is the next topic at #SacklerScicomm
Panel introduction on #AI and driverless cars. Sadly no rap from @ashleyllorens #SacklerScicomm
What metrics can be used to measure influence? James Fowler says this is still being studied. The tracking of what causes people to buy things could lead to discovering these metrics #SacklerScicomm
“These are frustrating times (on #socialmedia). - James Fowler on response to bots polluting his research efforts. #sacklerscicomm
#SacklerSciComm seems like an awesome conference that I will def attend next year. I'm seeing a bunch of discussions on how to avoid only engaging people who already value #STEM. I avoid this in my work by working with the community to develop #STEMed. https://t.co/pCZuLCbdlo
#SciComm isn’t just science in the news, but topics in the news are a big part of it. Hear more on #AI #SelfDrivingCar #DriverlessCar from @stewart_jack, Illah Nourbakhsh, and Peter Hancock at #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/gFJJE7fkOa https://t.co/1Z3ZQt5UCS
@tiffanylohwater @Twitter This is the $64,000,000 question! Agreeing on metrics is a thorny issue - in most any Comms field, let alone in #SciComm social media. #SacklerScicomm
Liked Fowler's talk. Would love to see more on the relationship between quality and quantity. In media world, you build audience by consistently providing quality that a group of people value over time. #sacklerscicomm
Science of Communications - Scientists tweet less than non-scientists but when they do tweet, they tweet with more information - James Fowler. Rethinking Evaluation: Using Networks, Big Data, and Social Media to Measure Dissemination and Impact #SacklerSciComm @theNASciences https://t.co/ypxNlCwwc6
"Driverless cars have potential to change the urban landscape, footprint" Jack Stewart from @WIRED on AI and driverless 🚗 #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/kQvWdl69iZ
@SnowHydro Lots of comments from #SacklerSciComm but very few that aren’t already well known - and practiced - in the scicomm community
More info about social media analysis by James Fowler from @ucsd can be found at his website here: https://t.co/5Y87O5k1AR. #SacklerSciComm
Stewart: Starts off talking about autonomous cars and the cascade of changes they may make. "They are going to cause a major societal shift". #SacklerSciComm
I'm not at Sackler, but I would wonder...unless being an 'influencer' gets you more grant money, what's the motivation?. #SacklerSciComm
@RWSmolensJr @Twitter we are starting to do some work in this as well.. would love to find #socmedia #sciommm research collaborators to inform practice! #SacklerScicomm
Influence isn’t impact. Usual metrics (followers, retweets, mentions, etc) isn’t enough. We need to learn how to measure impact. #socialmedia #SacklerScicomm
Context for #scicomm #SacklerSciComm-critical reminder by @laurahelmuth @APLUEngagement @APLU_News https://t.co/2PGL993buq
@laurahelmuth Scary and critical. Your colleague @bobwoodward_ spoke to #aplu2017 ominously ending with: ‘final exam for democracy’. In a time of narrowcasting and echo chamber media we can’t lose the capacity to speak with one another. We do? Society fails. @LouWoodley
@gabestein Refreshing talk. Fowler injected some energy into #SacklerScicomm that we needed. And, yes, we need more insights into this relationship.
Tweeps at the #SacklerSciComm I am attempting to increase my information content. So I am sharing this new poem on recent research into the danger that Japanese knotweed poses to biodiversity: https://t.co/6ptMWJJCCm please read and reply! 😉 https://t.co/F7hJobKEzm
I really hope they're training these cars to avoid more than the "full grown white dude" obstacle. #SacklerSciComm
One possible explanation is that scientists tweet dense info bursts to each other incomprehensible to nonspecialist publics. Hardly the path to effective #scicomm. Ingroup/outgroup theory #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/YqIrzLzblF
Science of Communications - Scientists tweet less than non-scientists but when they do tweet, they tweet with more information - James Fowler. Rethinking Evaluation: Using Networks, Big Data, and Social Media to Measure Dissemination and Impact #SacklerSciComm @theNASciences https://t.co/ypxNlCwwc6
Going to head out during the next break to see Al, hope some others come out so I don't have to take a selfie! #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/eCIYzgKaMH
If you’re here at the NAS for #SacklerSciComm, don’t forget to take a few #PhotosWithAlbert before the day is done! https://t.co/jCFVS7220r
Media & advertising cos are having this debate right now. As Fowler suggests, looking to companies (i.e. FB) who claim they can drive offline user behavior is a good start. For @massivesci, it's see -> click -> subscribe -> read again -> fill out survey #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/eXRHYr2Gsq
Q from audience via @twitter: What metrics can be used to actually measure influence?
Fowler: We might learn a lot from companies who are analyzing whether if/how someone saying something on twitter gets people to buy stuff. #SacklerSciComm
Seeing "How to measure influence?" in #sacklerscicomm tweets. Has nobody seen https://t.co/NYUXQkUTol?
"At some point our cars will choose to kill us if it saves a whole crowd of pedestrians." Everything comes down to the trolley problem in the end. @stewart_jack #SacklerSciComm
Stewart: No single definition of an autonomous cars. Sub topics: Fast pace of change. Morals and ethics.. Study in June 2016 Science on safety. #SacklerSciComm
The 3 biggest challenges of covering #SelfDrivingCars: 1) fast pace of change; 2) morals and ethics; and 3) size and scope of the field - Jack Stewart of @WIRED at #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/kq8ngdS4zA https://t.co/7IinB181Wk
Yes! Concern about bots/trolls is SO MUCH MORE than the number of times I've had to deal with bots/trolls (~3 ppl ever) #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/zeyc2kQKR4
When the audience is asking mostly about the negative side of social media. 😭 #SacklerSciComm
"Science of Science Communication" - Tag 2- Jetzt Live aus Washington! Im Livestream mit Transkription verfolgen. Live-Mitschrift der wichtigsten Punkte. #SacklerSciComm Links und Info bei https://t.co/8441iEBoTG https://t.co/uBovZ6WjHM
Jack Stewart: a driverless car 2x as safe as human drivers would kill 15k-20k people a year in US #SacklerSciComm
Engineers are programming driverless cars to "decide" the Trolley Car problem - ethical implications of #AI #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
.@stewart_jack referred to this perspective in @sciencemagazine: "Our driverless dilemma" https://t.co/yDF0nfhgeg #SacklerScicomm
@DrAustgen Some people do things for reasons other than a paycheque. Hard to believe, I know. #SacklerSciComm
Driverless cars will impact all aspects of life - Jack Stewart #SacklerSciComm
How safe to driverless cars need to be? 2X safer, 10X safer. But it may make the decision to kill you over running into a crowd of people. Engineers have to consider all these elements. via Jack Stewart #SacklerSciComm
For more background on driverless cars, watch Michael Hyland's "Seven Minutes of Science" video found here https://t.co/uWxbDyHonW
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@DrAustgen Many communication goals are societal. For example: #citizenship; #maketheworldabetterplace; #sociability, but also #pride ... #SacklerSciComm
How safe does a driverless car need to be to be accepted societally? Twice as safe? #SacklerSciComm
Personally, I would *rather* have an AI car that would kill me to save others than have to live w/ my own actions causing someone else’s death #SacklerSciComm
And that might mean programming them to kill YOU, or your kids, over say a crowd of people #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/mg8sgucWRu
Engineers are programming driverless cars to "decide" the Trolley Car problem - ethical implications of #AI #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
Are the gazillion companies showed on the slide working on the #driverless cars the ones working on the #AI driving them or the ones working on the whole product as a complete set of hard+software? #SacklerSciComm
.@stewart_jack makes a plea for the value (and passion!) of journalists but reminds audience that personality, headlines are what make news. Balancing tone is important #SacklerScicomm
Oh no, they're programming them to decide the trolley problem. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/vb9lfRnmHS
.@stewart_jack: journos want to be part of the storytelling of science, but we still need clicks. We aim for the balance #SacklerSciComm
Provocative question - "would you buy a car that might choose to kill you." Jack Stewart @WIRED discussing AI and driverless cars. Pointing out that the computer in the car might choose to crash the car & kill the single driver instead of driving through a crowd #SacklerSciComm
#sacklerscicomm Jack Stewart: Engineers are having to think about driverless car worst case scenarios & ethics of self-sacrificing the car, & sometimes the car will chose to self-sacrifice the car (with you or your teenage driver in the car).
"No Hands Across America" - driverless car drives from Carnegie Mellon in PA to San Diego, CA. Bummer - their success led funder not to renew grant, figured it was only a matter of marketing now. #SacklerSciComm
@massivesci The reason we measure audience response like this is simple: to be valuable, we need to prove to our writers, funders, potential advertisers, and yes, audience, that our content changes thinking/behaviors. If we're not doing that...what's the point? #sacklerscicomm
Illah Nourbakhsh: We've had self-driving cars since 1996. One drove cross-country on the “No Hands Across America” tour (harhar!) w/o any human intervention #SacklerSciComm
Enjoying the opportunity to be surrounded by brilliant minds in this gorgeous space!
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#ILoveMyJob https://t.co/2RAQu1714i
James Fowler’s talk on #social media definitely one of the best so far at #SacklerSciComm! https://t.co/ZREeMjkVKF
'Surprised that this was over twenty years ago! #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/ohVA9JVAKx
"No Hands Across America" - driverless car drives from Carnegie Mellon in PA to San Diego, CA. Bummer - their success led funder not to renew grant, figured it was only a matter of marketing now. #SacklerSciComm
https://t.co/K4roSCD7OW #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/TuPiko9ROT
"No Hands Across America" - driverless car drives from Carnegie Mellon in PA to San Diego, CA. Bummer - their success led funder not to renew grant, figured it was only a matter of marketing now. #SacklerSciComm
Scientists tweet less than the average Twitter user. #SacklerSciComm #socialmedia Thus, less retweets, replies, etc. Thus, we provide less info overall, but provide more info per Tweet.
Ilak Nourbakhsh discussing the history of driverless cars. Been working on this tech for 20 years. Not just the development of a driverless car, its the social science and ethics #SacklerSciComm
Illah Nourbakhsh: Opens with story of autonomous cars in 1996. Gave rides to politicians who then cut funding because "There's no need for further research". #SacklerSciComm
With ~95% of the time not needing any human intervention #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Zpt8fPdLiM
Illah Nourbakhsh: We've had self-driving cars since 1996. One drove cross-country on the “No Hands Across America” tour (harhar!) w/o any human intervention #SacklerSciComm
Ilah Nourbakhsh is giving a history of driverless cars. Did you know the technology has been around for 20+ years? #SacklerSciComm
“His insight to word ratio is very high” - true. So busy taking notes of James Fowler @ucsandiego didn’t have time to tweet #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/lymSNDQ4fN
@WIRED 's Jack Stewart: Driverless cars will be as impactful to society as the smart phone. Hard to cover as a journalist because of complexity & secrecy. But he does it it because it matters. Like scientists - want to be part of society's change & conversations. #SacklerSciComm
Robotics in this messy, human world is actually social science. - Illah Nourbakhsh #sacklerscicomm
Been seeing a lot of this #SacklerSciComm tag... Can someone explain what it's about?
It's not "rocket science", it's "social science"! #SacklerScicomm #driverlesscars https://t.co/mwJ87Lxa9t
Ilak Nourbakhsh discussing the history of driverless cars. Been working on this tech for 20 years. Not just the development of a driverless car, its the social science and ethics #SacklerSciComm
@tiffanylohwater @Twitter Yup, I would think that @aaas is well-suited for becoming a driver of this type of metrics, esp. for #SciResearch #SciComm #SciPolicy, etc. Goid to hear, Tiffany. 👏🏼 #SacklerSciComm
Nourbakhsh: Some of the cars were driven by neural nets, but it was unknown what the failure modes were. #SacklerSciComm
For those of us who #scicomm about taxpayer funded research, it's a sacred obligation to tell them what they bought whether or not it increases support or funding. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/hztNiI1n3b
@massivesci The reason we measure audience response like this is simple: to be valuable, we need to prove to our writers, funders, potential advertisers, and yes, audience, that our content changes thinking/behaviors. If we're not doing that...what's the point? #sacklerscicomm
Nourbakhsh: Even if you know how these systems work, we get errors. Under just the right conditions, things don't work. The system is so complex, you cannot possibly predict all possible outcomes. We will never be able to exhaustively test. #SacklerScicomm
Ilah - There are still some issues with the technology. At times the system is so complex that you can't discover some of the issues. Like the braking problem with Priuses a few years ago.
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This. This is what I mean. Even if they are in social media as a whole, not necessarily a deterrent for #scicomm #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/tUKWoPlKwu
@vgwschutte I mean maybe it seems like they aren't impacting #scicomm but it is a big wrench in communications as a whole
👏🏼...😅...🤜🏼🤛🏼 Kust the ticket to quell any doldrums of a conference! #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/p0PgsVkdce
I made these to highlight some of the same issues that crop at #scicomm conferences. Let's all aim to do better! https://t.co/rsVKYelCSh
James Fowler (UCSD): #scientists tweet less than non-scientists, but convey more info when they do. Not really surprising, but would be more interesting to know if that info stays in science circles or finds general public audience #SacklerSciComm
Complex systems engineering raises paradox: impossible to test all variables at boundary conditions. Life on the edge #SacklerSciComm
Evaluation is more than just counting - we need to measure impact. Quality vs. quantity. Great first talk #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/3BKXBZLwzS
Ilah - People generally think neural networks are like human brains, but they operate completely differently. #SacklerSciComm
"We will never be able to predict ALL possible outcomes" Something to really think about. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/O8hVOFftXb
Nourbakhsh: Even if you know how these systems work, we get errors. Under just the right conditions, things don't work. The system is so complex, you cannot possibly predict all possible outcomes. We will never be able to exhaustively test. #SacklerScicomm
Nourbakhsh: Even when we know what's in the control, there are still failures. These are complex system, impossible to pre-test all possible inputs. #SacklerSciComm
Does anyone else hear about incorporating robots into human tasks, jobs, and communities and think this sounds a lot like unregulated human experimentation? #SacklerSciComm
Nourbakhsh: The boundary distinction between human and artificial intelligence is large. #SacklerSciComm
Are those desks/PCs set up, to allow people to tweet during talks? Or are they just super enthusiastic tweeters? #BringPCMonitorWithYou #SacklerSciComm
Driverless cars how safe do they have to be for us to want them to be on the roads? Twice as safe as a human driver? 10 times as safe? Twice as safe still killing thousands of people on the road every year. We will still accept that? @stewart_jack #SacklerSciComm @theNASciences https://t.co/WrkDnEVwAU
Nourbakhsh: we will never be able to exhaustively test driverless cars, and we’ll never be able to test them against all boundary conditions. #sacklerscicomm
Now want more on AI and Neural Networks? We have three "Seven Minutes of Science" talks on those topics, found here: https://t.co/c5Gdris8pm
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Recently scientists tried to see if driverless cars could be fooled by a traffic sign. Black and white marks made the car think a stop sign was a speed limit sign #SacklerSciComm
Nourbakhsh: It is impossible to test for every situation an autonomous car will face in the real world. Gave example of Prius cars that didn't slow when breaked. Steve Wozniak of Apple figured out it was due to computers confused by specific wheel vibrations #SacklerSciComm
@_klburke Ok, let's do it. #SacklerSciComm and #scitweeps: are bots/trolls a #scicomm issue for you?
Stewart: How humans adapt to changing conditions has nothing to do with how AI system will respond. #SacklerSciComm
Nourbakhsh: Disparity between the state of technology and the real boundary conditions we face as society. WELL SAID. #SacklerSciComm
"Humans are 90% water, basically cucumbers with anxiety.” #SacklerSciComm
Real thought needs to be given the technology that we have and how to deal with the issue of AI not reacting in human ways. #SacklerSciComm
Peter Hancock starts talk w/ slide that draws guffaws: a sign reading, "Humans are 90% water - basically cucumbers with anxiety" #sacklerscicomm
On the weaknesses of neural nets: according to Illah Nourbakhsh, these black & white shapes make a neural net for driverless cars think this sign says “45 mph” #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/T9PPvpJRr7
Illah Nourbakhsh: Placing black & white tape can make #AutonomousCars see a #stopsign as a 45 MPH sign #SacklerSciComm
Best visual of the day. Hands down! #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/yQ0fBR0Bg4
"Humans are 90% water, basically cucumbers with anxiety.” #SacklerSciComm
Content aside, the quality of presentations today is a quantum measure higher at #SacklerSciComm. Thank you!
98% of the time neural nets used to “read” signs for autonomous cars, misread this slightly altered Stop sign as 45 MPH #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/68dcPrl7wS
"Humans are 90% water - basically cucumbers with anxiety." - message on a store's road sign, as seen via PowerPoint at #SacklerSciComm 😂 https://t.co/mfiQtdXjw1
Peter Hancock is commanding the stage. The panel on AI has thus far been lively and engaging. Tune in if you can #SacklerSciComm
This is a gentle reminder: #SacklerSciComm colloqium broadcast is here https://t.co/8DoFvVhOnS. Featured today: #scicomm incentives, communicating uncertainty, promoting #vaccination. Stay tuned!
Peter Hancock: Too many people. Technology stands between the number of humans and failure and technology is creaking. #SacklerSciComm
#sacklerscicomm Thankful for today's stronger public speaking, visual communication, and energy!
@FromTheLabBench @tiffanylohwater @Twitter I'd also like to pitch in w/ this effort. #SciComm #SacklerSciComm
The speakers this morning at #SacklerSciComm are good #storytellers. It's nice to see that. #scicomm https://t.co/gLzRVOfr9e
"Hello fellow cucumbers" I feel like I found my community #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Wts9ziRVNJ
Humans are 90% water = basically cucumbers w anxiety #SacklerSciComm
Good book on this topic by @AlexSalkever & @wadhwa #AI #driverlesscars #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/FH40u0UrWp
Despite the ideas in the 70s that automation would lead to shorter work weeks, but work hours have actually increased. Will this be similar for automated cars? #SacklerSciComm
“Cui bono?” Who benefits?
Perhaps the single most important question at #sacklerscicomm. May we keep asking it.
In the 1970s people thought increased automation would lead to 20 hr work weeks. Instead work hours have actually increased since then! #SacklerSciComm
Do you see your car as a computer on wheels? or Car driven by super-computers? Peter Hancock #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/SdMajGTYql
Weird how women are underrepresented in engineering but massively overrepresented in their damn robots. #SacklerSciComm
"Make no mistake, cars are build by robots, and are robots" Peter Hancok #SacklerSciComm
Having a driverless car will have robots actually enter your life rather than something that is observed. #SacklerSciComm
Today's speakers are artful storytellers; a refreshing, much-needed shift in the colloquium's program. #moreplease #sacklerscicomm
At what point will robots have rights and citizenship? Good questions by Peter Hancock #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm Best visual ever!https://t.co/BEVA5GLp74
"Hello fellow cucumbers" I feel like I found my community #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Wts9ziRVNJ
Fascinating content on AI and driverless vehicles. Relevance to #scicomm? #sacklerscicomm
Peter Hancock: Are car companies really computer companies w/a focus on transportation or transportation companies w/a growing computer focus? Same question could be asked about many industries! #SacklerSciComm
Your Friday thought courtesy of speaker Peter Hancock #sacklerscicomm: humans are 90% water so basically cucumbers with anxiety.
Robot technology is here. And it will kill some of us. #SacklerSciComm #thingsididntexpecttohear I still want a driverless car
Took until the second day for our first Star Wars reference here at #SacklerSciComm
Hancock: Robots don't replace humans but change what we do. #SacklerSciComm Human beings are the subsystem of last resort.
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It will probably kill fewer people than we do so now with our sometimes questionable decision making. https://t.co/e37R5mq1am
Robot technology is here. And it will kill some of us. #SacklerSciComm #thingsididntexpecttohear I still want a driverless car
But, it's nice to know that, however advanced we get...we will still have - streets in the air, and traffic jams in the sky. Hancock #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/GrPkDoucYM
James Fowler showed how scientists are influential on Twitter by quantifying information scores of tweets. We tweet less than non-scientists but with information containing greater degrees of certainty. Maybe we can communicate science effectively via twitter #SacklerSciComm
@klandreville Well, that sounds like our #scientistswhoselfie project! Which we tried to get #SacklerSciComm funding for.
Want to learn more from the guests on this panel? Visit their sites... https://t.co/y51sRPIEHe, https://t.co/c5Ha6N1Sa9, https://t.co/eYjZE2R3N7 #SacklerSciComm #scicomm #informalscience
A daily struggle in our shop: RT @RWSmolensJr: @tiffanylohwater @Twitter This is the $64,000,000 question! Agreeing on metrics is a thorny issue - in most any Comms field, let alone in #SciComm social media. #SacklerScicomm
@laurahelmuth Male engineers probably don't want to build a competitor - an Alpha Male. #SacklerSciComm
.@theNASciences Sackler Colloquium on the Science of Science Communication III is being webcast live again today! Don't miss today's speakers and learn more about science communication: https://t.co/uCPkkr96f9 #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/PpFs72QF6g
Ilah - The technology to save lives with automated cars is here. Release the cars now instead of getting 1% more safety. #SacklerSciComm
Illah Nourbakhsh: features of driverless cars could make regular cars safer now, but industry is not deploying #SacklerSciComm
Hands down, the best panel of the program so far. Science communication in action. #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/BSwe0OtR7m
Want to learn more from the guests on this panel? Visit their sites... https://t.co/y51sRPIEHe, https://t.co/c5Ha6N1Sa9, https://t.co/eYjZE2R3N7 #SacklerSciComm #scicomm #informalscience
Check out James Fowler’s website with pubs on networks, social media and importance of quality vs quantity in #scicomm #sacklerscicomm. https://t.co/UTnnQBDcvt
Hancock: humans are really bad at non-events. How to quantify and calculate the value of these to compare to # of actual events (accidents) is important for #AutonomousVehicles (and other tech) #SacklerSciComm
Hancock: If the goal is simply to save lives, then we're going about it wrong. Most high-speed on highways. #SacklerSciComm
Hancock: Math shows potential vehicular accidents per day number in the trillions. Humans are actually VERY good at driving safely and preventing accidents. Hard to improve on that #SacklerSciComm
Audience Q - How vulnerable are these cars to hacking? Could they be engineered to drive into crowds? #SacklerSciComm
Interesting question about weaponizing autonomous vehicles as #SacklerSciComm takes a dark turn.
Emerging theme summed in Gawande's keynote; "We're not just battling for what it means to be scientists, we're battling for what it means to be citizens" role of sci in society and import of #scicomm #SacklerSciComm
Jack Stewart says this is a conversation that needs to be had, but any event could overtake that conversation. #SacklerSciComm
James Fowler is spot on! The entire science of science communication community, especially on social media, stands to learn & share a lot with the dark arts of marketing - so where are the speakers? #SacklerSciComm
Q from audience: How susceptible are driverless cars to hacking?
@stewart_jack: We've been watching security issues. Autonomous vehicles are being used by military already. Danger is that this becomes an inflated risk - one instance could lead to headlines #SacklerSciComm
Yes, the #scicomm modeling by these presenters has been excellent: informative, engaging and thought-provoking. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/WEBPFpUI2z
Hands down, the best panel of the program so far. Science communication in action. #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/BSwe0OtR7m
Really interesting #SacklerSciComm panel on AI but I don't feel like we've touched on the issue of HOW to communicate about AI (and tech writ large)
Depends on the goal for the communication. I would love for speakers to clarify their goals when they discuss approaches to communication about science. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/UodWxOnpTO
James Fowler is spot on! The entire science of science communication community, especially on social media, stands to learn & share a lot with the dark arts of marketing - so where are the speakers? #SacklerSciComm
How is this not seen as far ranging experimentation on humans without IRB or ethical framework in place before deployment of a "life saving" device? #SacklerSciComm
Peter - If a human transgresses, people are slow to forgive. Humans forgive robots faster than people. There can be trust with robots. An issue of bounding the accesibility #SacklerSciComm
Your moment of #STEM: Communicating about #science matters, a lot. We're excited to see this work continuing. Go, #SacklerSciComm H/T @theNASEM https://t.co/m8NWWG5umy
.@theNASciences Sackler Colloquium on the Science of Science Communication III is being webcast live again today! Don't miss today's speakers and learn more about science communication: https://t.co/uCPkkr96f9 #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/PpFs72QF6g
I like how successful "business innovation" seems to have more priority over our happiness, employment, and societal cohesion. They love the idea of tech "revolution" but revolution is bloody. #SacklerSciComm
@TheGeoffHunt Interesting observation, Geoff, b/c in the tech fields there is strong body of work discussing more than explaining AI amongst tech folk. #SciComm #SacklerSciComm
Ilah - We havne't learned what ethics mean when we have cars who will have to determine who to kill in a situation posed to them in the real world #SacklerSciComm
Question re hacking of autonomous vehicles. Roger Zelazny wrote "Last of the Wild Ones" years back. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/1AvqbE2uDy
Illah Nourbakhsh with controversial statement that engineers making self-driving cars have not had any ethics classes in their entire career and yet have to program decisions about how to do least harm in split second. #sacklerscicomm
#computerscientists have potential to change society, yet few/any have background in #ethics! #SacklerSciComm
Wow, quick save - assuming a computer scientist is a "dude" I see. #sacklerscicomm #genderscistereotypes
@TheGeoffHunt But it's a good example of presenters exploring and explaining complex scientific information in a compelling and comprehensible fashion. #SacklerSciComm
Great panel on driverless cars, complex engineering systems, and the associated business innovation and policy issues at theNASciences #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/iEUhaK894z
Lots of discussion about ethics and legal responsibility of #AutonomousVehicles during this #SacklerSciComm panel.
.@stewart_jack: This is not the only area where tech is moving faster than policy, and not just in Washington, DC. #scipol #SacklerSciComm
Nourbakhsh: Computer sci/engineers have had zero training in #ethics, but have capacity to re-engineer society #SacklerSciComm
“Have engineers designing autonomous cars ever taken an ethics class?” #sacklerscicomm
With #SacklerSciComm I've been thinking about how many people think science communication is something you can just do.
I remember the time I casually thought I could do stand-up comedy because I'm funny. I ended up embarrassing myself for a very painful & awkward 5 minutes.
On exhibit in the West Gallery, @SteveMillerArt does a metaphorical checkup of the Amazon rainforest, the "lungs of the planet," with #HealthofthePlanet. https://t.co/6ZNyGNjA9p #sciart #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/o0URgSzm79
The discussion today reminds me of our live chat this month hosted by @echoechoR when we discussed using cartoons to teach ethics to engineering students. #scicommjc #SacklerScicomm
Well said Hancock 👏🏽👏🏽 #SacklerScicomm
Survey #thread for #SacklerSciComm attendees/viewers! 👇🏻 https://t.co/mAKRZqZHsk
Heading into #SacklerSciComm day 2, curious about others' experiences so far. A few questions. First, are you at the colloquium in person or watching remotely!
Examples at older technologies that persist because people enjoy them? Bicycles, books… #SacklerSciComm
Hancock: "One of the problems science has right now is that it has no obligatory place in our social organization and structure. It has a discretionary place.and discretion is the discretion to be ignored." #SacklerSciComm
Anyone know why there is a little re car on the stage during driverless car session? #gladimhereinperson #thesuspenseiskillingme #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/iR4VpfYwaO
Gotta love Peter Hancock. So many of his word choices are low-probability (and thus high-information) #SacklerSciComm
Companies need to hire social scientists with relevant expertise in culture, anthropology, ethics, sociology. #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/14ICDktq8l
Nourbakhsh: Computer sci/engineers have had zero training in #ethics, but have capacity to re-engineer society #SacklerSciComm
Hancock nails it again: science and engineers need their work to be learned and seen in the context of human communities #SacklerSciComm
Conspicuous stage crasher for discussion on driverless cars 🚗 #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/8XCmB1FJan
How much ethics training should an engineer programming self-driving car have? Question raised by Illah Nourbakhsh #SacklerScicomm
Is it driverless? #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/bAyRxlNpI0
Anyone know why there is a little re car on the stage during driverless car session? #gladimhereinperson #thesuspenseiskillingme #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/iR4VpfYwaO
Peter Hancock at #SacklerSciComm: Science has a advisory role in society, but until it has a obligatory seat at the table, it will be ignored when convenient.
@gmbritton It's more than just enjoy. Bicycles are still the best way to get around in some cases (e.g., fastest way for me to get to #SacklerSciComm because bikes can go where cars can't and are faster than walking) and books don't require a power source or internet connection.
For the win. To add, this tweet also falls into this category. #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/gAa20T64gP
Gotta love Peter Hancock. So many of his word choices are low-probability (and thus high-information) #SacklerSciComm
Technologies didn't make slavery harder. Slavery and the human beings using them did #SacklerSciComm
We've seen a dramatic improvement in coverage of science of ag and GMOs in the past few years. Some better than others #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/GQ1kWmiMxU
Speaker at #SacklerSciComm claims journalists are incentivized to hype science and that there is no check on this motivation. Nope! Corrections, disdain of your peers--expressed here on Twitter--and reputation are strong motivators to get it right.
Find me at break for a beautiful calendar about why science matters or geeky playing cards about tectonics, while they last! #SacklerSciComm
As a science journalist, not a science fiction writer, I wonder where's the border between the two when we write about the future of #AI and driverless cars? And what do we do to our audience when we cross this border? #SacklerSciComm
Wow, fantastic questions: can you trust your robot, limits of technology testing, how to blend autonomy with self-driving, the ethics of business, scientists with societal decision power & automation bottlenecks -all related to self-driving cars! #SacklerSciComm
I'm creating notes again today! Chime in: https://t.co/EX9LP2o8ve #sacklerscicomm
@webmz_ 🎯. . . 😅. . . 🤔. . . 🙁. . . 😒 from someone who's spent better part of a career honing my #SciComm, CorpComms, #SciMarketing craft! We educated communicators have a professional duty to represent science in our society, to ensure that it exists for EVERYONE. #SacklerSciComm
Shoutout to @NMAAHC - Illah Nourbakhsh saw cotton gin there, reminded how it actually increased the amount of work slave-owners required enslaved people to do. #sacklerscicomm
@ashleyllorens thanks for bringing it this morning! #communication #SacklerSciComm #diversitymatters https://t.co/bJvHox77mt
@FromTheLabBench 🤜🏽🤛🏽. . . bless you, P. #SacklerSciComm
when I think of difficult topics to #communicate, #climatechange & #GMOs come to mind. Now added #driverlesscars & #AI #SacklerSciComm wow! https://t.co/mnvW1xGZoi
Good book on this topic by @AlexSalkever & @wadhwa #AI #driverlesscars #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/FH40u0UrWp
thanks for the motivational music during the break. #SacklerSciComm
@DocCamiRyan Hear, here! As a #CrossCultPsych, #SocPsych & #Comms trained scientist & organizational practitioner, this is exactly where I carved my niche out for my int'l #SciComm career. #SacklerSciComm
Weird watching the #SacklerScicomm stream covering tech & society stuff - and communication/engagement around it - that’s been my bread and butter for well over a decade
Witnessing moments at #SacklerSciComm when Sci's & others accept the fact that changing from an amateur to a professional #SciComm (-er) is a sign that someone is assuming the burden of a profession, which is to communicate even when there's no will or support... #RaisingOthersUp
Anyone who has used an "automated" checkout system should consider more automation more likely to result in dystopia than utopia. #SacklerSciComm
@aaronhuertas @DocCamiRyan THAT thread is gold, Aaron! #SciComm implications gold ~ #SacklerSciComm
Make the most of coffee breaks at #SacklerSciComm, there is an electrical charging station in the West Court. https://t.co/z2beBwEZw3
I'm attending #SacklerSciComm too! https://t.co/16Z7U4nBZT
Look fwd to Sackler Science Colloquium tmrw + reading in the meantime: "there is urgent need to reintroduce science as a trusted, non-partisan civic actor, a collaborator to address problems, + partner in dialogue to bring lived experiences to the table." https://t.co/zwxtHNz3We
Yes! One of the topics we review at Our monthly chat is using social media for #scicomm Shameless plug: my book @social4climate can make a huge difference I also teach this topic @Scripps_Ocean ~Sherry #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/sUJCEN5YZn
#sacklerscicomm James Fowler: What processes are influencing people to trust scientists? We need to understand social media more and how social media CAN HELP. Social media is not necessarily a negative influence on science. #SciComm needs to harness social media more perhaps?
Enjoyed James Fowler’s presentation this morning at #SacklerSciComm on scientists tweeting and his study of how more informative tweets perform better. #SciComm https://t.co/tOd9yqLzGy
@ramblemuse In biz of #SciComm, ppl w/ expertise, experience & practical evidence will make more impactful decisions than people w/ instinct, intuition & imagination. This speaks to the professionalism underlying my chosen vocation & the body of its science: communications. #SacklerSciComm
If you're following #SacklerSciComm, you may also be interested in our #scicomm event this month in NYC and virtually via Webinar: https://t.co/fJ17GPSiBv https://t.co/8tXHf7JGWS
Illah Nourbakhsh of Carnegie Mellon: Neural nets read this stop sign as 45 mph. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/UhA968x73x
Appropriate side-swipe regarding the quality of many presentations at #SacklerSciComm. . . https://t.co/jcyIdJ2AyB
I hear via the Twitter stream that some #SacklerScicomm speakers are not slide-optimized for communication. This might help :) https://t.co/M4i2P1waho
Excited for the next #sacklerscicomm session!
💯agree. Trust is earned in a cultural context. Focus on cultural insight to earn trust for your science. #SacklerSciComm #SciComm #Trust https://t.co/F4ylOG8rt4
So important. We should focus our scicomm efforts on "cultural literacy" rather than "science literacy". #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/dwXdDFtjnz
Highlight of #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/cj7cBHqDe3
@ashleyllorens thanks for bringing it this morning! #communication #SacklerSciComm #diversitymatters https://t.co/bJvHox77mt
Agreed. Music has been great. Q: Can we get the playlist? #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/f9ACCONiVS
thanks for the motivational music during the break. #SacklerSciComm
Great video sharing scientist's stories of why they #scicomm & how it is rewarded in academia featuring @COMPASSscicomm alums @BSHalpern @nceas and Lisa Graumlich @UW_CoEnv #SacklerSciComm
Another late night following #SacklerSciComm
Interested to hear more from #sacklerscicomm attendees (online and in person). Who are you, and how are you finding the colloquium? https://t.co/Kic4HTfUV4
Heading into #SacklerSciComm day 2, curious about others' experiences so far. A few questions. First, are you at the colloquium in person or watching remotely!
A must-watch, and a first for me at a science conference #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/jYCTEHn6yw
Highlight of #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/cj7cBHqDe3
WHERE DO THESE VIDEOS LIVE?! ❤️❤️❤️ them!! #SacklerSciComm
Yesterday the topic of incentives for scientists to communicate arose several times. The next panel for the day will be addressing that very topic head on with May Berenbaum, KerryAnn O'Meara, Neil Donahue, Ahna Skop and Emmanuel Taylor #SacklerSciComm #scicomm #informalscience
No incentive structure in academia to communicate sci (can't put it on your CV or your tenure statement). Taxpayers invest in our work (and me!) but can't access it in journals? #SacklerSciComm @theNASciences
GREAT video to kick off the #sacklerscicomm session on incentives to communicate science. Who made this? Can we share?
"Incentives for Scientists and Engineers to Communicate About Their Research: Roundtable Discussion" begins with a short animation on academic incentives to communicate #SacklerSciComm #Scicomm
For scientists who want to improve communication & make a difference--check out @COMPASSscicomm #SacklerSciComm
"The folly of rewarding A while hoping for B" on the lack of reward systems for #scicomm #sciengage @HoffmanAndy #SacklerSciComm
Loved the #scicomm video that was just showed at #SacklerSciComm! @theNASciences can you share the youtube link to the video?
Great presentation by Jack Stewart of @WIRED on the future of #AI and #driverlesscars. Appreciated the questions he posed—and this image of him being “hooked up” to a car. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/W5sqQcIbaK
@ChrisCSamuel 👏🏽 #CultValues & #SocCapital are key parts of context that determines countries’ sci-innovation (& encourage EconDevelopment). Geeert Hofstede might refer to it as "Autonomy vs Embeddedness” or “Egalitarianism vs Hierarchy” or “Harmony vs Mastery” #SacklerSciComm #SciComm
Back at #SacklerSciComm. Thrilled that the next panel features @ASCBiology member @foodskop
Where can I find the animated video that we just watched about why different scientists and researchers are motivated to communicate? Please link me up!! 🤓 #SacklerSciComm
Hoffman: 56% of faculty at Michigan believe public engagement is not valued by tenure committees. 34% believe the activity is dangerous #SacklerSciComm #Scicomm
Pro tip if you're asking a question for #SacklerSciComm on Twitter: Send it in EARLY so it'll get to the moderators in time for the Q&A. Thanks!
What is scientific impact? High impact journals or your work reaching those who need it. Change the reward system in T&P #SacklerSciComm
.@hoffmanandy does something no other moderator has done so far... includes speakers' Twitter handles. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #SacklerSciComm #moreplease
“If we don’t change the rewards, nothin’s going to change” - Andy Hoffman re. scientists as communicators #SacklerSciComm 👏🏼
We’ve talked a lot about incentives for #scientists & #engineers to communicate their research. Andy Hoffman,Neil Donahue, & @foodskop share their insights live at #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/gFJJE7fkOa https://t.co/0e7cqCc9VG
56% of Univ of Mich faculty believe public engagement is not valued by tenure committees, 41% believe it's time consuming and distracting, 34% believe it's dangerous #SacklerSciComm via Andrew Hoffman https://t.co/R2KTF4u25t
Discussion about rewards in academia for #scicomm - this should be interesting - the reward system does not really encourage #SacklerSciComm
Andrew Hoffman moderating the next session at #SacklerSciComm on incentives. Cites: "The folly of rewarding A while looking for B". https://t.co/SNzTExZQcc
Streaming live now at #SacklerSciComm: How to change incentives (informal/formal) and rewards (intrinsic/extrinsic) in higher ed? "Incentives for Scientists and Engineers to Communicate About Their Research" #scicomm
Streaming live now at #SacklerSciComm: How to change incentives (informal/formal) and rewards (intrinsic/extrinsic) in higher ed? "Incentives for Scientists and Engineers to Communicate About Their Research" #scicomm
Thanks for the shout-out @laurahelmuth! Check out our resources like the #MessageBox Workbook https://t.co/a74HxSLJ3B
#SacklerSciComm https://t.co/kkIv74dBLp
For scientists who want to improve communication & make a difference--check out @COMPASSscicomm #SacklerSciComm
.@HoffmanAndy: The reward system is the “holy of holies” in the academy. It’s about who we are and what we value. If we want to change things (e.g., re: scicomm value, interdisciplinarity), must change the reward system. #SacklerSciComm
For those watching #SacklerSciComm, this is what comes to mind when I think about Silicon Valley's pursuit of tech that can potentially upend society https://t.co/PQ1c4lvrhp
Thread: I know there's a lot of scary stuff in the world rn, but this is something I've been thinking about that I can't get out of my head.
Disagree that #scicomm is not incentivized for scis. Being a better communicator makes you a better teacher, helps w/ talks & presentations, increases collab, etc. All of which are impt for tenure. #SacklerSciComm
"The Folly of Rewarding A while hoping for B". Yep, I recall that paper from third year org behaviour class. @HoffmanAndy #SacklerScicomm
How do we change institutional motivations/incentives/rewards science that good communication is valued? #theheartofit #sacklerscicomm
To aid in change you need the president, provost and deans at the table A. Hoffman #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Fwj5IbG0vf
At #SacklerSciComm on academic incentives love hearing the voices (and cartoons) of @Compassscicomm alum @NCEAS Director @BSHalpern & UW Dean @LisaGraumlich on why they put communication at the centre of their endeavor to see their science matter. @HoffmanAndy Kicks off session!
There are lots of incentives for #scicomm, but formal extrinsic ones lag. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/AIqJhtnKvp
@TheGeoffHunt I think they hit on a good one: when discussing emerging tech, situate the subject in potential societal consequences and the ethical considerations of the intervention #SacklerSciComm
Relevant to this discussion - a figure from my dissertation work on science bloggers' motivations to write about sci: https://t.co/UfeqyGMpde #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/7If5kcIFOP
Hoffman: Signals of change -
Buy-in from leadership (university presidents, deans, etc)
Institutions are re-evaluating tenure
Metrics for engagement (H-index, citations--@altmetric)
Universities changing faculty annual reviews
Changes to journals
#SacklerSciComm #Scicomm
#sacklerscicomm QUESTION FOR ROUNDTABLE: We've focused on faculty who seek out #scicomm training after they got a job. Do you think it is the responsibility of graduate programs to teach science communication to all students and if so, to what extent?
@TheGeoffHunt Communication is not a single skill, though. And communication with peers different than non-peers. #SacklerSciComm
Cooperative Extension has formal requirement to do outreach and #scicomm - and documents impacts & engagement no mention at #SacklerSciComm
But, if the primary goal of #scicomm is career advancement, it leads to different activities. What about the other #scicomm goals scientists have? #SacklerSciComm e.g. https://t.co/GIZsV3hrwH https://t.co/z3SJ5lH9pg
Disagree that #scicomm is not incentivized for scis. Being a better communicator makes you a better teacher, helps w/ talks & presentations, increases collab, etc. All of which are impt for tenure. #SacklerSciComm
Hoffman: When we think about the issue [incentives] and changing that institutions of the Academy this is a big ship to turn, we are at the beginning of the curve, will this be stillborn and die or start to grow? #SacklerSciComm
Impacts on practice as 4th component of tenure & promotion at uMichigan business school Andy Hoffman #SacklerSciComm
Grad students and post docs need to feel their #scicomm work is valued #SacklerSciComm
@Sarah_Mojarad @altmetric whoa. . . where is the mention of global warming & ricing cost of living, & the kitchen sink for that matter. Long list of signals! #SacklerSciComm
"Young people want to do it" "We will see if young people can change academia" – Well, we'd better work on that :-) #SacklerSciComm #SciComm
This is my #SacklerSciComm catnip. https://t.co/RRnpIFa2xu
There are lots of incentives for #scicomm, but formal extrinsic ones lag. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/AIqJhtnKvp
First speaker at #SacklerSciComm session on incentives is KerryAnn O’Meara.
KerryAnn O'Meara: PhD students need socialization as science communicators, experience doing #scicomm, and recognition that being a good scientist means engaging w/ public audiences. #SacklerSciComm
If students don’t see their academic mentors doing and valuing science communication then they don’t develop agency / skills / drive to do #scicomm (paraphrased from KellyAnn O’Meara at #SacklerSciComm)
Most faculty are trained to communicate within their expertise. They are not trained to do outreach or interpret findings for the public #SacklerSciComm #Scicomm
The Fred Kavli Auditorium's amazing acoustics come from 70 adjoining diamond-shaped projections. Added in 1971, its acoustics were designed by Cyril Harris who later became a member of @theNASciences & @theNAEng. It seats 670. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Q4FAtnEHAf https://t.co/E5OwbFyKhT
We need to better prepare students for academic roles that value #scicomm. #SacklerSciComm
@brookesimler 😂. . . thought this session would get your attention, @brookesimler. It is compelling so far ~ #SacklerSciComm
#TheMoreYouKnow #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/PJsGK4G9VI
The Fred Kavli Auditorium's amazing acoustics come from 70 adjoining diamond-shaped projections. Added in 1971, its acoustics were designed by Cyril Harris who later became a member of @theNASciences & @theNAEng. It seats 670. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Q4FAtnEHAf https://t.co/E5OwbFyKhT
Now at #SacklerSciComm: incentives for #SciComm & #SciEngage
Many of our @aaas #LeshnerFellows have done a lot of thinking about this as a part of their work on institutional change
Here's one example: @JessicaHellmann's work at @UMNIonE https://t.co/bj5WHcnxx5
O'Mear: If we want to engage faculty and communication we need to better prepare students for the role and foster them as part of their identity. #SacklerSciComm
KerryAnn - 3 factors that shape Science Communication among faculty
1. Identity and socialization
2. Agency and self-efficacy
3. Recognition
#SacklerSciComm
Q for panel: How can institutions deal w impacts of deceptive journals on incentives & scientific integrity? @HoffmanAndy #sacklerscicomm
Emmanuel Taylor: Advocate for direct discussion and dialogue between professionals. Those who communicate most effectively are exposed to more opportunities in career advancement and also benefit of public impact to society. #SacklerScicomm
@TheCosmicRey Seconded. I'm still hoping the transcripts can be published later for those of us who prefer text. #SacklerSciComm
This is exactly what community #sciencecafes can offer, experience doing #scicomm #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/oJmDFSFp1Q
KerryAnn O'Meara: PhD students need socialization as science communicators, experience doing #scicomm, and recognition that being a good scientist means engaging w/ public audiences. #SacklerSciComm
Emmanuel Taylor: direct dialogue and communication among technical experts, communities and industry has mutual benefits for everyone #SacklerSciComm
@AshleyInCAISE Those three factors are highly dependent on national cultural values. Dr. Geeert Hofstede might refer to it as "autonomy vs embeddedness” or “egalitarianism vs hierarchy” or “harmony vs mastery” #SacklerSciComm #SciComm
Emmanuel Taylor 2nd speaker in incentives session at #SacklerSciComm
Emmanuel - with better communication skills comes more opportunities to advance in your career and also helps you to impact society with your work #SacklerSciComm
Dietram Scheufele 3rd session speaker at #SacklerSciComm
@ConversationUS -- Do you have any reps in the room at the @theNASciences #sacklerscicomm colloquia? Would love to say hi.
#SacklerSciComm panel: incentive/rewards for academic researchers to communicate science - and do it well https://t.co/MocTd8Sesu
@komeara2: if doctoral students don't get opps to develop knowledge and skills re: scicomm, they won’t develop an orientation toward it. Also must have role models among faculty [and staff/practitioners, I'd argue] #sacklerscicomm
Any @UFCALS following the #sacklerscicomm Colloquia and looking for more training in #scicomm check out our new @UFAEC graduate class for Spring 2018: AEC6932: Communicating about Agricultural and Natural Resources Research https://t.co/cGgTqpJkTG
#sacklerscicomm Emmanuel Taylor: Researchers will spend years developing an innovation, but then find that industry and/or public wants something a bit different (or a completely different problem solved) – and this can be overcome by direct dialogue and comm. #SciComm
🐝So bummed!!! We will miss you @MayBerenbaum! 🐝 #SacklerSciComm
#sacklerscicomm How do the National Academies choose members - do they include public engagement or communication outreach? If not, might we help out showing universities that membership needs to include this?
Yay! @scheufele gave #NASInterface a shoutout! This is what the Public Interfaces of the the Life Sciences Roundtable was: https://t.co/W7V8l1eUFM #sacklerscicomm
#research & #science courses required for #undergraduates!Why aren't #scicomm courses in #highered required? I guess they will be when #scicomm efforts will count for #promotion & #tenure! We teach undergrads #scicomm @CU_BIOG3500 @cornell! #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/TsKRkz6dfk
At #Sacklerscicomm, @scheufele reminds us of inactive, but influential (IMHO, it's biased) of the @theNASEM roundtable "Public Interfaces of Life Science" #throwback @drkeegansawyer
.@scheufele: Tenure needs to move towards an integrated case - value traditional tenure criteria AND overall impact (including #scicomm activities). #sacklerscicomm
@brookesimler @scheufele @theNASEM @drkeegansawyer Why biased, if I may ask (I don't have it fresh in mind) & your time permits? #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerScicomm For those interested in scientists' incentives for doing #scicomm, please see #LeshnerFellows leadership program at @AAAS. Would be happy to discuss what we're learning re: need for scientist rewards/support: https://t.co/88X3HgcW1w
The tenure process is terrifying and mysterious. Great to hear at #SacklerSciComm that tenure committees are starting to care more about social impact and outreach--even if belated & slow. @scheufele says needs to be part of evaluation from time of hire.
@Sarah_Mojarad @scheufele reasonable criteria - points to raising HigherEd brand & awareness of science research. #SacklerSciComm
@TiffanyWGray re "late adopters of social media" I'd want research to back that as scientists were a large part of the "original" social media of the 80s/90s! ;-) #SacklerSciComm
Roundtable discussion on the importance of communication in promoting science and technical research to the public and practitioners #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/P0gsu22zQs
@aaas @JessicaHellmann @UMNIonE .@tracey_holloway @ezramarkowitz Sriram Sundararajan & Jessica Sickler discussed motivations, support, & challenges for #SciEngage at 2017 #AAASMtg @_SciComm Communicating Science Seminar.
https://t.co/GWHhURqU17
#SacklerSciComm
Dietram - Impact should be included as part of the tenure criteria #SacklerSciComm
Scicomm being included in more beach sci tenure evals says @scheufele #sacklerscicomm
Scheufele: Three important things affecting tenure/ careers. 1) Outcomes 2) Transparency 3) Evaluation (stds agreed upon at the very beginning) #SacklerSciComm
Ahna Skop: Extension schools have been evaluating social impact of their professors as part of tenure process for a very long time. They've been grappling with how to measure. Lots to learn from them when thinking about communication incentives for #scicomms! #SacklerSciComm
How do we change institutional motivations and incentives that good communication is valued science?: We need to better prepare graduate students for their role in science communication and foster this as part of their identity- KerryAnn O’Meara #SacklerSciComm
Thanks you for mentioning Cooperative Extension Dietram @scheufele! In discussion about incentives for outreach in academia #SacklerSciComm
Great I might follow up with you Paige next week on your notes on this recognition session. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/8yiyXo9QpF
I'm making notes from #SacklerSciComm: https://t.co/EX9LP2o8ve. Please comment or DM me your gmail if you'd like to edit the doc!
This was a great!
(I may be biased too.)
#SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Lc0TULNcAZ
At #Sacklerscicomm, @scheufele reminds us of inactive, but influential (IMHO, it's biased) of the @theNASEM roundtable "Public Interfaces of Life Science" #throwback @drkeegansawyer
Really interested in this #sacklerscicomm convo on integrating #scicomm into unis & T&P but can't help but notice...no one is saying *how* we actually change minds. What if committees/staff/faculty are unperceptive? How do we overcome?
Please tell more stories! YES! #SacklerSciComm
Would be interested to hear more about specific T&P criteria changes to incorporate scicomm by faculty; please @ me w/links or pointers. Want to make change at my institution! #sacklerscicomm
#sacklerscicomm Dietram Scheufele: How you quantify & value the quality of outreach #SciComm work is difficult as T&P evaluators. Some said it was unclear if we are “double-dipping” or “double-counting” outreach as research and vice versa. Are you “watering down” the standards?
Three things that are important for integrated tenure cases:
1. Outcomes
2. Transparency from the beginning
3. Evaluation standards must be agreed upon
@scheufele #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
@AshleyInCAISE Compared to Japan? Drilling from my 14yrs working/living there & running their nat'l science research consortium's Comms Dept, significantly opposing along the hierarchy, embeddedness & harmony factors. #SacklerSciComm #SciComm
Next speaker, Neil Donahue (Carnegie Mellon). #SacklerSciComm
#sacklerscicomm Dietram Scheufele on T&P process: We need to be clear about definitions and outcomes of outreach and #SciComm. We need to be TRANSPARENT from the beginning (from on-campus interviews to entire T&P process) and use the clear standards as we evaluate faculty.
@EcologyOfShane 🎯. . .if someone crawled out on to that limb ~ the view is crushingly lonely or frightening to ponder the organizational facilitation. #SciComm #SacklerSciComm
Given importance of translating science to agriculture it is surprising there was no discussion of food or ag #scicomm at #SacklerSciComm
"I'm going to tell a story"
<audience perks up>
<every #scicomm trainer does a high five>
@Nancy_Baron @AldaCenter @story_collider @COMPASSscicomm
#SacklerSciComm
@klandreville Good - measurements could be an objective tool (more than other choice at least) for #SciOutreach #SciComm. #SacklerSciComm
FWIW (and apologies for self-promotion) but @addudo and I have tried to summarize what research tells us about why scientists #scicomm (and we're always to happy to learn of studies we may have missed) https://t.co/YZt0sWMBfQ ... #sacklerscicomm
Lucky enough to have had James Fowler as my game theory professor in undergrad - tweet more scientists! #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/stb3234xPp
Scientists don't tweet enough, but when they do tweet, they share more info. TWEET MORE, PEOPLE. James Fowler at #SacklerSciComm
Sneaking unexplained graphs and undefined jargon in your story is not cool. You can do better. #storywasatease #SacklerSciComm #disappointed
Donahue: Looked at formation of fine particles from trees. A bit of cooling but well within accepted uncertainty. #SacklerSciComm
.@foodskop up next. (She should have gone earlier on this panel :) #sciart #SacklerScicomm
Here's some of the gorgeous science art from @foodskop at #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/f6szzrDjuj
Neil - Public perception is important when communicating your data. Facts may be twisted even if the work is sound #SacklerSciComm
Oh YAY #sciart & #storytelling from @foodskop == #scicomm magic!!!
#SacklerSciComm
Ahna Skop (University of
Wisconsin–Madison), geneticist and science artist. #SacklerSciComm
Is it just me or is the #SacklerSciComm auditorium much chillier today?
Geneticist @foodskop talks about her own genetics: parents are artists; 3 siblings are designers. She got "the recessive gene for science" #sciart #SacklerSciComm
Great motivation from @foodskop at #SacklerSciComm: "Find creative, innovative ways to tackle problems" #problemsolving #inspiration
hey @SACNAS, @foodskop speaking @ #SacklerSciComm on Incentives 4 Scientists & Engineers 2 Communicate Their Research. As a Native American #NDN, she's adding #diversity 2 event that really lacks it https://t.co/wwibshIOuQ
Ahna Skop details her story of science, art and communication #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm I absolutely love her talk! https://t.co/ylxto723qs
Ahna Skop (University of
Wisconsin–Madison), geneticist and science artist. #SacklerSciComm
An artist who is also geneticist or who also teaches artists and also does science outreach via #SciArt I bet she has a cape in her closet! #sacklerscicomm
@foodskop : Science of cell division is beautiful and should be shared - and we have an obligation to share taxpayer funded science #sciart #scicomm #SacklerSciComm
Thank you, @foodskop, for cutting across the disciplinary boundaries and bringing that value of #STEAM to #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/t1wZ2Qfs7t
@t_campy Loose comment would be that reaching outside your own sphere (your followers) is hard (esp. if they have an oppositional view to your material!) #SacklerSciComm
Loving this presentation from @foodskop #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm speaker @foodskop comes from a #sciart family. She needed art on the walls to show the scientific work done at @UWMadison and made it happen. https://t.co/jto84brOag
#IllahNourbakhsh of @CarnegieMellon, #PeterHancock of #UniversityofCentralFlorida & #JackStewart of @WIRED w moderator #AshleyLiorens of @JohnsHopkins on #artificialintelligence & #driverlesscars at #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/u0VzU7R1Cg
Skop: Shows images of cell division. Need to show the beauty to the public.Ended up with $15k to pursue visual ideas. #SacklerSciComm
.@foodskop: "got the recessive scientist gene" in her artist/educator family. She uses art to communicate her science & to educate her students. https://t.co/nOK45OM06U #sacklerscicomm @sacnas @docfilmprofRI
"We can help kids/adults from diverse groups get interested in science through beauty and art" @foodskop
YESSSSSS!
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@foodskop scientists creating environments that makes them happy at work can create inviting spaces for all #SacklerSciComm
@foodskop your story doesn’t disappoint! Thanks for actually telling a story, your story. #artandscience engaging with images! #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/UaoHZxrKaV
"These are images that attract people and draw them in" -- a testable hypothesis but I don't think I see data here #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
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Major msg of today - story telling and art are the easiest way to "lure" people into #science.
When art meets science. @foodskop, you are speaking the language of my people. #STEAM #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/ZAKmEisvRw
The reason I fell in love with microscopy and stayed in science was because of the beautiful images! Love this talk by @foodskop #sacklerscicomm
.@foodskop grew up around art and it has influenced her scientific career in wonderful ways. #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
@BioinfoTools @t_campy As Denzin & Lincoln (2003) stated, “Culture is an unfolding production, thereby
placing performances (storytelling) & their representations at center of lived experience" This is how #SciComm #SciArt bridge relationships/cultures/orgs/Labs/etc ~ #AudienceCentered. #SacklerSciComm
Met @foodskop yesterday at lunch -- geneticists/cell biologists interested in art should definitely check her out. And her cakes that look like mitosis! #sacklerscicomm
@foodskop creating new norms in science by bringing your passions to science #SacklerSciComm
.@foodskop is sharing a great, compelling story of how #STEM & #art can & should intersect in the public eye, for the growth & benefit of science, art, & society #SacklerSciComm
hey @theNASciences #SacklerSciComm audience! 2 learn more abt @foodskop, c her @SACNAS #SACNAS2014 keynote https://t.co/Ud9prASQ9b // community & prof society 4 STEM #diversity
the inspiring scientist and artist, @foodskop reminds us that you can put actual, real $$ into your NSF proposals to do #broaderimpacts #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
.@foodskop: wants scis to know that you can plan for #broaderimpacts with significance (rather than last minute, not strategic) #sacklerscicomm
.@foodskop gives a shout-out to Shirley Malcom, longtime #STEMed advocate at @AAAS #sciart #SacklerScicomm
We agree #SacklerSciComm! @JohnsHopkins undergrads, grads, postdocs and faculty, apply for the VP for Research Office photo contest. No limit To fields or content. Top prizes of $250 and $500: https://t.co/hKNZbs6fdh https://t.co/Xc1xSzhp9r
NSF funding is avail for sci to collaborate with artists @foodskop shows great examples #sacklerscicomm
"Genetic Reflections" It will have a traveling component! YAS, @foodskop please keep us posted on where it will be traveling #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/nLjY9UjkJL
Scientists, no more complaining about #scicomm difficulties because you don't work with #CharismaticMegafauna. Go see @foodskop! #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/pdlgA0s9HX
#SacklerSciComm speaker @foodskop comes from a #sciart family. She needed art on the walls to show the scientific work done at @UWMadison and made it happen. https://t.co/jto84brOag
.@foodskop: For every paper I publish, I make a cake to illustrate the concepts. Sugar is cheap! #SacklerSciComm
https://t.co/HvTNYmpXKY
'@foodskop: engage them with something they know #SacklerSciComm
.@foodskop "You should always have a hobby in science ... you can bring that into science and engage the public more." #SacklerSciComm #SciEngage
I think that #SacklerScicomm has redeemed itself with this Day 2 program. Well done. #scicomm #sciart #practitioners
I’m not a foodie but I’m in love with science cakes and art+sci approach from @foodskop - #SacklerSciComm
You can engage people with something that they know that incorporates what you do, like Ahna's cell division cake #SacklerSciComm
@RickBorchelt *think pretty pictures . . . yesterday's text-heavy presentations about burned the attendees out. Today - pictures are soothing relief? #SacklerSciComm
"I make a cake for every figure I publish" See them here they are FABULOUS and so was that talk by @foodskop #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/laKK5JetSt
Another powerful thing is to teach science by asking students to create art of their own, doesn't have to be artists who create #sciart Check what I did in my biology class --> https://t.co/rp6Wp2JTct #SacklerSciComm ~@snouraini
For the folks at #sacklerscicomm, here is my presentation on using #SportScience and #SportAnalytics for #STEMed at last years @SloanSportsConf. We won best paper for our work in community based basketball programs as a venue for STEM engagement.
https://t.co/yb9bRLEadr
.@foodskop gives a shout-out to @NSF_BIO #MCB Division funding for the "Genetic Reflections" exhibit. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/HURyGOhLkD
It seems a foregone conclusion that #art and #science make for a natural "public engagement" interface. But we don't often hear/see that #story. @FoodSkop brings it ALL. So great. #sacklerscicomm
Seriously, the women at #sacklerscicomm are rocking their presentations. The only shame is why there aren't more on stage. @foodskop
@foodskop says scientists should have hobby & it can be related to #science. I do it through #storytelling w/ @story_collider. What's your #scihobby? #sacklerscicomm #scicomm #sciart https://t.co/WoN75RgYRO
So many similarities between art & science: creative ways to tackle problems. Amazing talk by @foodskop #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/i2nRuRqbH3
Yes! Artist and geneticist, @foodskop, starting her #SacklerSciComm talk with her own genetics.… https://t.co/khWG7veT46
@foodskop loves your talk at #SacklerScicomm! Brilliant!
@Foodskop’s science desserts take the cake! Science-Art #SacklerSciComm #STEAM https://t.co/SinbuoN79s
I’m not a foodie but I’m in love with science cakes and art+sci approach from @foodskop - #SacklerSciComm
"You may not know about the mid body, but now you do because the sugar draws you in"- @foodskop
#SacklerSciComm https://t.co/v0zjWNakHC
"I make a cake for every figure I publish" See them here they are FABULOUS and so was that talk by @foodskop #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/laKK5JetSt
#sacklerscicomm Ahna Skop @foodskop She supports the @NSF because Broader Impacts is so essential to #SciComm storytelling & may have left science if she didn’t have the creativity and ability to share her science through Broader Impacts in art. --> Her passion & energy is WOW
Do you find this speaker piquing your interest? Follow her on here at @foodskop #SacklerSciComm
Missing #sacklerscicomm but it seems everyone is worried about cars rather than drones. #AI #Slaughterbots https://t.co/KLIujnIaEG
I say use the army of students at your disposal, we don't need a new category of professors, but we need to give professors the latitude to try new things. I am grateful that my college allows me that latitude #SacklerSciComm
Skop: Every paper I publish I make a cake associated, sugar is cheap as you know. This is a great way to engage. The simple idea people know what a cake is. They do not know what cell division is. Y can engage them with something they know. #SacklerSciComm
How to engage the public on science? @foodskop makes a cake to illustrate every paper she publishes and finds it surprisingly effective. Fun! https://t.co/ePnAxHyIlp #SacklerSciComm
@laurahelmuth There is a lot of bad climate science reporting. https://t.co/ANs8N0xQJc
Journalistic norms promote stories based on 1 new article rather than solid science.
Articles often have errors, but media refuses to get feedback from scientists. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/jQNVSKl3Iq
Speaker at #SacklerSciComm claims journalists are incentivized to hype science and that there is no check on this motivation. Nope! Corrections, disdain of your peers--expressed here on Twitter--and reputation are strong motivators to get it right.
.@foodskop's story has been the best thing for me about #SacklerSciComm. So proud to be a @UWMadison alum! https://t.co/HWb29Rnbpx
.@foodskop is sharing a great, compelling story of how #STEM & #art can & should intersect in the public eye, for the growth & benefit of science, art, & society #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm @CCollider, art+science since 2014 in Vancouver, BC, Canada! We work with artists and scientists to put on performances, exhibitions, & speaker events. LOVE art and science being a focus! https://t.co/7flAXbxuAa
Ahna Skop's secret to increasing impact: makes a cake and posts online to go w each publication #SacklerSciComm
.@scheufele reminds us that scientists communicating/engaging - and wanting to - is NOT new. We designed the system to include this, our activities have not supported that. #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
@JTspartz @foodskop Isn't she repping the @UWMadScience folks well?! 👏🏽😁 #SciArt #SciComm @brossardd @scheufele #SacklerSciComm
@EcologyOfShane @foodskop @story_collider My #scihobby is helping science grad students connect and improve their #scicomm through @ComSciCon #SacklerSciComm
It would seem that sugar is the gateway drug to science. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I can get behind this, @foodskop. #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/0MmD1rihsd
Who at #SacklerScicomm will follow @NCIEpiTraining to get us over the 4,000 mark?? We train scientists in #scicomm!
Ahna Skop discussing her work at the intersection of art & science #SacklerSciComm #scicomm https://t.co/CChnaVZROP
So please to hear the long history of the social contract of science and the public who fund it taking the stage at #SacklerSciComm
@EcologyOfShane @foodskop @story_collider Writing & producing videos about the brain on @neuroyoutube - a #scihobby and #scihustle! #SacklerSciComm
love this thought from @JaneLubchenco: not every scientist has to engage, but every scientist should support those who do engage. Relevant to #sacklerscicomm discussion right now.
#teaching and #scicomm face the same challenge at #highered #promotion & #tenure process! Both of these should be in the portfolio of a well-rounded #scientist, even #research profs!!! We need a top down reform (presidents, provosts) at universities! #sacklerscicomm
Scheufele : land grant philosophy of serving society was right all along, we just didn't live up to it #SacklerSciComm
Q: Is #sciomm just one more commitment for scientists/faculty? Summary of @scheufele's comments: Scientists have a responsibility to society. #SacklerSciComm
From @foodskop ‘s wonderful presentation about incorporating art into academic science. Is I️t a monet? Nah, blood vessels in the eye. #STEAM #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/cugYS9a2dL
Is that a Monet? Or ocular vasculature? Engaging the public with the beauty of our science #SacklerSciComm @theNASciences https://t.co/ukgEC2JBAO
Yes. Amazing Ahna @foodskop presentation mixing #science #SciComm #SciArt #SciEd at #SacklerSciComm
O'Meara: Are we creating pathways for people [scientists] who are doing high-quality #scicomm work to move that into recognized scholarship? #SacklerScicomm
"We're funded by taxpayers, we have an obligation to share what we've learned" - @foodskop #sacklerscicomm
Outreach is an "obligation to give back to society...we are representing the people's money, our research is funded by them." <crowd applauds> @foodskop at #SacklerSciComm
.@foodskop: It's simple. It's an obligation to communicate; we are using public money to fund our research. #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
.@komeara2: a lot of convos about APT reform assume that all universities are Harvard. Approaches will be different, but issue is whether we're creating pathways in academia for someone to be "in the zone" with #scicomm work, & be evaluated w/in that context #sacklerscicomm
Can you get tenure if have strong outreach and modest research output? No definitive response perhaps depends on institution #SacklerSciComm
@Sarah_Mojarad @scheufele 🎯. . .without a doubt. #SciComm completes the science research circle. . . #SacklerSciComm
It is not new. Correct. It was a major topic in 90's in Boston. Suggestion that lack of creativity in social sciences a concern. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/dyms1WGVnY
.@scheufele reminds us that scientists communicating/engaging - and wanting to - is NOT new. We designed the system to include this, our activities have not supported that. #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
Sci comm is obligation, because we’re using taxpayers money. - @foodskop to 👏🏼 at #SacklerSciComm
@foodskop our science is the People's. It's paid for by the tax payers. We have responsibility to share it with them. #SacklerSciComm
The one case where I agree beauty be used full swing for marketing :D #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/AvKJb8nRWR
Is that a Monet? Or ocular vasculature? Engaging the public with the beauty of our science #SacklerSciComm @theNASciences https://t.co/ukgEC2JBAO
@RoHendricks Went to the second #SacklerSciComm back in 2013, have been getting emails from the NAS ever since
But aren't scientists already contributing to society by their discoveries? #SacklerSciComm
@RWSmolensJr @t_campy Sorry, but not what I was referring to. The *mechanics* of social media can make it hard to each intended audiences. e.g. hashtags on partly work, and not well. Followers are "fans", in group. Etc. #SacklerSciComm
#scicomm is an obligation if you take government $, it is funded by taxpayers. We have to give back to society - @foodskop #SacklerScicomm
Broader Impacts- "Because we take taxpayer money for research, we owe this to the people. It's an obligation" Ahna Skop on #science communication & #outreach to the public #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerScicomm People like to engage w/ things they know, like cake, so find a way to #SciComm thru cake (haha) or other things people know. This is a cell division cake! Amazing @foodskop So inspired https://t.co/pUuAK08Weo
@brookesimler @JaneLubchenco Yes - it points to #CommunityBuilding for science & her 'ecosystem'! #SacklerSciComm
@foodskop: As junior faculty, I don't feel particularly energetic this semester ... 😁 #SacklerSciComm
LOVE @foodskop's collaborative #sciart approach to Broader Impacts work #SacklerSciComm
“It’s tax payers dollars...it’s an obligation to give back to society” 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @foodskop #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/NjcjPKFpqw
Q for panel: How do we support non-academic scientists doing #scicomm? The focus here is on academia, but most STEM PhDs don't end up in academia #SacklerSciComm
Q for panelists: How, as junior faculty, can one work toward getting promotion & tenure standards changed? #SacklerSciComm
#STEAM #SciArt #Humor. Deadly combination in #scicomm. Excellent presentation, @foodskop! #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/UgYxZi7d0m
#SacklerScicomm People like to engage w/ things they know, like cake, so find a way to #SciComm thru cake (haha) or other things people know. This is a cell division cake! Amazing @foodskop So inspired https://t.co/pUuAK08Weo
@HoffmanAndy Could you share your slide of alternative metrics from #SacklerSciComm? I am aware of Altmetric, but I wanted to look into the others that you included - didn't have a chance to snap the slide...
I second asking this question!!!! #SacklerSciComm Many observatories and facilities have departments specifically dedicated to public outreach. https://t.co/8JhNn3TjKS
Q for panel: How do we support non-academic scientists doing #scicomm? The focus here is on academia, but most STEM PhDs don't end up in academia #SacklerSciComm
And yet - not everyone has to go to Harvard, MIT, Oxford etc. Great science is possible and happening in smaller institutions albeit harder to fund & 2 compete w big research centres. Don't forget that #teaching like #scicomm is an obligation for each #scientist! #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/GVwIDCQ3YH
Can you get tenure if have strong outreach and modest research output? No definitive response perhaps depends on institution #SacklerSciComm
Taylor: Given that within every industry there has to be individuals who are able to understand the context and the details with a broader understanding of how technology integrates into society. I am most effective in this role. #SacklerSciComm
Also in Soviet times, as top down as they were, great scientists did communicate - Kapitsa, Keldysh, Semeyonov, Basov. Those who retired to their ivory tower were simply not that great researchers either! #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
Our Science Media Officer, @vgwschutte, is in DC for #SacklerSciComm (science of #scicomm mtg). Highlights coming your way this afternoon. https://t.co/sKU6MRqF3e
Looking for the video about incentives for scicomm from the latest session at #SacklerSciComm? It's now on YouTube! https://t.co/BL8s6sr8m8
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When you are a great scientist is too late to request to become great a good scicommer. Being good scicommer (or at least decently trying) needs to be part of the way to becoming a great scientist.
Spokes in a wheel. Science and #scicomm is a system and many components need to work together to make that system work - Emmannuel Taylor #SacklerSciComm
@BioinfoTools @t_campy Perhaps partly off - high context! But *mechanics* of social media you refer to are also embedded in cultural values via the respective communication underpinnings, group or individual orientations, aversion to risk-taking in relationship-building, etc. #Scicomm #SacklerSciComm
.@DocCamiRyan says good #scicomm should be incentivized. I agree. To often PhD students and Early Career Researchers are expected to do good #scicomm, but are not allocated time to complete it. #TooManyHats #phdlife #SacklerSciComm
I would argue that graduat students are even more excited about #scicomm than jr. faculty. We should change the curriculum. #SacklerSciComm
#SciComm videos worth watching & sharing! #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/3vdFhuVrIA
Looking for the video about incentives for scicomm from the latest session at #SacklerSciComm? It's now on YouTube! https://t.co/BL8s6sr8m8
Sector specific guidelines for "what engagement is" is needed. Can't be cookie cutter. - Emmanuel #SacklerSciComm
Engagement could look like talking to your family and friends, your followers on social media, remember that all scientists have their own personal networks. #scicomm doesn't have to involve strangers. #SacklerSciComm
@RickBorchelt But there are other ways of finding evidence of impact than quantitative data. Qualitative observations and analysis can tell us a lot about what #scicomm methods work best #SacklerSciComm
@scheufele does a nice job representing the #scicomm research community onstage at #sacklerscicomm ...
Emmanuel Taylor: domain-specific guidelines are important. Impt not to pigeonhole engagement to be only one thing. There are many ways to engage beyond the traditional #SacklerSciComm
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Yes! So many YESes to this too! https://t.co/45aXYK1wGe
I would argue that graduat students are even more excited about #scicomm than jr. faculty. We should change the curriculum. #SacklerSciComm
Hallelujah! "Writing a blog isn't impact" Conflating output & outcome needs some rigorous thought -- a theme for ##SacklerSciComm IV?
.@HoffmanAndy makes key point: Impact should be measured based on audience - publishing a blog in and of itself does not have impact without reaching an audience.. #SacklerScicomm
Academic tenure system reforms "script the unscripted" when they include explicit inclusion of public engagement and #scicomm expectations, particularly when creating greater ROI for publicly funded research. #SacklerSciComm
I agree! Cookie cutter stifles creativity, but there is a need for guidelines, and institutional policy. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/TMt4oA5wAC
Sector specific guidelines for "what engagement is" is needed. Can't be cookie cutter. - Emmanuel #SacklerSciComm
#scicomm incentives for academics is not strong (usually personal motivation, very minor in promotion or grant) need systemic change, support from junior & esp senior (tenure) faculty to see value. #SacklerSciComm
"Public engagement in science could look like participating in a standards development group." says Emmanuel Taylor of Energetics Inc. Hear, hear - @USPharmacopeia welcomes participation of scientists from diverse fields. https://t.co/cli5Uv1YQX #SacklerSciComm
@iamscicomm @echoechoR Please join us next time. Here is a summary of the paper we discussed in our November Chat https://t.co/yb39ZFxG9v #scicommjc #SacklerSciComm
#science is cool, & communicating it is fun! And then there's this: "Our research is funded by taxpayers. We have an obligation to give back." @foodskop #SacklerSciComm #Communication
@BioBeef I suspect it mostly depends on having a supportive environment (but no evidence to offer!) #SacklerSciComm
.@komeara2: We need guidance showing here’s what “engaged scholarship” should look like in our field, and here’s what it should not. This scripts the unscripted, answers q's re: what is high quality public engagement? This is most helpful. #SacklerSciComm #tenurereform
First mention (I think) of learning sciences @ #SacklerSciComm. Important not to overlook the wealth of knowledge available from this area.
"It's important that we don't pigeonhole engagement...there are many different ways for scientists to engage." - Emmanuel Taylor at #SacklerSciComm
[H/T @Just1Change for transcription]
@NevenaHr Univ. should have an interdisciplinary curriculum where science & social science students could learn together #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm not all scientists need to be good communicators, but should be willing to work with science communicators. A good science communicator will work with scientists to get the points across while engaging the audience.
Finally the importance of the arts in Sci Comm. Let's think about true interdisciplinary. #SacklerSciComm
Seeing so many people eager to ask questions and add to this conversation on scicomm training. This needs to be more of a focus for next year's meeting #sacklerscicomm
Yes, Active learning, no lecture! Now I am sure she has a cape in her closet! #SacklerSciComm
Краткое содержание #SacklerSciComm - по-английски, но в письменном виде. Если вы что-то пропустили (или все), но вам интересно https://t.co/DQHR3Wne3J
I'm making notes from #SacklerSciComm: https://t.co/EX9LP2o8ve. Please comment or DM me your gmail if you'd like to edit the doc!
Yes. This. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/7t4TjaepWd
Seeing so many people eager to ask questions and add to this conversation on scicomm training. This needs to be more of a focus for next year's meeting #sacklerscicomm
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I wish I was her student! 😣 @foodskop
@VirologyComics Bravo! But it doesn't have to be. Not everyone has the art skills or time or personalities to engage with strangers. #SacklerSciComm
We'd be down with that! #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/SWjK7v0Cq8
Seeing so many people eager to ask questions and add to this conversation on scicomm training. This needs to be more of a focus for next year's meeting #sacklerscicomm
Should there be an obligation for #scientists to do #scicomm? Does the obligation diminish the #scicomm the respect for the time and effort good scicomm needs? Does the obligation make it easier to not incentivize good scicomm? #SacklerSciComm #phdlife
#SacklerSciComm Ahna Skop: Do active-based sci learning with #SciComm b/c students realize that they may want to do science illustration, science journalism, or science policy/advocacy. But, that process as an educator takes COMMITMENT & EFFORT. --> @foodskop Awesome advice!
#SacklerSciComm Grad students love #scicomm because they see alternatives to academia. My grad outreach work with @LetsTalkScience made me realize there are science jobs for outreach, writing, communication, and now even social media.
@COMPASSscicomm We're in, too! - #AAAS @_SciComm
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@EngageClimate @Just1Change Absolutely correct - and keep in mind that 'engagement' is culture-dependent, e.g. ability to take risks, long vs. short-term views/planning, group vs individ orientations, etc. All of these (& others) influence how ppl wish to be engaged. #SciComm #SciEngagement #SacklerSciComm
@wtgrantfdn InstituitionalChallengeGrant pushes universities 2 value res 2 inform policy & practice #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/fMCLyMSBYz
So many fields can intertwine with #science. Showing the younger generations that you can merge your passions with science in several fields is a great way to promote #STEM careers. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/kq8ngdS4zA https://t.co/ERZWwG7yWT
@AmandaConsSci How do we give proper recognition for nonacademic scientists who focus on #scicomm full time and are making major impacts in their local and national communities? #SacklerSciComm
Agree with the questioner, how do we teach scientists to work with comm experts and teams? Not enough emphasis on a team approach in this panel. #SacklerSciComm
Person in the audience makes the point of the need for those with science training (masters level) who also has communication training and has that job. #SacklerSciComm
I agree with question asker, embedded communications experts are often a better fit #SacklerSciComm
The best bits from #SacklerScicomm conference, curated by our fave Dr. of #scicomm! Notes are real-time and open for everyone: https://t.co/PRGAnsSVsi
I'm creating notes again today! Chime in: https://t.co/EX9LP2o8ve #sacklerscicomm
Any unis need someone with a #science & #scicomm background, with special interest in using digital media platforms? I’m graduating in ~a year & will be on the market! 😉 #SacklerSciComm
Thank you, @malinoj! Yes, we need comms professionals working with scientists/educators to help get the word out. #SacklerSciComm
@COMPASSscicomm Judging by the LIVE tweets & attendees comments, it resoundingly appears that #SacklerSciComm 2018 would be better served by having a large focus on #SciComm training!
Another thing is taking seriously former scientists who also have experience in communication and marketing (OOOh yes I said it, marketing!), is there really a need for a piece of paper to show worth in #scicomm ? #SacklerSciComm
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Recognition that not everyone has to be a scicommer but that we def def der need more of them
@laurahelmuth @foodskop Should we note difference of those who are affected by the researchers' work 'directly', and those outside of that? Different value to being informed about the work, etc. #SacklerSciComm
More info about the Alda-Kavli Learning Center @AldaCenter
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We need different models of what an academic can be @HoffmanAndy #SacklerScicomm
yes, incentivizing #scicomm is important...let's be sure the infrastructure that supports quality #scicomm is working too...#SacklerSciComm
@kmftimm Odd framing, no? "How do we teach scientists to work w/ Comms experts & teams?" Am I missing context here? #SciComm #SacklerSciComm
One answer to the current #sacklerscicomm question - look into/invest more into @SeaGrant & land grand extension programs for folks trained in science and have communication/outreach skills.
I love this extended time for audience questions. Two-way communication! #SacklerSciComm
Short answer, no, IMHO. Not for everyone. But those that want to would benefit from support, training, acknowledgement. #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/PggJtqnofL
Should there be an obligation for #scientists to do #scicomm? Does the obligation diminish the #scicomm the respect for the time and effort good scicomm needs? Does the obligation make it easier to not incentivize good scicomm? #SacklerSciComm #phdlife
Ok yes, not all scientists need to be out in in public doing #scicomm but they still have to speak about their science to other scientists! Thus, EVERYONE needs #scicomm training. #sacklerscicomm
Novel idea from the audience: bring actual communications professionals into the #scicomm world. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/S4xFqVFSCu
@kmftimm and how do we support them in their #scicomm and engagement? It's not just connecting scientists w/ other scientists, but connecting scientists w/ goals and audiences (which comms practitioners do). #SacklerScicomm
Apply 4 @wtgrantfdn funds 2 challenge ur univ. 2 value res. that informs youth policy & practice #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/fMCLyMSBYz
(Thank you, audience member.) There needs to be support and recognition of *scientist communicators* at more #scicomm events like #SacklerSciComm and NASW mtg. @ScienceWriters ⬇ https://t.co/kC1ewF5Eqo
Psst...some professional #scicomm specialists are also scientists. Like, active scientists. *cough* Be aware of this before establishing an argument based on the dichotomy of "scientists & scicomm-ers," please. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/S25zHagymC
#SacklerSciComm Dietram Scheufele: The sci advisors who are discouraging a PhD minor in #SciComm at UW Madison tend to be older, white, and male. --> Audience members sarcastically shrug their shoulders and murmur "big surprise!" He went on to say that culture needs to change.
#SacklerSciComm An issue is whether orgs are willing to invest in #scicomm. Not all academic depts or orgs have #scicomm specialists. Sometimes from scientists' own pocket. Where would the $ hiring #scicomm or spending on science + art come from? Need more grants, see the value.
There is sooo much already known in PR/Communication/marketing leveraging that prevents wheels being reinvented. #SacklerSciComm
@brookesimler @JaneLubchenco Been trying to encourage some thoughts in this direction for some time. Not everyone will be motivated to, or have time to, learn new crafts to a level to be doing it well regularly, etc. #SacklerSciComm
Taylor: too often science communication takes the form of defending results or the quality of the science, not communicating the impact. That is a problem. #SacklerSciComm
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👏 the "older white and male" finally made it into the discussion as a significant part of the problem which brought us to this conference. Guess what my PI looked like. I still went for it, cause I knew that's rly what I want and am better at than bench work 😁
@brookesimler Good points. I have an image of an onion in mind here: wow, are there layers to peel back on this note. Organizational, small team/Lab, administrative/ financial...(rolling up sleeves to get to work). #SacklerSciComm
@iamscicomm Nope, there should be an obligation for proposals to set aside funding for #SciComm that would be more likely to guarantee more& better quality scicomm & outreach #SacklerSciComm #SciCommTO
We also need to talk about how independent scientists “measure” their engagement. Just because it’s happening doesn’t mean it’s having an impact or feeding back into broader knowledge about #scicomm best practices #SacklerSciComm
@COMPASSscicomm @_SciComm .@JohnBesley & @addudo have done some great research on the science of #SciComm training
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@RWSmolensJr @kmftimm Is it "teaching" scientists to work with comms experts, or helping sci's see the value of an inclusive network that includes #scicomm pros? Most institutions have a press/outreach office thirsty for interesting stories, well told. #SacklerSciComm
@kmftimm Equally important to measuring engagement is having goals included in the #SciComm planning from the start. Too late to do it otherwise, also results are then easily biased when analyzed. #SacklerSciComm
@brookesimler @scheufele Goes back a long way, too, as writers of popular science history would tell us! Would love to know if evidence suggests institutionalisation of science has made this harder. #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm In #Canada orgs like @ScienceBorealis & @CCollider (both I'm part of) don't see where we could apply for $ to support #scicomm & #sciart work. Read op-ed by @SnowHydro here https://t.co/6WSTYsEZIh
Excellent roundtable- Incentives for #Scientists and #Engineers to Communicate About Their #Research. Thank you presenters! #SacklerSciComm
Help fill in my notes from #sacklerscicomm! https://t.co/EX9LP2o8ve (You can tell when I was moved by a speaker - I took many more notes for them lol)
@DocCamiRyan Very much so. I think the obligation can make it easier to provide only minor support and training and prevent acknowledgment of the time and effort good #scicomm takes. #SacklerSciComm
Watch a short video about @dianetuft's #TheArcticMelt, on view in the NAS Upstairs Gallery, easily accessible from our 2100 C St NW entrance. https://t.co/sybMjo1dRk #SacklerSciComm #ClimateChange
Inspiring video for scientists interested in #SciComm and #SciEngage #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/2qkXwuLrHZ
@JTspartz @kmftimm How PIOs, outreach offices, Comms Dept's operate are as different as stars in the nite skies. Then toss in the unique cultural values driving organizational design, attitudes towards risk mitigation & information handling procedures. Not simple as stated. #SciComm #SacklerSciComm
It is the latter, definitely. Also, see the value of input from all sorts of individuals, not just #scicomm pro. Plus, how is a #scicomm pro defined? #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/dzxMz2frkg
@RWSmolensJr @kmftimm Is it "teaching" scientists to work with comms experts, or helping sci's see the value of an inclusive network that includes #scicomm pros? Most institutions have a press/outreach office thirsty for interesting stories, well told. #SacklerSciComm
Effective #SciComm starts with understanding and appreciating "social science." #SacklerSciComm
@OranGang @laurahelmuth @ShipLives Should we factor the embargo system in here? I often wonder if it’s a contributing to problems; there's a lot built around them. #SacklerSciComm
!00% agree #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/XLQrYgV9NM
Effective #SciComm starts with understanding and appreciating "social science." #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm agreed! https://t.co/43fLeR3EKz
It is the latter, definitely. Also, see the value of input from all sorts of individuals, not just #scicomm pro. Plus, how is a #scicomm pro defined? #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/dzxMz2frkg
@SciCommTO An obligation to set aside funding for #scicomm from a proposal (completely agree) is not the same thing as saying all #scientists are obligated to do #scicomm (not so sure). #SacklerSciComm #SciCommTO
@TheresaLiao Perhaps better to encourage funding agencies that aggregates of research above some level should set aside a (small) percentage for #scicomm ? Seem to think I've read somewhere (!) that some already encourage this. #SacklerSciComm
Can't follow #SacklerScicomm too closely today due to other obligations. Discussion this morning looks great tho! Looking forward to skimming later (and @fromthelabbench's Google notes)
@DocCamiRyan FWIW, in New Zealand the Science Media Centre offers courses for scientists that want to attend. Other countries try something similar? (Not a lot for writers in it, AFAIK.) #SacklerSciComm
@rhtoivanen I like the idea from @SciCommTO that the requirement is a certain amount of the budget spent on #scicomm. This would 1) state #scicomm is important enough to spend money on and 2) allow for contract work for #scicomm specialists. #SacklerSciComm
great summary for a definition of a #scicomm pro but does scicomm have to involve mass communication? One person writes the others listen? I suggest also consider thinking smaller. One can be a #scicomm pro w/o being a journalist #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/fzveBSMY8i
Several variations of #scicomm. Most basic distinction btwn journalism / public relations. One def, from @ScienceWriters: Disseminate accurate info re: science & tech thru media; inform the public; foster interp of sci and meaning to society; keep w/ standards of journalism. https://t.co/SFBPE3Dq5s
@AlbyLuchko @JTspartz @kmftimm HigherEd, nat'l lab, priv. research fndn, or other similar orgs, have regulations, policies, guideline on how Sci-research is handled & disseminated - it's out of the hands of Sci's. In these cases, sci's do a 'disservice" by not getting involved. #SciComm #SacklerSciComm
@scicomm_jc Perhaps a factor here is that PhD-level people tend to be self-learners, and may not necessarily see the value of another bit of paper as they already are learning a lot of new skills all the time (that's the nature of research in real terms) #SacklerSciComm
The Sloan Foundation @SloanFoundation is supporting today's @theNASEM @theNASciences Colloquium discussing The Science of Science Communications #SacklerSciComm @DoronWeber will participate at 1pm Eastern Time today 11/17 https://t.co/4GDfRNNQWg https://t.co/SFVpvc2RK7
@BioinfoTools Speaking as a PhD level former scientist,I hope PhD scientists don't shelter themselves from at least talking to Ppl outside of their discipline. Broadening my reading into topics outside of science has been such a personal & professional growth experience #SacklerSciComm ~Sherry
As a PhD I can tell you that we def value this piece of paper (even is only because) it our ticket outside of academia where there just isn't enough space for us all. I spend 1,5yrs looking for scicomm mini degree I could do in EN where I am or remotely. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/HbAt5G1oGD
@scicomm_jc Perhaps a factor here is that PhD-level people tend to be self-learners, and may not necessarily see the value of another bit of paper as they already are learning a lot of new skills all the time (that's the nature of research in real terms) #SacklerSciComm
@BioinfoTools @TheresaLiao In multi-matrix org's, i.e. nat'l labs, HigherEdu inst's, priv. research orgs, etc. all "comms" functions are largely in either the 'admin' or 'marketing/comms' function. Hence that budget is drawn from there - not usually from indiv labs or research centers. #SacklerSciComm
@ocaptmycapt @Sarah_Mojarad @scheufele This is what concerns me. Some of the most important work faculty at University do is GenEd #teaching and #scicomm. And yet few Universities acknowledge that they take time to do well and are willing to put a money value on these contributions. #SacklerSciComm #TooManyHats
there’s a whole field #broaderimpacts based on the fact that “#scicomm” IS an obligation (in NSF & other grants), BUT is still not always incentivized & not always done well. This shouldn’t be about “obligation,” it should be about support. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/IJenDLB1Vu
Should there be an obligation for #scientists to do #scicomm? Does the obligation diminish the #scicomm the respect for the time and effort good scicomm needs? Does the obligation make it easier to not incentivize good scicomm? #SacklerSciComm #phdlife
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I am a little confused as to why many (at the conference, at the online stream+twitter) refer to themselves as "former scientists" turned scicommers or whatever else. I thought that "once a scientist - always a scientist" irrelevant if IN or OUTSIDE of a lab.🤔
Gotta say that #SacklerSciComm is making me come back to twitter, even if just for a few short days 😃
@swilloster @kmftimm Absolutely. Goes to building relationships, targeting potential research sponsors, collab partners ("business development" in a sense). This is definitely not an oft-taught skill in my experience - depends on C-level organization-wide strategy & policies however. #SacklerSciComm
@AmandaConsSci In some ways I fit into this - I'm a consultant (i.e. a working scientist), but also offering sci comm. I like the idea of being "stronger" in scicomm by working on both! Sometimes wish there wasn't so much focus on people being one or the other. #SacklerSciComm
If it's qualitative DATA rather than wishful thinking or a practice assumption, sure. The plural of anecdote is not data, after all #scicomm #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/g8FJEcWH5D
@RickBorchelt But there are other ways of finding evidence of impact than quantitative data. Qualitative observations and analysis can tell us a lot about what #scicomm methods work best #SacklerSciComm
@iamscicomm I think it should be required training. What they choose to do w/ that training is on them. And frankly, w/ the comfort thing, folks can't control when others ask them ?'s. Better to be prepared than unprepared, regardless of comfort. #SacklerSciComm
@scicomm_jc I imagine a complex Venn diagram with #scicomm, informal science learning, science & tech studies, journalism, public relations, formal science education and probably more. Plus, the boundaries move in different countries, so definitions will always be problematic #SacklerSciComm
@joesbigidea YUSSS! We prioritize this with our events! We go to @TorontoComics @MakerFestivalTO @CRCat40Oaks @FoxandFiddle @YongeDundasSq @Tranzac: more #Scicomm outside #Science churches! #SacklerSciComm #SciCommTO :D
@arlloyd @scicomm_jc #SacklerSciComm
If you ever attempt creating it, pls pls pls share it with us! I'd love to see it!
Finally got my #photowithalbert! #sacklerscicomm #washingtondc https://t.co/feSf0yWI2v
@EcologyOfShane @iamscicomm It's clearly an advantage to have the training for Sci's. Framed effectively in a proposal to a sci-advisory board or the C-level admin decision makers, orgs/Labs/HgherEdu depts are receptive to scientist-driven propositions. #SacklerSciComm
@DocCamiRyan Some more thoughts about "science literacy:" https://t.co/v1gBN7Cqv7 #SacklerScicomm
Big thanks to @theNASciences for including me in their animated video series on science communication! Happy to be part of #SacklerSciComm!
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I get that it’s important for scientists to communicate effectively, but sometimes when we talk about incentivizing #SciComm it sounds like we’re advocating incentivizing responsibility, being a good citizen, kindness, enthusiasm, love ... I should stop there! #SacklerScicomm
Yes, that “more” is crucial which includes understanding human behavior, and also understanding our own biases as scientists. Recognizing the perils of being stuck in our old ways. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/yWcLvW4qEC
@scicomm_jc I imagine a complex Venn diagram with #scicomm, informal science learning, science & tech studies, journalism, public relations, formal science education and probably more. Plus, the boundaries move in different countries, so definitions will always be problematic #SacklerSciComm
@kmftimm @swilloster Sharon, then here is the example of the researcher who 'get's what issues daunt the practitioner - great partner potential to build a sound proposal to take to C-level decision makers/senior Sci's & then create a grant application, etc. #SacklerSciComm
@TheresaLiao @BioinfoTools @UBCphas There you go. That is identifying shared values or a touch-point of your Uni that they value & where your ideas of training could benefit the Sci's AND the entire Uni. This is how these projects take form. . . #SacklerSciComm
@kmftimm I sense the trepidation on many Sci's part -after-all, it is new role to be attacking. However, it is growth opportunity and possibly a life-changing/career-impacting moment, no?
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Disappointed to have missed @atul_gawande's session at #SacklerScicomm yesterday. His book is critical reading for anyone interesting in #aging and end-of-life care. Have been recommending it to everyone.
UM's @ArthurLupia addressing the National Academy of Sciences #Sacklerscicomm @UMichiganNews @umich https://t.co/6SEh3DzvMe
"Scientists are also people!"
IT'S PEOPLE! SCIENCE IS MADE OUT OF PEOPLE!
#ConSocSci #consmark #ConPsych #SocMar #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/30Rru5VsbX
"it is unfortunate that scientists are also people and fall pray to the same biases than other human beings". As usual, Alan Leshner (former @aaas CEO) is right on #Sacklerscicomm
@TheresaLiao @BioinfoTools @UBCphas Theresa - it'll require team effort. Find likely collab 'volunteers' who buy into your goal. Draw up a vision how to accomplish a #SciComm or #SciOutreach training course goal. You'll be surprised by where you find support w/i your Uni - dream big, but plan steps. #SacklerSciComm
@NevenaHr I have a PhD ;-) Not everyone thinks the same way. FWIW I did look at local course, but they wouldn't offer it part-time, so I had to let it go. I value experience more than paperwork, though. #SacklerSciComm
@NevenaHr Also my thought may apply more to older scientists, vs. ECR. #SacklerSciComm
@TheresaLiao @BioinfoTools @UBCphas None of the funding I used in my four non-profit Depts operation came from NSF funding. Zero. It was allotted through budget negotiations at the admin & C-level. I sought out partners & supporters w/i the Inst.s & together we accomplished our goals. #SacklerSciComm
Is it a Monet or ocular blood vessels? Using Science + Art towards #scicomm from @foodskop at #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/SooftrvlOu
How can we better integrate research & practice in science communication? Learn more @theNASciences #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/eCiPFQYKUR https://t.co/zKBjYseTLP
@FromTheLabBench Do you mind if I direct people to your google doc when I moderate the upcoming panel on uncertainty at #SacklerSciComm Thanks for doing this! It's hugely helpful.
Attached is a link to the live webcast of the @theNASciences program on The Science of Science Communications https://t.co/w8FrfZor7E #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Oh37Sbw06f
#SacklerSciComm I get to bail again… after 1am over this way. Thanks for all the on-line goodness from those running the show, and those attending in person or on-line. See you around the #scicomm clacks!*
(*Mandatory @terryandrob reference!)
Yesterday’s discussion touched on #vaccines. @BrendanNyhan and Christine Finley discuss their #scicomm project with @GregBoustead, @Sffolkes, Paul Hanle, & @DoronWeber on
Evaluating New Approaches to Promoting #Vaccination at #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/gFJJE7fkOa https://t.co/trx9ucNanq
Great visual on the impact of vaccines on infection shared at #SacklerSciComm
URL to the @natgeo article: https://t.co/UNFGvSB7iw https://t.co/51j8ivqGJr
We're getting ready to hear from a second set of winners of the Building Capacity for Science Communication Awards #Sacklerscicomm
.@BrendanNyhan & Christine Finley of @healthvermont on vax #scicomm livestreaming now https://t.co/AaRGepbMDs #SacklerSciComm
Why is Vaccine Communication Important? A new collaborative project & Building Capacity for #scicomm Award Winner: Evaluating New Approaches to Promoting Vaccination being shared now on #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/649TAWpX8z
How can librarians support #scicomm? #SacklerSciComm
This #SacklerSciComm session might be of interest to our @aaas #LeshnerFellows - this year the cohort's focus is on #InfectiousDiseases https://t.co/LSsB6d5hWG
Why is Vaccine Communication Important? A new collaborative project & Building Capacity for #scicomm Award Winner: Evaluating New Approaches to Promoting Vaccination being shared now on #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/649TAWpX8z
I think I’m going to have to write a blog post on why I firmly believe “scientists should speak for themselves” (with appropriate professional comms/engagement support and training) #science #SciComm #SacklerSciComm
This thread! 👏 #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/zNMrwzwXTN
@SciCommTO An obligation to set aside funding for #scicomm from a proposal (completely agree) is not the same thing as saying all #scientists are obligated to do #scicomm (not so sure). #SacklerSciComm #SciCommTO
.@BrendanNyhan: Practitioners are working with real people and behavior, something we don't have access to as academics. We benefit from this collaboration and can have real-world impact. #SacklerSciComm
Tools for forming research-practice partnerships found here https://t.co/Wy34Yqe1X4 started #sacklerscicomm @RPCollaboratory @informalscience
.@BrendanNyhan: The academic mindset (alone) can't provide best understanding, and potential approaches, for #vaccine hesitancy. #SacklerSciComm
.@BrendanNyhan: Kinda like a dating market. Finding partners is hard 😅 #SacklerSciComm
The benefits of #researchandpractice partnerships on New Approaches to Vaccine Communication being shared by @BrendanNyhan at #SacklerSciComm #scicomm https://t.co/zzgRt7exT8
The precept that science changes on funeral at a time is an indicator that we haven't taught the need to reevaluate the social environment, continue learning, and adapt. Too many are unprepared for change. #SacklerSciComm
Really enjoyed 1st day and morning of #SacklerScicomm - look forward to role of scientists session later this afternoon
One benefit of researcher-practitioner collaborations is to have real-world impacts. So empowering in studying vaccine communication. #SacklerSciComm
I want to see this play that Doyon Weber is talking about...did you get the name? #SacklerSciComm
We have heard it a million times, tell ppl how the #science impacts them. Answer their "Why?". #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/LoFha6rmo6
Taylor: too often science communication takes the form of defending results or the quality of the science, not communicating the impact. That is a problem. #SacklerSciComm
#HiddenFigures and culture given recognition for its impact on future of who does science #SacklerSciComm
Loving this wonderful panel talking about the need for more researcher + practitioner collab at #SacklerSciComm. Learn more about how to form #researchandpractice partnerships with free tools & examples online at: https://t.co/6wk3PNFZsK #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
Partnerships can ensure scicomm efforts 1) are evidence based 2) collect evidence to refine practice 3) build evidence. Tools for forming partnerships at https://t.co/bdzKFvC6I5 #sacklerscicomm #caise
Great point from Suzanne Ffolks about influencing the influencers. Required if we want to scale up efforts #SacklerSciComm
Speaker on stage introduced as “a practicing communicator.” Gosh, I hope so. #SacklerSciComm
Shouldn’t we ALL be thinking of ourselves as “practicing communicators”? #SacklerSciComm
Super excited for the upcoming panel on Threats to Science’s Reputation #SacklerSciComm! Susan Fiske is my fav - and a key inspiration for #scientistswhoselfie.
Practical application of scicomm to increase vaccination rates will save lives. @BrendanNyhan and Dr Christine Finley (needs to join Twitter!) are doing heroic work. #SacklerSciComm
Americans overwhelmingly trust medical professionals...researchers should look to patient-physician relationships when considering what "sticks" in vaccination rates #SacklerSciComm #scicomm https://t.co/BpiNEZXwMQ
Great point from Suzanne Ffolks about influencing the influencers. Required if we want to scale up efforts #SacklerSciComm
2nd day of #SacklerSciComm conference is awesome! Discussion about #socialmedia, public trust, how to promote impact (in terms of changing behaviors as well as beliefs) and finally more diverse speakers.
Interested in building research-practice partnerships? Check out resources by @RPP_Network @ncrpp @RPCollaboratory @CarnegieFdn on lessons learned in education #SacklerSciComm
Heard one of the best ideas from #SacklerSciComm at lunch - a #FailFest to celebrate lessons learned from failures. Hubble used as example, but I'm sure there's plenty of others!
Paul Hanle (climate central): I'm interested in common factors across areas in which the science is solid but there's social tension. #SacklerSciComm
.@DoronWeber of @SloanFoundation cites @JohnsHopkinsSPH's D.A. Henderson's successful smallpox eradication as successful vaccine initiative #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/pTMxQ7SI6X
Thread #scientistsspeakforthemselves inspired by lots of great tweets from #SacklerScicomm , including... https://t.co/UUuGV7Qgau
Should there be an obligation for #scientists to do #scicomm? Does the obligation diminish the #scicomm the respect for the time and effort good scicomm needs? Does the obligation make it easier to not incentivize good scicomm? #SacklerSciComm #phdlife
Impact is everything. It’s time to focus. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/PFFAnZnqnu
We have heard it a million times, tell ppl how the #science impacts them. Answer their "Why?". #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/LoFha6rmo6
@Sarah_Mojarad "Trust" or "Respect" medical professionals? Are these terms being inadvertently exchanged? #SacklerSciComm #SciComm
Any folks from @theNASEM National Research Council at #SacklerSciComm? Any possibility of a #SciComm module added to NRC Postdoc training? Could be great way to train next generation of researchers.
Vaccines may carry more perceived risk because they are imposed on the public, are man-made, and prevent conditions that many of us have never seen (e.g. polio, meningitis). #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm via NodeXL https://t.co/LjrZpUYP14
@fromthelabbench
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Current panel reinforces need for multidisciplinary approach to #vaccine #communication to make the connections. #SacklerSciComm
.@ErikaShugart: Why was it so hard to find practitioners, as there are several working in vaccine area?
@BrendanNyhan: Didn't really know who to ask. Had tried with @CDCgov and didn't get far. #SacklerSciComm
What's the incentive for #scicomm? One could sum it up to impact. Great video by @theNASciences on the "so what" of communicating science https://t.co/gG1LqbYr1T #SacklerSciComm @USLTER
Vaccines may carry more perceived risk because they are imposed on the public, are man-made, and prevent conditions that many of us have never seen (e.g. polio, meningitis). #SacklerSciComm
Research4Impact https://t.co/7nyM39tAPr #SacklerSciComm
Anyone use "Research 4 Impact" to connect with other scientists?? https://t.co/ZwgTVq6InO #SacklerSciComm
Comment from the audience: Power of the anecdote vs. evidence - not sure these are always mutually exclusive. Evidence requires contextualization #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm panelist speaking to the power of one personal example versus population statistics in convincing a room of policy makers #scicomm #scipol
I *loved* this video created for #sacklerscicomm. Raises scicomm issues re: fears, motivations, outcomes, and academic incentives. https://t.co/fTWZNUbYLZ
What's the incentive for #scicomm? One could sum it up to impact. Great video by @theNASciences on the "so what" of communicating science https://t.co/gG1LqbYr1T #SacklerSciComm @USLTER
@BrendanNyhan: Research 4 Impact (https://t.co/6nzdm02ppZ) matches practitioners w/ academics looking to collaborate. <visiting immediately> #sacklerscicomm
Science is not in opposition to anecdotes. Anecdotes are human stories that bring emotional intelligence to abstracted facts. #SacklerSciComm
.@BrendanNyhan: Best way to measure messages is randomized control trials. What step in process can we randomize in order to learn something from political process? #SacklerSciComm
Can someone at #SacklerScicomm help me out? I know @BrendanNyhan & Christine Finley aren’t able to share detailed methods, but I missed the broad description. What’s the specific research Q? What are the general methods? CURIOSITY IS KILLING ME
Anecdote is not the opposite of science! Think of #story & #data as 2 colors in your palette, painting a richer picture. #SacklerSciComm
If we can think of learning as "changing one's relationship to" (not memorizing, not knowing, though can include knowing and memorizing).... could we step back from words like "persuasion" and begin to mine the deep evidence base on how people learn/grow/change #sacklerscicomm
Need multimethods 2 assess research use: obs, doc review, interview, survey, networks offer diff +/- #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Wma7EjBQ3R
Scientist connx to practitioners is hard, but you have to look hard enough to find a match panelists say #sacklerscicomm check out research4impact website https://t.co/bkRB8zB8f9
Panel on vaccine hesitancy: @BrendanNyhan and Christine Finley in VT developing methods to rigorously assess effectiveness of communications. Looking forward to seeing and adapting results! #sacklerscicomm
Scientific evidence is no longer a good tool for promoting #vaccination. #antivax adopted the same language writing carefully tailored longreads full of links to PubMed and SciHub. Published in the blogs, thus science journalists are not more a gatekeeper. #sacklerscicomm
@RoHendricks @BrendanNyhan Hi, Rose - did you happen to hop over to the Live stream web-page? There is a simultaneous transcription. Your answer is in there. It is not permitted to copy-&-paste... #SacklerSciComm
This is what we were up against in small town Vermont last May -- Wakefield vs bake sale (I think we won!) #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/OMx2CiUNVw
Reality in the #SacklerSciComm panel discussion on incentives is that #scicomm practitioners are almost NEVER at the table when comms needs/strategies are developed in most research orgs. We are asked to push the send button.
"powerful personal anecdotes" in #scicomm keep resurfacing. Any researchers experimenting here? (want to?) #SacklerScicomm #nca17
@ErikaShugart @ASCBiology @foodskop That talk and her work gets a #Sacklerscicomm A+++++++++++++++
"I'm not posing a question so much..." 🙄 #SacklerSciComm
@AGU_SciComm .@AAAS_DoSER & @_SciComm will be there, too!
Our workshop on Communicating Science with Religious Audiences will be in the @AGU_SciComm space at #AGU17 - Tue 12/12 @ 4-6 pm
Sign up at https://t.co/qAoMjNmGxY
#SacklerSciComm
Had to step out for a conference call. I feel like I really missed out on this panel session, #SacklerScicomm. @BrendanNyhan et al. Dang.
I’d say we have a disconnect on what “science writing “ and “science communication” actually is. #sacklerscicomm
I'm loving these random tidbits about panelist: clowns, rappers, horseback riders, protesters #SacklerSciComm
Next up at the #SacklerSciComm sponsored by @theNASciences: "Focus on a Communication Challenge: Threats to Science’s Reputation." Tune in with us: https://t.co/Qm8WiULNlZ
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of @APPCPenn "The dominant narrative of science in the media is quest and discovery, not problems!" #Sacklerscicomm
Marcia McNutt was/is a competitive barrel racer?! I'm detecting a theme of awesome horse women here at #SacklerSciComm
I just love this #SacklerSciComm video about scientists incorporating #scicomm into their careers - and the challenge of rewarding it. https://t.co/0wo0AEhN6q
@LisaGraumlich, nice job (not just in the video, but your leadership too).
Very excited about this #SacklerSciComm session on #researchintegrity - policy work near and dear to my heart!
Kathleen Jamieson: The dominant narrative of science in the news is quest/discovery. #SacklerSciComm
factcheckdotorg: RT theNASciences: Some of the perceived threats to science’s reputation include #reproducibility #fraud #sponsors #integrity. #SacklerSciComm with NAS President marcia4science, Kathleen Hall Jamieson of AnnenbergPenn, #NASmember Susan Fi… https://t.co/aM1NNcgPKO
Now at #sacklerscicomm the role of reproducibility in #scicomm. With @Marcia4Science, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Susan Fiske. Streaming at https://t.co/j8uIFzc3jc
By not reporting false starts in science we give the false impression that science is linear- Susan Jamieson at #SacklerSciComm
Request: Could @theNASciences #SacklerSciComm colloquium provide speakers with water in containers other than single-use plastic? Models good #environmental #scicomm for the worldwide audience.
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I love this session - not understanding the scientific proces is one of the major threats to the perception of science.
Next panel on Science's reputation is critical to @SigmaXiSociety's mission. We must be aware of threats to this reputation. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/j82tVswOdl
A nugget of info about @Marcia4Science -> she's a ribbon/buckle-winning barrel racer. This warms my cowgirl-biased ❤️ #SacklerScicomm
YAY Susan Fiske! #SacklerSciComm
Really wish Kathleen Hall Jamieson had shown this story by @cragcrest at #SacklerSciComm in her talk about the science-is-broken narrative https://t.co/uuXnKaRxkd
Kathleen Hall Jamieson presentation (in sum): "Science is broken" in the headlines. Solution-based headlines are rare. #SacklerSciComm
Very good point in cross-collab panel: messenger matters. Scientists & doctors are among most trustworthy figures left in society. (https://t.co/VSiYoJr0T8) Combine that with power of narratives/anecdotes (https://t.co/qwG238YNBu) and you can cut through noise. #sacklerscicomm
Finding/pointing out #scientific deficits/fraud means science is working, not broken. *Yes, as long as it is then addressed, not swept under the rug. #SacklerSciComm
The Economist framed science as non-self correcting because scientists pointed out some errors #SacklerSciComm
Enjoyed the references to Vermont, my home state, at #SacklerSciComm. The land of hippies and new-agey types who love cheddar cheese, maple syrup, and, you might be surprised to learn, vaccines!
Reporting on science often omits mentions of previous failures. Gives impression that scientific discovery is a linear process. Very misleading for the general public on how research really works. #scicomm #SacklerSciComm
Some of the perceived threats to science’s reputation include #reproducibility #fraud #sponsors #integrity. #SacklerSciComm with NAS President @marcia4science, Kathleen Hall Jamieson of @APPCPenn, #NASmember Susan Fiske, & Kevin Finneran of @IssuesinST https://t.co/EAeV89hhE3
Jamieson makes case that "science is broken" narrative predominates in the media despite self-correcting nature of science. #SacklerSciComm
Susan Fiske discussing the role of trust in #scicomm. Trust is crucial between individuals and between groups. #SacklerSciComm
Did we lose the fundamental ability to trust each other in the era of fake news and outright fraud in so many areas of our lives?
#SacklerSciComm https://t.co/70Ykrjn0vw
Jamieson: the challenge of the headline is that scientists found the problem, reported the problem, & are working to correct the problem - but headline portrays science as not self correcting. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/eY77zwxsUE
Q from audience at #SacklerScicomm is a familiar one: “Doesn’t using anecdotes/stories to persuade ultimately the undermine goal of valuing science/data? Doesn’t it win a battle at cost of the bigger war? (1/2)
#SacklerSciComm Question for accountability panel: how are "science" activist groups that peddle wild and unsubstantiated claims in reports to be held accountable? Or cranks publishing in the pay-to-play system? What mechanisms do we have there?
Since we're on the topic of trust -- check out summary of #NASInterface workshop on trust in the life sciences organized by excellent @RickBorchelt @tiffanylohwater and others. #Sacklerscicomm https://t.co/hWwRW5gnSX
Media headlines say science is broken, but many point to issues and problems originally identified by scientists. Scientists tout "science is self-correcting" but that message is not coming through. - Kathleen Hall Jamieson @APPCPenn #SacklerSciComm
#sacklerscicomm K. Hall Jamieson: The dominant narrative of science is quest/breakthroughs. Few #SciComm news mention false starts & failures. By doing this, it leaves the impression that science is a linear process. Problem: when we get false starts, non-sci think it's abnormal
Some framing from the psychology field for the current talk of Susan Fiske on reproducibility in science. #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/uqoB79yEEV
Scientists are viewed as highly competent, but may not be viewed as warm or competent - Susan Fiske's #SacklerSciComm
If scientists are viewed as elites, the problem is people resent elites and perceive them as unfeeling machines - Susan Fiske #SacklerSciComm
"Elites are competent, but cold" #SacklerSciComm
@Food_Center One of my favorite examples of how failures can be used to share how science progresses is #FieldworkFail - stories from many scientists, illustrations by @JimJourdane
#SacklerSciComm
https://t.co/FJjQqHwnuU
Susan Fiske notes there is a difference between "trust" and "confidence". It's easier to measure confidence than it is trust. #SacklerSciComm
I have cited the "warmth/competence" graph in presentations to scientists multiple times--cool to get to see Dr. Fiske present in person! #SacklerSciComm
Scientists are perceived as competent, but not necessarily warm & trustworthy. Often perceived as "elites," & people resent elites. - Susan Fiske #scicomm #SacklerSciComm
Fiske on perceptions of scientists - public considers us competent but unsure on trustworthiness- what works against trust incl. being cold, myopic, elitist #sacklerscicomm
Nicolas & Fiske asked people what comes to mind when they think of scientists...the answers were 'smart, intelligent, precise, male, curious, educated..." "curious nerd" #SacklerSciComm
Fiske: Good news: Public confidence is high, Bad news: Compared to less trustworthy groups such as Congress. #SacklerSciComm
@tiffanylohwater She is touching on huge swathes of my research area - cross cultural psychology & the works of Hofstede, Trompenaars, Schwartz, Hall, Triandis & more! 😃 #SciComm #SacklerSciComm
Scientists are distinct as "curious nerds" but missing the warmth and trustworthiness -- Susan Fiske #SacklerSciComm
Trusting scientists: better that lawyers, worse than doctors, just like accountants. Quite sobering #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/s6u8j3tUKS
When there is no narrative - you better find one, or else someone else may find one for you and you're stuck with it. #SacklerSciComm
"Curious Nerd" Distinctive thoughts about scientists via Fiske #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/O2Kp7b2RJC
This distinction. #Sacklerscicomm https://t.co/ZxyPa0lXXW
@SnowHydro @DocCamiRyan Science literacy is knowing scientific facts. Scientific literacy is understanding how the science method works, but not necessarily know many/any science facts. It's being able to use sci logic to reach conclusions when provided with all the data necessary. Many ppl can't do it.
Amen! "If there's no narrative, you'd better find one. Or someone else might. " - Fiske #sacklerscicomm
#sacklerscicomm Susan Fiske sharing Kathleen Hall Jamieson quote: "When there is no narrative, you better find one because somebody else will find it." You need to create trust via warmth and competence #SciComm
None of the answers reflected anything to do with friendliness & trust...if people have no opinions of scientists as trustworthy or not, then the narrative is easily manipulated #SacklerSciComm
Fiske suggests scientists might embrace "curious nerd" descriptive of scientists. Problem: almost no perception of warmth. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/ennEO3fJ6o
Fiske takeaway: When there's no narrative (in the audience's mind about scientists or what they do), better find one or someone else will develop one. #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
Fiske: Trust is fragile. It's easy to lose but hard to regain. #SacklerSciComm
Question: How do explain phenomena like Food Babe and Gwyneth Paltrow if competance is important for trust? #SacklerSciComm
Fiske: If there’s no narrative you better find one because somebody else may find one first.
Good point especially when considering the tactics of those who seek to disinform the public. #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
Rethinking our language. Good thoughts here... #Sacklerscicomm https://t.co/ckRmsQGQnB
@SnowHydro @DocCamiRyan I almost wonder if we should pursue "scientific receptivity" as a goal instead. (I used to think "scientific awareness" was a decent precursor to "scientific literacy" but then again maybe that shouldn't be the end goal.)
@GregBoustead This talk from Susan Fiske seems to align perfectly w/ our discussion about the connections between scientific literacy, empathy, and humility #itsallconnected #SacklerSciComm
Trust is fragile...violations are easy to make, unforgivable. (re)building trust is hard. Requires consistency. - Fiske #SacklerSciComm
Ppl trust warmth + competence. Scientists rank high on competence, lower on warmth. Lots at stake. - Susan Fiske #SacklerSciComm
My parents (both accountants) always wondered how they ended up with a scientist...at least we can find common ground in our levels of trustworthiness 🤣
#SacklerSciComm https://t.co/acU594t2vF
Trusting scientists: better that lawyers, worse than doctors, just like accountants. Quite sobering #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/s6u8j3tUKS
@AlbyLuchko #communications101 w/ a tip of the hat to #PublicRelations102 & extra credit reading from #CrisisCommunications300 ~ #SacklerSciComm
If there an absence of #narrative, you better find one! #trust is fragile #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/7vi77CdWE5
"If there is no narrative, you better find one." Susan Fiske speaking @ #SacklerSciComm on how to build trust btwn audiences + scientists, who are seen as curious, competent nerds but not as warm + vulnerable. its why we push storytelling @massivesci
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I'm a scientist and I ought to be (at least a little) smart and competent, but don't forget I'm also a human - I have passions, worries, strengths and flaws. We've forgotten to show our human side as #scientists and that did nothing to help our & our cause's case. https://t.co/tSmFT7Vttu
When asked to describe scientists, distinctive qualities include #curious #creative #nerd. Don't see #trustworthy. Have to work on this narrative. #SacklerSciComm #scicomm https://t.co/kokaeCSXwb
Fiske: "If there's no narrative, you better find one, or someone else will." #SacklerSciComm
Testament to the power of technology: I am cleaning my house while listening to a great panel at #SacklerScicomm from half way across the country
Fiske’s warning: scientists seen as highly competent but not particularly warm. Reminds me of the saying “people don’t care how much u know until they know how much u care” #SacklerSciComm
#NAKFIAlumni and Editor-in-Chief of @ISSUESinST Kevin Finneran is up next at #SacklerSciComm! He speaks on "Threats to Science's Reputation: What is the Extent of the Problem?" Watch the webcast. https://t.co/T2dDId1XfW
The #SacklerSciComm livestream will be starting soon! Join us live online.
https://t.co/gFJJE7fkOa https://t.co/ar5odExOoZ
"Science is cold - Research is warm" (B. Latour) -> communicate research!? #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/kUIBum8Efe
What do people think of #scientists? Do you see hope? warmth? trustworthy? from Susan Fiske's talk
While people view scientists as credible, we need warmth to be trusted.
#scicomm #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/OZfvKiGjsh
#sacklerscicomm Susan Fiske: Do we promote scientists as relatable via “fun facts” to show sci as people to build warmth and trust? It’s an empirical question worth testing for #SciComm researchers
Words used to describe #scientists. (Note that “male” is included but “trustworthy” is absent). From talk by Susan Fisk at #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/CjSvJYmfN1
Fiske: Do we need to work on making scientists more relatable?
[that would be a #scicomm goal - you can actually work on this!] #SacklerSciComm
Fiske: To maintain trust, do we need to promote scientists as relatable? Whatever we do, trust is fragile, must preserve. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/8AbggWx96l
I hate the expression “fun facts.” Facts are neither fun nor not fun—They might be interesting or boring. But facts are just facts. It’s how we use them that can be fun. #SacklerSciComm
Yes - it circles to #storytelling - research is a complex process, while science is the final eureka moments that make it to the textbooks.
#SacklerSciComm https://t.co/OiYhNAm8Fc
"Science is cold - Research is warm" (B. Latour) -> communicate research!? #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/kUIBum8Efe
#Scicomm #protip: Self-deprecating humor almost always works #SacklerSciComm
Scientists need to establish they are trustworthy. Being warm wouldn't hurt either said Susan Fiske #SacklerSciComm
Been singing “State of Love and Trust” throughput this entire panel @PearlJam #SacklerSciComm
#sacklerscicomm Susan Fiske: Trust is crucial & adaptive, but fragile. Trust requires absolute consistency over time b/c one violation can destroy it. Yet, science competency perceptions are solid (one violation doesn’t destroy it); most people see sci. as smart, but not warm
V cool to hear about research from @healthvermont & @BrendanNyhan on how messaging affects vaccine decisions - let's try this w #climateservices info & decisions! #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/5fECy9btUu
Our #ScientistsWhoSelfie project is in line with the current session #sacklerscicomm - we are trying to see if making scientists more relatable / visible on Instagram can change people's perceptions of their warmth.
"Fostering Integrity in Research" by @theNASciences #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/avnuCd1cRD
Kevin Finneran is being modest -- he is fantastic. His presentation for grad students/fellows and early career #scipol and #scicomm folks on writing op-eds is 💯. It has a Homer Simpson reference. 😊 #SacklerSciComm #Mirzayan @theNASEM
Can we get this on the playlist for the breaks at #SacklerSciComm? https://t.co/H98acoyvsE
Been singing “State of Love and Trust” throughput this entire panel @PearlJam #SacklerSciComm
Indeed! Most (all?) #scicomm trainings address this is some way. Listening to understand, a little intellectual humility, listening, sharing your why, and oh did I mention listening? #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/4bReCfNjsA
Fiske: Do we need to work on making scientists more relatable?
[that would be a #scicomm goal - you can actually work on this!] #SacklerSciComm
Fear of losing public trust in science shouldnt keep us from correcting each other in whatever way is most effective. Implications of questioning science's reputation are clear, but curious what S Fiske sees as the solution to the underlying problems #SacklerSciComm)
re how persuasion works
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What Aristotle knew but "science" is slowly rediscovering
https://t.co/5mXSuzvLVZ
#SacklerScicomm https://t.co/IPU59RIiTL
My answer: best available science tells us narrative & anecdote are powerful. Use these powerful tools to convey the *process* of science & why it matters.
Emotion is not the enemy. Perhaps unexamined emotion is? https://t.co/XNgkDqSZ0s
Fiske: to build and maintain trust, scientists need to be relatable. As A Leshner said yesterday, scientists are 'secretly human.' :) Social media efforts include #ScientistsWhoSelfie #fieldworkfail #overlyhonestmethods #actuallivingscientist @facesfieldwork #sacklerscicomm
Scientists may be comfortable being perceived as competent, if only focused on performance. Does little to build deep trust. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/uG6KdyERzY
@JLVernonPhD @theNASciences Interested that you say that's a problem. I'm not sure I agree...I'd take the range of words in that cloud any day over warmth *as a scientist*
#SacklerSciComm III Part 3 (Day 2) storify https://t.co/kODb55becB of @theNASciences Sackler Colloquia on Science of #SciComm
@RickBorchelt @tiffanylohwater This workshop on trust had an amazing cast of experts: science of science communication researchers, journalists, public affairs specialists, and more. Agenda, link to videos, Storify, links to commentary and more here https://t.co/90iXezlWkM #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm scientists have a warmth problem. We're perceived as competent, #curiousnerds (I'll take it) but the public needs to know that we care.
What Susan Fiske #SacklerSciComm didn't mention was that relatability must be genuine--ppl can spot fake a mile away #scicomm Not something you teach in an hour-long #scicomm workshop.
Academic misconduct plays a small role in crisis over science's reputation Hoping to hear what the panelists think the real problem is #SacklerSciComm
Is it just me or these slides would be much better if they were graphs instead of a bunch of text and percentages? #SacklerSciComm #dataviz
This is super relevant to many of the discussions on stage & off around #scicomm goals #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/8P7bUA5xIm
@EngageClimate @_SciComm @JohnBesley @addudo For more from @JohnBesley & @addudo on #scicomm goals & objectives, see highlights from our blog interview with them: https://t.co/XrAuX0OZfg
.@PearlJam + #scicomm. Be still my heart. And yes, really good call @TheGeoffHunt #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/NtKUtOuDpy
Been singing “State of Love and Trust” throughput this entire panel @PearlJam #SacklerSciComm
Interesting analogy for reproducibility by Kevin Finneran- doing sci is like cooking. The finished product might come out similar each time, but exact replication is rare #sacklerscicomm
Q for panel below. Peer reviewed science is prereq for good scicomm. Predatory pubs problem is a peer review problem.
#Sacklerscicomm https://t.co/SA3wMH8yJP
Q for panel: How can institutions deal w impacts of deceptive journals on incentives & scientific integrity? @HoffmanAndy #sacklerscicomm
Point well taken but problem is of course many scientists just don't ooze warmth and caring. Just sayin' #SacklerSciComm Teaching a pig to sing wastes your time and annoys the pig (Heinlein). https://t.co/5GaVyC1GYe
#SacklerSciComm scientists have a warmth problem. We're perceived as competent, #curiousnerds (I'll take it) but the public needs to know that we care.
Another great effort: @ESWNtweets's #ScienceAThon #DayOfScience
#SacklerSciComm
https://t.co/dWhaXKHs7D https://t.co/i3zv6qFnYu
Fiske: to build and maintain trust, scientists need to be relatable. As A Leshner said yesterday, scientists are 'secretly human.' :) Social media efforts include #ScientistsWhoSelfie #fieldworkfail #overlyhonestmethods #actuallivingscientist @facesfieldwork #sacklerscicomm
Workshop is another word I hear *a lot* at #SacklerSciComm. Is that the best mode for comms learning? How do we translate workshops into practice?
Misconduct and #scicomm is a tricky issue, retractions occur mid-investigation, confidentiality issues preclude telling why until investigation over - sometimes yrs after #SacklerSciComm
Here's a suggestion on how @theNASEM could foster reproducibility: have @PNASNews sign on to @RegReports. #sacklerscicomm
Misleading statistical analysis, and fact that most people using them aren't trained statisticians K Finneran #SacklerSciComm
@RickBorchelt I'm hoping that all these @RickBorchelt excellent observations in Tweets become a paper or article on the realpolitik of scicomm! #SacklerSciComm
There's so much good scicomm / outreach going on out there. Eg, @BugQuestions. I wish that it was showcased at #Sacklerscicomm. Next time? https://t.co/EPajTdtsdV
Fiske: to build and maintain trust, scientists need to be relatable. As A Leshner said yesterday, scientists are 'secretly human.' :) Social media efforts include #ScientistsWhoSelfie #fieldworkfail #overlyhonestmethods #actuallivingscientist @facesfieldwork #sacklerscicomm
#SacklerSciComm Kevin Finneran compared the reproducibility problem in science to failing to reproduce a recipe exactly the same. I liken it to a mom Pinterest fail. Of course it's not the same, but a way to explain it to the public maybe? #SciComm
.@Marcia4Science: Can't expect the media to do our job for us. #SacklerSciComm
Q: Pubs can be retracted from journals with notices, how can we "retract" products of #scicomm to correct the record? Should we? Who's domain does this fall under? #SacklerSciComm
This approach might help scientists be more relatable #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/Stc9Vw46dl
Be curious. Be human. Be valuable. Show possibility. @thewatermain @mnhealth #25by25MN #mnwrc17
McNutt is going to share solutions to the threats to Science's reputation. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/0KGuvkvFuw
That's my president (of NAS) up there!!!!
Feeling like #SacklerSciComm needs more gifs (even if they date me). https://t.co/g65Rr9GawD
.@Marcia4Science: More concerned w/ violations of the norms of science. Smaller violations: problems that creep into our work, color the outcome, lead to issues in reproducibility and replication. #SacklerSciComm
Reputation of science panel is the most cohesive so far at #SacklerSciComm. Great to have panelists complement each others for a cohesive narrative throughout the hour
Yesterday I complained about all the references to "the general public" by #SacklerSciComm speakers. Now I'm going to complain about the many references to "the media." Clarity matters. If you're talking about the news media, say so.
.@Marcia4Science: The results we get (in science) should be independent of the investigator. #SacklerSciComm
“If we aren’t our own worst critics, something is wrong.” - Marcia McNutt #SacklerSciComm
Misconduct = falsification, fabrication, plagiarism. McNutt discusses the important malpractices in science, like selective reporting #SacklerSciComm
Marcia McNutt, President of @theNASciences, steps out from behind the podium at #SacklerSciComm to give her talk. Take note! @Marcia4Science
@JessicaHullman Certainly would love to get an update from @Marcia4Science on @thenasem's conflict-of-interest polices. Would be odd if not addressed #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/WK85LxajGq …
NAS President @Marcia4Science covers her definition of the "norms of science" - evidence based, open to review, share work, show data, be skeptical, and avoid bias. Violation of these create bigger problems for science's reputation #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/CdvXYj0CwS
.@Marcia4Science: examples of noms violation: passing off a finding from exploratory research as having been from tested hypothesis #SacklerSciComm
Marcia McNutt says skepticism in your own results / independence of results from your bias are science norms but exploratory research practices creep in and violate many norms #SacklerSciComm
@sciencequiche At @aaas #LeshnerFellows orientation we use #SciEngage labs - hands-on activities like a Hill visit (accompanied by @AAAS_GR), Reddit AMA and Facebook Live, on-camera interview practice, and more.
#SacklerSciComm
"Results should be independent of the investigator." - @Marcia4Science on avoiding bias and preserving integrity in research #SacklerSciComm
McNutt: Scientists must stick to norms of good science (sharing data, being skeptical of our own data) to avoid violations. #SacklerSciComm
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Unimportant sidenote: I rly expected some scicommers I've seen so far to be much more eloquent... You know - since wording+clarity+understanding is their bread and butter.
(shameless promotion of scientists taking risks) after reading @massivesci articles (op-eds https://t.co/1ufDuJZrRC + https://t.co/m1otVNycp1) written by our researchers, do you feel more warmth towards them + vulnerabilities they expose? #SacklerSciComm
#sacklerscicomm Marcia McNutt: What we have to worry about more than plagiarism and faking results: Selective reporting, passing off a finding from exploratory research as having been a testing hypothesis, undeserved authors. These impact confidence & reproducibility
.@Marcia4Science: As (former) editor-in-chief of @sciencemagazine, wanted to improve standards. Cites simultaneous publishing of editorials on reproducibility for preclinical [you know which one I'm linking to..] https://t.co/sG3a4aBPyS #SacklerSciComm
@nature article "Journals unit for reproducibility" via @Marcia4Science #SacklerSciComm
https://t.co/Ii8ZqSG2sq
In #SacklerSciComm discussion of scientific misconduct, press narratives, & reputation management, remember that journalists play an essential watchdog role.
Sure, science is self-correcting... in the long run. External criticism *is both valid & necessary* for engaged science
@sciencequiche @aaas @AAAS_GR Check out these blog posts from @duffy_ma about her Hill visit experience during #LeshnerFellows week - a #SciEngage lab in #SciPolicy
https://t.co/s5cQEDIK3Y
https://t.co/ThwvYdqHyU
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Randomization to control / treatment group? Uhh, that's pretty standard?! #SacklerSciComm
#reproducibility highlighted in @theNASciences panel on The Science of Science Communication LIVESTREAMING NOW https://t.co/IUDRMonLBV #SacklerSciComm
@analog_ashley This might be worth sharing. Had some good discussions on this recently.
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#scicomm
https://t.co/NT3v0JCAcS
Been researching #scicomm in the public & have a philosophical question. Please help me out with a choice & RT...
Effective science communication requires a warm reception for...
Reproducibility Tips from Marcia McNutt, President of the NAS #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/FkLtW5eVEs
Enormous growth of deceptive publishers relative to number of legit scholarly journals. #sacklerscicomm #scientificintegrity #peerreview https://t.co/uh786We3aH
@vgwschutte @_klburke I've learned that using a troll's momentum against them is a good thing. The people we need to reach as scientists are wondering who to trust. Always kindly 'quote tweet' informative replies to trolls. Be nice. Earns trust. #sacklerscicomm
Proudly trained by @Toastmasters I recommend everyone across the globe to adopt the American way of public speaking (incorporating jokes into a serious talk, for example). Not because this is a better way, but because it's the only one that works. #SacklerSciComm #publicspeaking https://t.co/Xr11YklXKa
Fiske commented that nurses and teachers were trusted as jobs perceived to focus on helping people. Science is all about helping people! How to change that perception and thus relatability? #sacklerscicomm
#SacklerSciComm @Marcia4Science: "Journals Unite For Reproducibility" https://t.co/FsDWPwwC4F #scicomm
#SacklerSciComm Example: activist group uses "science", refuses to release data to anyone, writes report, NYT runs with it via @ssstrom. What accountability do they have? What can science folks do? https://t.co/GIMD3ZpnWY
@DocCamiRyan @BugQuestions A digital poster session or something similar showcasing initiatives seems like it’d be incredibly productive! #SacklerSciComm
DYK the #standards for #science journals? @marcia4science shares at #SacklerSciComm the 8 standards: citation, data, analytical methods, research materials, design & analysis, pre-reg of studies, pre-reg of analysis plans replication https://t.co/ycWA6Qkt3J
McNutt: 8 standards to promote reproducible/transparent science #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/ono1PXtSut
McNutt: 5000 journals have signed on to some level of TOP, the world's most widespread transparency guidelines. #SacklerSciComm
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I find it disturbing that we still need to go in such details on how to correctly do science at this level of a gathering. This should be a talk for high-school students &undergrads. It should be cosmic-eyeroll-boringly-obvious for ppl involved at this conference.
@sciencequiche A good workshop allows learning by doing - let's practice what we preach! Harder to scale up, though. #SacklerSciComm
Hoping the panel will address statistical norms that allow some % of false positives (say, 5) by definition (ie NHST) Preregistration / more stringent rules for data sharing have no impact on this #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm: want to assess the effectiveness of your research-practice partnership? Check out this guide https://t.co/mY3rUDWZgk
Q re trust in science: how much of the problem is self-inflicted (reproducibility, retractions, poor or inefficient #scicomm) vs the result of targeted disinformation campaigns, as @Atul_Gawande referred to? Would knowing the answer change our response? #SacklerSciComm
@RogerPielkeJr And the issues are explored well in the PR research lit, just not in science settings. But same issues as at #SacklerSciComm; we just have to stop turning up our noses at public relations contributions to #scicomm
#SacklerSciComm "Enhancing Reproducibility for Computational Methods" (Science, 2016) https://t.co/U4116sSzaZ
@sciencequiche @aaas And links to the Reddit Science Ask Me Anything sessions that #LeshnerFellows hosted as a part of their #SciEngage labs
@InaParkMD & Christine Johnston: https://t.co/zJnw6OAxY7
@marciacastrorj @mebottazzi @arboviral and @ernstkc: https://t.co/zJnw6OAxY7
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First showing @biorxivpreprint here #sacklerscicomm: this paper on transparency, recommending @ORCID_Org for everyone. https://t.co/xbyjjIpS0H
@iamscicomm @ocaptmycapt @Sarah_Mojarad @scheufele You are soooo right! I try new things all the time cause Gen Ed classes usually have a good representation of the public. They are not necessarily science enthusiasts. May be we should start out own journal! #SacklerSciComm
Next step: CRediT guidelines for defining author contributions, linked to authors ORCIDs and made article metadata. #SacklerSciComm
Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines https://t.co/e1yYXIhzLv #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/pNUTq4V8ps
8 Science Standards @aaas via @Marcia4Science #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/EFwn6RciEW
Two types of retractions: those that recognize honest mistakes and those that are due to fraud. Great idea! #SacklerSciComm
If you're interested in how changes to journal standards can affect reporting standards in science, see this study of NPG journals https://t.co/tHk96PxHAj #sacklerscicomm
Completely agree w/McNutt: calling both honest error & misconduct "retractions" does not incentivize good science #SacklerSciComm
Marcia McNutt says when "retraction" describes both fraud and honest mistakes, it's a disincentive to report mistakes, so we need different categories of retractions. Wonder what @RetractionWatch thinks? #SacklerSciComm
@sciencequiche @aaas Finally, check out some of the interviews that #LeshnerFellows did as a part of their #SciEngage labs
https://t.co/g5v7C7Oses (video is at the top of the page)
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@RickBorchelt @RogerPielkeJr 🎼 "....And the song goes on ~ Ah yeah and the song goes on..." 🎼 #SacklerSciComm seems to not be ideal format to open these issues up, no?
@JoeHilgard Yet the National Academies does not normally disclose financial conflicts of interest in its own reports.....odd, no? #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/WK85LxajGq
McNutt: There is a need for scientific journals to distinguish between article retractions due to honest mistakes identified by the authors themselves versus discovery of purposeful fraud #sacklerscicomm
McNutt suggests two classifications of retraction - honest mistake and fraud. Opens up all sorts of issues for journals, no? #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
.@Marcia4Science #SacklerSciComm Great query about conflicts of interests & prestige calculations in authorship @theNASEM
Great advice. 👇 I regularly see tweets that could be belligerent or not, depending on how they're read. I always try to assume not #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/YNA5LoHecO
@vgwschutte @_klburke I've learned that using a troll's momentum against them is a good thing. The people we need to reach as scientists are wondering who to trust. Always kindly 'quote tweet' informative replies to trolls. Be nice. Earns trust. #sacklerscicomm
For an example of #scicomm from an "ususual" source, I introduce you to Baltimore's @MrTrashWheel! He's been teaching the world about environmental pollution solutions through Twitter and Reddit AMAs #sacklerscicomm
Just gave a talk @GeneticsSociety meeting titled "Rigor and Reproducibility in a Changing World of Science Communication." Happy to talk more about this with anyone! #sacklerscicomm
Took almost two full days of talking Science Communications for someone to bring up the Big Bang Theory. #SacklerSciComm
Hey, #SacklerSciComm -- follow @SciEntEx! #ScienceEntertainmentExchange
who from #SacklerSciComm is planning to be at #NABI18?
#broaderimpacts #scicomm @NA4BI @UMConnector https://t.co/eXjRrHtbAy
Next year's @NA4BI Broader Impacts Summit will be in Providence, RI! #NABI17 #NABI18 https://t.co/w9bxrd9JUQ
“We are not all nerds.”-@Marcia4Science Hey, speak for yourself! #SacklerSciComm
"We're not all nerds and we're not all socially inept and some of us have real lives" Well put - this is a major pitfall of popular shows like the Big Bang Theory!
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@MrTrashWheel In fact, his popularity has been instrumental in obtaining funding for more trash wheels like him! We recently welcomed @ProfTrashWheel to Baltimore and have another one coming soon! #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
NAS President @Marcia4Science highlights the @SciEntEx's pairing scientists and #Hollywood writers as an effort to make the image of scientists more representative of real scientists. #SacklerSciComm
Statement from panel at #SacklerSciComm "I can't imagine that's not true" re positive impact of Big Bang Theory etc. And your data says what exactly??? #scicomm
Pop culture, sitcoms (eg, Big Bang Theory) help to humanize scientists. Made them relatable. A win. @Marcia4Science #sacklerscicomm
Important note: while public trust in science has been consistently high *in the abstract*, public perceptions of science's credibility on env'tal issues is strongly polarized on partisan/ideological lines @mullinmeg #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/y7y3zbMwnE
Thank you @Marcia4Science for pointing out that "curious nerd" characterization of scientists doesn't capture that we are warm bodied folk that have lives just like everyone else. #SacklerSciComm
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Omg my question got picked up by the pannel! Thanks for the answer! 🤘
@sciencequiche @aaas Of course, hands-on practice takes time (#LeshnerFellows orientation is a week long, and at least half of that was devoted to labs)
#AAAS @_SciComm workshops run ~ 3 hours & during that time we provide time for practice + planning for #SciComm IRL
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.@SciEntEx is an important resource; great initiative!! One that probably few are even aware of. #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/4PsY5u3PUd
Hey, #SacklerSciComm -- follow @SciEntEx! #ScienceEntertainmentExchange
Is the stereotypical Hollywood portrayal of the mad scientist in part a representation of the mistrust/fear of science? Sci introduces scary tech without context (narrative) so Hollywood creates it? #sacklerscicomm
it was a great question #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/F7cHNhoAi1
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Omg my question got picked up by the pannel! Thanks for the answer! 🤘
@MrTrashWheel @ProfTrashWheel . @MrTrashWheel's first Reddit AMA: https://t.co/0iLGUdTAXn #sacklerscicomm
Well, that was dismissive. #SacklerSciComm
Just learned about @SciEntEx, a @theNASciences program to pair up Hollywood with scientists to help them get expert resources and & be able to portray science/scientists realistically
#sacklerscicomm @Marcia4Science
When I grow up I want to be Kathleen Hall Jamieson #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
Does the panel have recommendations for how to make post - publication peer review more effective, rapid, polite? #SacklerSciComm
@RickBorchelt 😏 It's Big Bang Theory, they're very popular on TV. That means they're sciency. Who needs data, right? #SciComm #SacklerSciComm
ALAN LESHNER JUST HAD A COMMENT NOT A QUESTION. (He famously lectures people about this all the time.) #SacklerSciComm
Scientists love their children too, Russians love their children too, we are all human beings, even Russians and scientists! #SacklerSciComm
maybe they can inform #bigbangtheory! #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/t3veuo3aDg
.@SciEntEx is an important resource; great initiative!! One that probably few are even aware of. #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/4PsY5u3PUd
Question for panel: How would one categorize a retraction if the journal could not clearly identify the work as an honest mistake or fraud? #sacklerscicomm
Is anybody covering the role of cats in scicomm? #SacklerSciComm Maybe next year? https://t.co/NclayD1qVx
As a community, we are pretty good at self-policing but what about when external actors create problems? #SacklerSciComm #fakenews #Predpubs
Excellent question from audience about the media continuing to use inflammatory pictures/language because it drives "readership" - how can #scicomm change this? #SacklerSciComm
The @SciEntEx connects entertainment industry professionals with top scientists and engineers to create synergy between accurate science and engaging storytelling. Call 844 Need Sci. https://t.co/oZwzxUNkBm #sacklerscicomm #scicomm #sciart
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I admit I enjoy a lot the big bang theory. 4me it's a healthy amount of selfmockery as a scientist who can be weird in a group, who could be a nerd, locked in my research bubble. But, honestly, it's not making scientists any more likable to non-scientist audience.
Hey #SacklerSciComm Thanks for your questions & feedback about our #scicomm project yesterday. If anyone has anything they'd like to share with me for our literature review on #scicomm to #policymakers please get in touch! e.j.nash@durham.ac.uk
@Marcia4Science at #sacklerscicomm discussing GMO report says Academy "bent over backwards" to deal with conflicts of interest. News media and peer-reviewed research had different view: https://t.co/WK85LxajGq
@analog_ashley Is this also why we need more individual scis out engaging others? People don't connect with "SCIENCE". They connect with an individual who does science? #sacklerscicomm
Being a "warm" and trustworthy scientist can be broken up into components--being moral, and being sociable. It's perfectly possible to be ethical and transparent in outreach but lack the social skills to truly connect with your audience #SacklerSciComm
Disagree. The media is NOT mischaracterizing the scientific community. #SacklerSciComm
“Why I became a scientist: curious was really salient.” #SacklerSciComm
“Why I became a scientist: curious was really salient.” #SacklerSciComm
@KateBradfordSci @MrTrashWheel @ProfTrashWheel Along the same lines... @dcwater's @NannieTBM @LadyBirdTBM @LucyTBM shared information about flood control, environmental science, and the Anacostia River.
Bonus: each of the three tunnel-boring machines was named in honor of a woman important in DC history!
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Q from audience: we publish successes, not failures. Is there a failure in media in recognizing iterative process that accepts failure; or is there a scientific culture that doesn't accept failure? #sacklerscicomm
Q from audience: science is an iterative process and innovation stems from looking at things w/new info, but if it's not being published, no one knows about the past failures and why they didn't work #SacklerSciComm
Question for Susan Fiske #SacklerSciComm - Can we change / improve perceptions of individual scientists as being warm, but without changing the overall stereotype of scientists as not being very warm overall? #scicomm
Applause from the crowd: Emmanuel Taylor making a plea for more images of scientists of color when we're showcasing successful science. Representation matters! #SacklerSciComm
Scientists can increase trust and warmth ratings by coming out of lab and sharing their motivations for doing research #SacklerSciComm
The videos from #SacklerSciComm livestream will be available at the Sackler YouTube Channel after the colloquium. Some presentations may be withheld due to embargo of unpublished data. https://t.co/95bBvdDxeM https://t.co/Ko9L5DlGyQ
I still have calendars and playing cards! Black shirt black pants, will prob be drinking coffee. #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm community: I'd love to get your feedback on this thought!
Looking for ideas, examples, recommendations. Anything! https://t.co/E3MCLj0h6o
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Although I consider myself a scientist (researcher), I'm an engineer by degree/training. I see the #SciComm community is very strong in scientists (by degree) and less so in engineers
Lee Lawrie designed many of the architectural details celebrating science throughout the NAS Building. He is famous for the Atlas Statue in Rockefeller Center. Photos (c) 2012 Maxwell MacKenzie. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/MUCCyQDHxE
Kevin Finneran shout out to deserving @RogerPielkeJr work featured in Issues in S&T #SacklerSciComm #scicomm Hugely overlooked because it tweaks scientists' noses.
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I LOVE the idea of preregistration of publications to ensure publishing negative or none-results. Only wonder if it will turn to be the $making machine which unfortunately #openaccess is now. 🙁
Great ?-is problem media not reporting science’s self-correcting nature OR is problem science culture not accepting failure #SacklerSciComm
IF they are warm and caring scientists in the first place, yes. Otherwise, I'm for locking them in to continue their lab work-much more productive for #scicomm #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/XAn2l1emt0
Scientists can increase trust and warmth ratings by coming out of lab and sharing their motivations for doing research #SacklerSciComm
I think both. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/9ehlQIrOI1
Great ?-is problem media not reporting science’s self-correcting nature OR is problem science culture not accepting failure #SacklerSciComm
Fiske: Citing curiosity as reason for becoming a scientist supplies a motivation that otherwise is a void filled by others. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/3OHsg5Vacn
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I rly rly like the playlist! 😃 is it playing in the conf hall too? Ppl better be dancing 😄 helps keep the brain well supplied w oxygen to keep the discussion alive 😉👍
Something to share with Ss engaged in #NGSS sense-making? Marcia McNutt, NAS, noted Center for Open Science will guarantee publication of preregistered studies, "regardless of how it ends up positive or negative". @OSFramework #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Pn4SZa2zAQ
Want to enhance your #scicomm knowledge? Join us @theNASciences #SacklerSciComm Nov 16-17 https://t.co/IqehD0F6zH #science #communication
to science communication scientist: i hope you start to focus on how we can enlighten, not how we can persuade . #sacklerscicomm
Academy @ pivot point: will it become more relevant, more engaged w public, more reflexive, more supportive of young faculty w hopes 4 change? Or will it retrench? #SacklerSciComm
NAS Science & Entertainment Exchange #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Rm0jER978O
If you liked chatting about the issues from #SacklerSciComm conference. You can follow the thread #scientistsspeakforthemselves suggested by @BarnabySmithUK.
Refreshing walk outside. #SacklerSciComm take the opportunity for #photoswithalbert on western corner of @theNASciences while it’s still light outside. https://t.co/hK5xgGhHho
Just noticed the book table. Pretty proud to have been project director for 4 of these and a (minor) consultant for a 5th. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/jyWzTMJchm
Very excited for this session on roles of scientists and journalists in communicating scientific uncertainty! #SacklerSciComm
YaY! :D So nice #sacklerscicomm shout-out!
Happening now. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Tfw7nBYNnW
Livestream of #SacklerSciComm is up & rolling. Join us--the livestream quality's really good and we're taking questions from Twitter. Important conference from @theNASciences https://t.co/JZBAxYizP1
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Risk communication is such a major part of #scicomm!
.@laurahelmuth is moderating this panel on communicating uncertainty. I have a high degree of certainty that journalists are typically good moderators! :) #SacklerScicomm
#sacklerscicomm Google doc summary: https://t.co/EX9LP2o8ve
Charles Manski: “Speaking about uncertainty makes people uncomfortable” #sacklerscicomm
Laura Helmuth moderating the #SacklerSciComm session on uncertainty.
How do scientists & journalists communicate uncertainty? What does it mean for #PublicPolicy & #PolicyMakers? Watch @laurahelmuth & #NASmember CharlesManski at #SacklerSciComm live online https://t.co/gFJJE7fkOa https://t.co/KXxKSHv5uh
Super excited for this session on uncertainty w/ @laurahelmuth #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/H9poMqq0D6
Journalists and comms people are getting smarter about the "weaponization" of uncertainty says @laurahelmuth #SacklerSciComm
Manski: policy analysis - exact predictions are routine, expressions of uncertainty are rare; credible analysis express limits of knowledge #SacklerSciComm
Only two more sessions left for the day. On the stage now, Charles Manski speaks on communicating the uncertainty of science #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/BYqXAQzndH
Next #SacklerSciComm session on communicating uncertainty in #scicomm with @laurahelmuth and Charles Manski. Join the livestream - https://t.co/D2rRj1gC7Y
I love that just the mention of @laurahelmuth's name drew (much deserved) applause. She's a stellar editor and person. 👏☄ #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/xWJ07jj86k
Full disclosure: I am an unabashed @laurahelmuth fan. In a training she once joined me for, she talked about incandescent rage re: science misconduct & moral courage needed to confront it. Everybody needs heroes. She’s one of mine #SacklerSciComm
Manski: We should be upfront and transparent about limits to knowledge. But policy analysis is often offered w/ “incredible certitude” even tho these are extrapolations not necessarily warranted by available data (Not fraudulent, just making too many assumptions) #sacklerscicomm
Incredible effort by @FromTheLabBench to document the #SacklerSciComm! Thank you, Dr. Jarreau https://t.co/0qLDiiGTWC
#sacklerscicomm Google doc summary: https://t.co/EX9LP2o8ve
Charle Manski: "Credibility in policy analysis means expressing limits to knowledge." #trust #transparency #uncertainty #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/CR1GXkmbtI
Manski on writing in English, not math: I'm still working on it, most of my colleagues (economists) don't even try #SacklerSciComm
Maski - some federal agencies communicate uncertainty well, gave shout out to @NWS for being really transparent when it comes to uncertainty. #SacklerSciComm
"It's hard to write in plain English. Many of my colleagues don't even try; easy to slip into platitudes..." #economists #sacklerscicomm
Manski: "For those of us who grew up in economics, it's very hard to write in plain English." #SacklerSciComm
Love this story by Manski, Lyndon Johnson purported to have said "ranges are for cattle - give me a number". We seek certainty from estimates #SacklerSciComm
FYI #SacklerSciComm, one of the world's foremost authorities on Squirrel Scicomm is lurking in your audience https://t.co/lhL4WhgVab
manifestations of incredible certitude 1) conventional certitude 2) dueling certitude 3) conflating science + advocacy 4) wishful extrapolation by charles manski at #SacklerSciComm and a nice related interview https://t.co/URE3OrtHYU
Manski: references his 2015 paper about communicating uncertainty, which he stresses he wrote in plain English, a rarity for economists https://t.co/snsxO0dIww #sacklerscicomm
Manski's example of "wishful extrapolation" - using RCTs in FDA approvals. He's not wrong... #SacklerSciComm
#sacklerscicomm is it me or does Kathleen Hall Jamieson @Penn need to host her own TV talk show? She’s awesome! @theNASciences
Some of these slides tho... #SacklerSciComm
It's an industry. #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/fWO9gOJZn4
Journalists and comms people are getting smarter about the "weaponization" of uncertainty says @laurahelmuth #SacklerSciComm
Manski: Can Congress cope with uncertainty?
[Fairly certain they do..] #SacklerScicomm
Charles Manski: we have little info on how people interpret uncertainty in policy and private decision making, maybe someone should study this #SacklerSciComm
Manski: “Once you accept incredible certitude, it's a slippery slope from there to utter disregard for truth.” #SacklerSciComm
Q: any thoughts on how we can address this? What research questions should be asked - what can practitioners say or do to improve this communication disconnect? #sacklerscicomm
"It may be more important to face up to uncertainty today than in the past." - Charles Manski #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
#NASmember Charles Manski encourages economists and all scientists to embrace uncertainty at #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/DcKXcGiNFZ
Uncertainty communication has not become a 2nd order issue given the fabricated evidence we are now seeing - incredible certitude and total fabrication are on the same spectrum #SacklerSciComm
. @laurahelmuth takes the stage at #SacklerSciComm to cheers and applause from the crowd #fanclub
“The best depictions of uncertainty are graphical depictions” - Laura Helmuth at #SacklerSciComm
.@laurahelmuth: best depictions of uncertainty are graphic. If only we could show cones of uncertainty in all of our comms, like meteorologists do for hurricanes and other storms https://t.co/6UsdtPlwhs #SacklerSciComm
.@laurahelmuth’s suggestion for communicating uncertainty: find a way to include “error bars” in all of your communications about science #SacklerSciComm
"I worry that there is a slippery slope from incredible certitude to to utter disregard for truth." Charles Manski #sacklerscicomm
Helmuth Graphical depictions such as the cone of a hurricane path seem to work. #SacklerSciComm
If you want something to believe what you *do* know, you ought to be upfront about what you don't know. - Charles Manski #sacklerscicomm
"If you want people to believe what you *do* know, you need to be up front about what you *don't* know." Charles Manski #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/gDM0XlzEYU
.@laurahelmuth: One of the best questions a reporter can ask: How do you know this? If scientist says "we don't" include in the story. #SacklerScicomm
Can switch cultual norm to distrust if no uncertainty expressed w declaration of info - Charles Manski at #SacklerSciComm
Error bars are not the answer, they should evolve (Manski) Good place to look at what journalists are doing (my opinion), especially w sample oriented visualizations, like https://t.co/Yj9stVz6dv #SacklerSciComm
I helped host a public health panel on the avian flu pandemic at sci center. My observ is that people are VERY uncomfortable with uncertainty in general. Have need to KNOW what will happen even when possible to know. #sacklerscicomm
@SunshineMenezes @laurahelmuth How well do people understand those cones, though? There was a lot of blowback about #HurricaneIrma landfall being far west of what people thought it would be - but the landfall point had been within the cones all along.
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fyi Sci Fans…this is sure to be
a great mind mix
cc @DCSWA
#Scicomm
#SacklerScicomm https://t.co/KyE9MZGKOk
Video of the #Kavliconvo last night, where @leHotz, @skdh and I had a really fun chat about why and how we write about physics: https://t.co/RKaFpXIb1w
Manski is full of entertaining quips re: how politicians have dealt (or not) with economists & uncertainty. For ex, Truman wanted a 1-armed economist so he'd stop saying "on one hand, on the other" #sacklerscicomm
Would someone be willing to share a working definitions of #scicomm? - Is it more than just sharing and communication science? - seems like enough to me. #sacklerscicomm
@wbohon Words used to describe scientists.
Many on #SacklerSciComm Twitter complain, "warmth" is not there.
Is it there for other professions?
Smart, curious, honest, caring, cool.
Are we never satisfied?
Slide by Susan Fisk, h/t @wbohon https://t.co/hsQ2JO4PJF
If only all science communications could include a graphic depiction of cones of uncertainty like meteorologists do for hurricanes and other storms - paraphrasing @laurahelmuth at #SacklerSciComm
Charles Manski, author of Public Policy in an Uncertain World, says he kept Obama in mind as his ideal reader as he was writing his book. https://t.co/GdcEKrhE3y #SacklerSciComm
Charles Manski asked if there are other cultures who do better than the US with uncertainty -- he praises the UK. #sacklerscicomm
Final session of the program - Science in the News: Gene Drive #sacklerscicomm
#sacklerscicomm “It depends” is hard to manage as a person when dealing with interpersonal relationships, but it’s a normal, everyday, maddening, and exciting process as a person when dealing with science. #amirite #scicomm
#SacklerSciComm
#genedrive session 💜 my heart leaps when we talk biology 🎈
Here is a link to @theNASEM report on gene drives. I was the study director. #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/U1tus49aot
I have to run, but if you are watching the current session, please make notes in my Google Doc! Open editing: https://t.co/EX9LP2o8ve #SacklerSciComm
Am enamored with whomever designed the interstitial sound track for #SacklerSciComm. Props, @theNASciences 👏
#NAS Member Fred Gould of @GESCenterNCSUjoins @PamBelluck & @brossardd on #biotechnology by integrating scientific knowledge & public values. Join in the conversation online at #SacklerSciComm! Read more about @theNASEM’s #GECropStudy https://t.co/gFJJE7fkOa https://t.co/HwXDfFzcze
Final Science in the News session now starting at #SacklerSciComm. Tune in to the conversation focused on gene drives. #scicomm
Can't look at text heavy slides. If I do, I end up shutting out speaker to focus on reading. And I miss all the good stuff. #sacklerscicomm
Relevant to the current #SacklerSciComm talk: ‘Gene Drives’ Are Too Risky for Field Trials, Scientists Say https://t.co/bbmXKjnHC2
Recognizing that many values come into play when discussing #genedrives, the report committee emphasized that"engagement cannot be an afterthought." Check out guidance on public engagement in Chapter 7. https://t.co/D3OK8pvMbr #SacklerSciComm
Anna Duran asked on webstream "is uncertainty more of an emotional exp than something that is based on not knowing or having info?" I think it is! Again, can't use deficit model! #sacklerscicomm
#SacklerSciComm
#genedrives - when we provide a man-made solution to a man-made problem. To me it's an obvious approach.
Example: the deer-lyme disease problem.
I can't support this more! 👏🤘
Yes, but don't limit to graphics, animations can really help show the "if this, then that" types of outcomes. This is very challenging in ecology because we often don't understand the nuances related to multiple stressors. Being honest about unknowns is needed. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Xx4LoNtZlP
.@laurahelmuth: best depictions of uncertainty are graphic. If only we could show cones of uncertainty in all of our comms, like meteorologists do for hurricanes and other storms https://t.co/6UsdtPlwhs #SacklerSciComm
Glad to hear about @kesvelt at #SacklerSciComm. Model #scientist #communicator
@girlscientist UK does best-case, worst-case scenarios, instead of / in addition to cost-benefit analysis? Am i understanding correctly? #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm
Nerdiness to the fullest - when I hear Martha's vineyard, I think @THEXFILES. Now THAT show did à lot to communicate true #uncertainties in #science to a WIDE audience w great #storytelling and relatable scientist! 💜👏
Scientists have been studying gene drives for well over 50 years. Here's a nice article by Fred Gould (on the stage) about gene drives from 2006 (pssssst this is pre-CRISPR). #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/bVzayEOz3O
Are you listening to Fred Gould's #SacklerSciComm presentation on #genedrives? GES faculty Jason Delborne was also quoted in several articles on the issue yesterday. https://t.co/YxAwcndOHS
GES faculty @JasonDelborne discusses #CRISPR #genedrive safety in response to new papers published this week by @kesvelt
→Quotes in @nytimes, @QuantaMagazine & @Gizmodo
https://t.co/3T5hEh1fNP
@JasonDelborne @kesvelt @nytimes @QuantaMagazine @Gizmodo LIVESTREAM #SacklerSciComm to hear Dr. Gould speaking on #genedrives now:
https://t.co/iBlYG2xm03
Have you read the "Results from the Workshop “Problem Formulation for the Use of #GeneDrive in #Mosquitoes" paper yet? It's a helpful resource to share as Fred Gould talks about #Genedrives at #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/x2yKB08iYW
Here is a bit of a time table from the 2016 NAS report showing how long researchers have been studying gene drives. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/A1aW80LwBZ
Many ethical considerations with #genedrive. Gould poses one question from concerned citizens - "are you playing God here?" #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
Fred Gould of @GESCenterNCSU on types of gene drives: restricted, threshold restricted, spatially restricted, suppression. #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/gFxaQIm5KE
Most recent research discussed at #SacklerSciComm? Discussing media coverage of #genedrive papers from yesterday.
Take-away from #SacklerSciComm: Scientists REALLY hate news headlines.
Various methods of #genedrives
and how news media interprets results explained interestingly on a Friday afternoon. Great example of #scicomm by #NASmember Fred Gould! #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/mJRI9igPS0
@DocCamiRyan All of the articles just mentioned by Fred Gould in his #SacklerSciComm talk on #CRISPR #genedrive right now are linked here:
https://t.co/3T5hEh1fNP
The language in headlines around gene drives is often inflammatory. Translation from science to media ... problematic. #SacklerSciComm
#SacklerSciComm
I wouldn't say we hate them - we r just rarely good at them and we don't always understand how they work - THAT is what infuriates us 😁 https://t.co/ehob61R6Gx
Take-away from #SacklerSciComm: Scientists REALLY hate news headlines.
Here is the @PLOSBiology paper on #GeneDrives & conservation currently being discussed at #SacklerSciComm
https://t.co/usg3hRkTJG
#SacklerSciComm and talking about #gene drives and science communication, this from @Risk_Bites https://t.co/MX38yYG1O8
Nice shoutout to the @theNASEM #genedrive report during #SacklerSciComm. Great coverage on the topic: https://t.co/gtr6Nn9rP0
A PLOS opinion piece and arxiv article (no peer review) on #genedrive lead to unbalanced news stories. Gould - where are the responsibilities of the researchers and journalists? #sacklerscicomm
.@brossardd up now presenting - Gene Drives, the Media and Society #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
Interested in learning more about suppression drives? GES students Sumit Dhole and Michael Vella presented their research on the topic at a recent #gescolloquium
#SacklerSciComm @theNASEM
(related research linked in video description)
https://t.co/xrse5Htu24
.@brossardd: The purely technical explanation of risk can precisely address the wrong question. (It's not just the science, it's ethical and social implications.) #SacklerSciComm
.@UW_LSC prof and chair @brossardd discusses #genedrives, #scicomm, and post-normal science at @theNASEM #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/DVu6y7eF8z
.@brossardd - scientists are communicating more and more on social media AND directly with non-science audiences (bravo!) #SacklerSciComm #scicomm
Social cues on social media platforms (likes, retweets, etc) influence audiences' perceptions of new technologies -@brossardd #sacklerscicomm #scicomm #genedrive
The cyberworld of #SciComm- scientists are communicating directly with lay audiences...sometimes before peer review of their research, says @brossardd #SacklerSciComm
This is an excellent video. When you get a moment, check it out. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/hwbTAIBIhX
#SacklerSciComm and talking about #gene drives and science communication, this from @Risk_Bites https://t.co/MX38yYG1O8
"Social cues on social media platforms are highly influential." @brossardd on the #BraveNewCyberWorld #SacklerSciComm
Click bait is a real problem with how journalists report or talk about science. I've called them on it on Facebook #SacklerSciComm
@brossardd @UW_LSC @UWMadison talks about social media influence on understanding #genedrive #SacklerSciComm @theNASciences https://t.co/Rr2uyXuQDC
.@brossardd recommends checking out: https://t.co/r444pDAoHL #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
Ouch @carlzimmer: @brossardd, in summarizing gene drive coverage, says "I don't think the majority of the public cares about what Carl Zimmer says -- I've told him that, by the way." #sacklerscicomm
We forget that social media has its own motivations. There are social implications to this #BraveNewCyberWorld #SacklerSciComm
THREAD: Ready for a #scicomm tweetstorm on #SacklerSciComm highligh-TOO BAD HERE WE GO https://t.co/ZVKE9MLNLQ
Our Science Media Officer, @vgwschutte, is in DC for #SacklerSciComm (science of #scicomm mtg). Highlights coming your way this afternoon. https://t.co/sKU6MRqF3e
Can we do more of this, #SacklerSciComm? Discussion of media coverage about science in near real-time by @brossardd with relevant public opinion data.
With gene drives “there is a moral component,” and “it’s not just about risk assessment” - @brossardd #SacklerSciComm
1. obvious from #sacklerscicomm audience + on-stage experts that we need to increase diversity in #scicomm https://t.co/hWxuJjWwcG
Crickets in response to a q re: how to build #diversity in scicomm. This is a fundamental issue, & people are working on it, but not well represented on this agenda #sacklerscicomm
@wbohon This Fiske and Dupree? With data for the USA: Gaining trust as well as respect in communicating to motivated audiences about science topics. https://t.co/3f4Se78aPw #SacklerSciComm
The American culture war seems to work. afaik in Europe scientists are among the most trusted. https://t.co/b7rZjgeb2J
Risk assessment is not enough for #genedrive. Americans are concerned with the moral issues of new technologies, too. @brossardd #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
2. Collaboration/team-based #scicomm increasingly important (& principles can help scicomm be more effective) https://t.co/FGTaDL5ps7 #SacklerSciComm
Integration of teams - need trust, respect & liking for them to work via Laurie Weingart @ #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/A7HQOaTLxH
Driving the conversation: FSU researcher finds media impacts public expression https://t.co/H1EPwiDpD9 Of interest to #sacklerscicomm #scicomm discussion
@brossardd closes with our findings regarding GE and public health: approval is fluid; when health concerns rise, relationship btwn risk perceptions and approval wanes #SacklerSciComm
3. Cornelia Dean: journalists' roles moving toward interpretation and moderating discussion instead of just delivering news #SacklerSciComm
hh at the Hive after #SacklerSciComm with @nadjao & others—come join!
4. Polarization and filter bubbles must be considered in any #scicomm strategy https://t.co/LxFjcd0NNI #SacklerSciComm
(Paraphrasing) @scheufele: paradoxical times - we live in a world where more information is available and it's easier to have exchanges online; yet, we are only seeing content that aligns with our own beliefs and world views. #SacklerSciComm #Scicomm
rumblings of post conference drinks @ hotel hive bar
https://t.co/gumU35B4YZ #SacklerSciComm
5. A network scientist analyzed tweets (brilliance). High-information tweets more engaging, sci's mostly tweet that kind, but... #SacklerSciComm
@NevenaHr Well headlines are tricky because they can be misleading without a bit of context. Ex: Use "nutrient pollution" instead of "pollution" b/c pollution means diff things to diff people & if you have to use the one word, be sure artwork clarifies the kind you mean. #SacklerSciComm
6. ...sci's aren't active enough to have large followings, so those high-info/potentially influential tweets often don't go anywhere #SacklerSciComm
Enjoy the compelling discussions at #SacklerSciComm - science, communication, public opinion, social responsibility
7. Measuring #scicomm quality/influence/effectiveness is really hard. We might be able to borrow metrics from marketing https://t.co/ZDZPTa9uBv #SacklerSciComm
Q from audience via @twitter: What metrics can be used to actually measure influence?
Fowler: We might learn a lot from companies who are analyzing whether if/how someone saying something on twitter gets people to buy stuff. #SacklerSciComm
@brossardd point that assessing risks of gene drives needs to include social considerations, not just scientific concerns, is explicit in recommendations of the NAS gene drive report. Here is one example of that. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/ijZ4l3xE8m
8. Ppl v concerned abt trolls/bots: that will hinder #scicomm by deterring ppl from joining #socialmedia or erode trust in ppl there. BUT: https://t.co/fUXTBF1DRA #SacklerSciComm
#sacklerscicomm James Fowler: What processes are influencing people to trust scientists? We need to understand social media more and how social media CAN HELP. Social media is not necessarily a negative influence on science. #SciComm needs to harness social media more perhaps?
Audience Q: Shouldn't we have brakes (like on a car) for stopping #genedrive?
Gould: There are possible solutions to stopping it. What's best is starting slow.
#sacklerscicomm #scicomm
GES Faculty are part of the @DARPA Safe Genes project looking at genetic biocontrol of invasive species using #genedrives
#SacklerSciComm @theNASciences
https://t.co/NNYMuytHo9
FYI #SacklerSciComm: related to the DARPA question, I saw this in a recent talk that summarizes that research the commenter discussed. https://t.co/dO0L0s2482
Renee Wegrzyn presents the DARPA funded gene drive safety projects they have funded. @longnow talk #GMO https://t.co/GLAYLqNVHB
9. Audience member firmly stated that academic incentives abt #scicomm need to change. Spontaneous 👏 erupted #SacklerSciComm
I'm leaving #SacklerSciComm with the words of @ashleyllorens; "each one, teach one" ready to enact what I've learned, connect with the new colleagues I met here to promote #scicomm within/across disciplines
10. One way for any scientist to change #scicomm value culture right now is with attitude, e.g.: https://t.co/IVl2kxeaA4 #SacklerSciComm
love this thought from @JaneLubchenco: not every scientist has to engage, but every scientist should support those who do engage. Relevant to #sacklerscicomm discussion right now.
11. People seem unsure whether scientists are trustworthy, which isn't good. Slide from Susan Fiske: https://t.co/zjfdmjNBJ1 #SacklerSciComm
If there an absence of #narrative, you better find one! #trust is fragile #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/7vi77CdWE5
@LUMCONscience YAS abt collaboration/team-based #scicomm! Great things can happen. Tough and takes planning but can be done and worth it. Building the team takes skill tho. #SacklerSciComm
Belluck: Most frequent question from Nantucket residents - What will happen to my pet once it eats a #genedrive rodent? #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
12. Scientific uncertainty *must* be part of #scicomm, but: hard to explain, makes ppl uncomfortable, dif ppl react differently 🤦♂️ #SacklerSciComm
Belluck: When I interview a scientist, I ask "who is your most credible critic and what would they say [to your work]?" Scientists I have the most respect for will answer the question honestly. #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
The work starts once the concensus reprt is finished - Dominique Brossard re comm’ing findings to the people who need them #SacklerSciComm
Q from Audience: What about horizontal gene transfer?
A (Gould): How do we get this information out in a better way? - he pointed out that NAS report discusses this.
It does - it's got it's own section in Chapter 2 #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/p3mP1a4Gfy https://t.co/Jyqk2gVec4
Great interview question. #sciwri #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/GDJdlbZ3Zn
Belluck: When I interview a scientist, I ask "who is your most credible critic and what would they say [to your work]?" Scientists I have the most respect for will answer the question honestly. #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
"We try to be very careful to avoid giving people false hope or false alarm" @PamBelluck answering Q about how journalists decide when to cover an evolving story. #SacklerSciComm
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Here's a reward for sticking with this thread, the best slide of the Colloquium, from Peter Hancock: https://t.co/AIYiZP4x9I
"Hello fellow cucumbers" I feel like I found my community #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/Wts9ziRVNJ
Q: What is the role of professional societies in facilitating this exchange across disciplines and clarifying science and scientific uncertainty? #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
One way would be to frame the uncertainty in terms of an uncertainty the audience usually deals with in every day life. For example, paying for insurance, not certain that you'll get into an accident, or get sick or have a fire but just in case you buy it. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/lIjb8yOTvj
12. Scientific uncertainty *must* be part of #scicomm, but: hard to explain, makes ppl uncomfortable, dif ppl react differently 🤦♂️ #SacklerSciComm
Thanks 4 a stimulating #SacklerSciComm. As we fret over uncertainty & trust, let's also remember the (perhaps immodest) words on NAS rotunda https://t.co/CighUFNVr0
I had a great time at #SacklerSciComm learning abt advancements in engaging the public with science! #WomenInScience
In town for #SacklerSciComm, Dartmouth’s @BrendanNyhan joined POLITICO to discuss myths and lies about health care and how to debunk them. https://t.co/gF0QCQr07D
.@brossard: When you can have as many trustworthy organizations/societies have a thorough and deep conversation about these concerns...the more the better. #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
@mem_somerville @mem_somerville Thanks for the share! @rwegrzyn @darpa had an engaging talk on setting the course for genome editing research in June at #genedrive17 that might be useful to you watch: https://t.co/UaC12AHFPH … #SacklerSciComm
Thanks all for the tweets from #SacklerSciComm. I'm enjoying following along!
Good interview question from NYT Journalist @PamBelluck to scientists: Who is your most credible critic and what would they say? Advice to scientists: Be prepared to answer. IT opens up the conversation.
#SacklerSciComm
This phrase comes from our racist legacy of knowledge suppression & the struggle of enslaved people. It’s a powerful idea and a beatiful phrase, even more so in context.
May it be a touchstone & reminder for #SacklerSciComm that science communication is a social justice issue. https://t.co/JXc5oL4tzR
I'm leaving #SacklerSciComm with the words of @ashleyllorens; "each one, teach one" ready to enact what I've learned, connect with the new colleagues I met here to promote #scicomm within/across disciplines
Q: Are there lessons learned/best practices the panel would suggest in #GMOs #GE?
@brossardd - when #GMOs were introduced to the consumer market, there was no care or consideration into a consumer's point of view or benefit.
#sacklerscicomm #scicomm
Info. about the workshop Fred Gould mentioned about (national) security implications of genome editing: https://t.co/aPRREASFTO @EASACnews will release summary of the workshop in December this year- #SacklerSciComm
Q: Weaponizing #genedrive?
Gould (hypothetically): If I wanted to eradicate Starlings, it could happen. We should be thinking about these things and dealing with them.
@brossardd: It is an ethical question. We need to consider the worst case scenario.
#sacklerscicomm #scicomm
#SacklerSciComm
There was no clear communication about potential benefits of GE for the overly satisfied western consumers. There is very clear communication of the consumer benefits in 3rd world countries which (for the most part) can't even afford to develop GE.
You know you wanted to know! #SacklerScicomm https://t.co/R4WMumiQPx
#SacklerSciComm playlist for session intros https://t.co/lxwCkcRo5m
Thank you for making these discussion available via live stream, I enjoyed participating from afar. #sacklerscicomm
Me, too! #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/jA7sjfj0Un
Thank you for making these discussion available via live stream, I enjoyed participating from afar. #sacklerscicomm
Fifth different pronunciation of @scheufele name in two days at #SacklerSciComm. Sure I missed a couple, Dietram!
Re question of risk of militarization of #genedrives at #SacklerSciComm, GES faculty @DrToddOliver published this article in @Slate back in May →
@theNASciences https://t.co/8VCTVt9tmr
Me three! Best two afterwork evenings in a long time 😀🤗👏 #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/IgGVcaJ0tO
Me, too! #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/jA7sjfj0Un
.@scheufele closes the program:
-Lots of comm challenges, but we covered a lot of best ways to communicate
-There's a need for more communication
-Important considerations are not necessarily scientific (ethics, morals)
#sacklerscicomm #scicomm
Thank you! What an incredible 2 days of discussion. Wish I could be in DC! #sacklerscicomm
Thank you @ashleyllorens for moderating today's conversation and to all the speakers today! #SacklerSciComm
@theNASciences @EngageClimate Should have ended last panel with @kendricklamar "DNA" #SacklerSciComm
Bookmarking: #SacklerSciComm archive videos will be posted to YouTube channel here
via @theNASciences
https://t.co/hBsIO30myL
#SacklerSciComm
That was a wonderful conference! Many thanks for the amazing opportunity to join from my couch in #Brussels, more than 6000kms! I have to say that I totally didn't regret following in parallel w the twitter discussions - wonderful second layer to the talks! 👏
Well that was pretty cool. Thanks #sacklerscicomm for allowing all of us to participate via the web!
#SacklerSciComm: Thank you and all those tweeting for sharing/inspiring #scicomm discussions! What a great two days. Wish I could have been there!
Compare understandings of "perspective" in two characterizations of "systems approach" #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/C2YRizd45v @scheufele @2020science https://t.co/dhVqVftjVd
Join our email list to stay up to date about NAS events exploring intersections of science, art, and culture. https://t.co/96N2bPfBNw #DASER #SacklerSciComm #sciart https://t.co/yhBbMDsgIW
Off to Tonic! See you there #SacklerSciComm
Quite satisfied that my most notable contribution to #SacklerSciComm was making @scheufele self-conscious about his awesome shoes
Thanks for all the great tweetage from the #SacklerSciComm meeting at the @theNASEM . Science communicators are the voice of evidence in an uncertain time!
Yes, thanks to everyone on Twitter who made it a great symposium to participate in from afar (Vancouver Island, Canada). #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/oDyAjsSw38
Thanks for all the great tweetage from the #SacklerSciComm meeting at the @theNASEM . Science communicators are the voice of evidence in an uncertain time!
My poor introverted, non-scientist husband... I am about to download my entire #SacklerSciComm experience to him and the intensity with which my mind was blown by some of today's topics/questions.
So glad I attended #SacklerSciComm Thanks to all the speakers today and thanks to the moderator @ashleyllorens
Thanks to all involved w/ #SacklerSciComm , & for making these discussions available via @Twitter & live stream, I absolutely enjoyed participating from AZ. 👏🏽🙂 #SciComm #SacklerSciComm
Thanks for the #sacklerscicomm colloquium to @theNASciences, the organizers, moderators, speakers and live/online participants, and to my Tweeps (interested in #scicomm or not) for hanging in there with me. Have a good weekend.
This @pewjournalism survey
on science news consumption on #SocialMedia seems relevant to #SacklerSciComm talks about audiences https://t.co/dSdbmYAXab
79% of social media users see science posts on social media, but 26% say they follow any science pages or accounts https://t.co/H4rqKOmz60 https://t.co/qTSpaSm9pm
#SacklerSciComm via NodeXL https://t.co/l6HZ8eLSjd
@fromthelabbench
@rwsmolensjr
@laurahelmuth
@thenasciences
@foodskop
@atul_gawande
I had so much fun at #SacklerSciComm - excited by plans for @COMPASSscicomm and @AldaCenter to partner in advancing #scicomm https://t.co/H4A3c9qLfB
I must say that from afar - @COMPASSscicomm and the @AldaCenter folks were highly visible contributors, instigators and reliable sources of great insights throughout the #SacklerSciComm ~ kudos, ladies. #WellDone https://t.co/HMGlhZb1GF
I had so much fun at #SacklerSciComm - excited by plans for @COMPASSscicomm and @AldaCenter to partner in advancing #scicomm https://t.co/H4A3c9qLfB
@analog_ashley Another approach would be to have a few scientists within larger institutes take on #scicomm role part-time as formal arrangement? Won't suit everywhere, but it's an option. #SacklerSciComm
@2020science @joesbigidea FWIW in #NZ we have stuff targeting this. Ironically I'm almost certain to miss a workshop on this I'd like to attend as I'm overseas as part of trying to self-fund my own #scicomm projects :-( e.g https://t.co/wYC0UNQM69 #SacklerSciComm
Listen up, wannabe #scicomm film makers! Free video-making training opportunity here in Dunedin @otago on 23 November run by @smcnz. Registrations close tomorrow! https://t.co/HuatXaWhRZ https://t.co/RY127xB53l
Welp, my trip to #SacklerSciComm was totally justified JUST by the drinks and hummingbird session with @LizNeely and @edyong209!
@theNASciences Need to offer these as iTunes/Spotify/etc playlists if there is a way to ;-) Think of all those labs and offices with music playing… :-) #SacklerSciComm
@EngageClimate @PLOSBiology More on this coming out as we speak, @smcnz: https://t.co/nZ7eQauqvb #SacklerSciComm
Things I learned today at #SacklerSciComm : opportunities to share your story—even for 4 minutes —can have impact on others and your path in #science
@drkeegansawyer Worth adding is that this sort of long backstory is pretty much true for any "new" development in science, but of course everyone at #SacklerSciComm knows that! ;-)
@DocCamiRyan FWIW, stray thought: people with a hearing loss _have_ to focus on the speaker in order to hear them - (usually) can't both view other stuff and hear speaker. #SacklerSciComm
@JessicaHullman Wrote something similar in a draft of a piece on gene editing - how data is presented matters. Might revise the piece and elaborate even further in the Footnotes! (My poor readers, but at least it's in the Footnotes??) #SacklerSciComm
@theNASciences Might be worth mentioning the parallel (or sorts) issues in science about *determining* uncertainty, too? It's been a big issue of the last ~10+ years as people at #SacklerSciComm will no doubt know. (But reminders never hurt, right?!)
If anyone wants to write a guest blog post from my blog about #SacklerScicomm insights I’d be delighted to host you!
@SunshineMenezes Pay-walled via that link, but available from other sources, e.g. https://t.co/oukmgjG4ra #SacklerSciComm
check this out @Science_Comm - great thread from #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/MFn9RPN6xF
This thread! https://t.co/zgpIBcfLoa
@nuclearkatie One example might be one that of NZ's most active sci comm people is an engineer (@medickinson) #SacklerSciComm
Thank you for sharing, @MinorityPostdoc! #SacklerSciComm attendees, check out the great things happening at @sacnas #diversityinstem #stem https://t.co/PDG1tWFe4F
hey @theNASciences #SacklerSciComm audience! 2 learn more abt @foodskop, c her @SACNAS #SACNAS2014 keynote https://t.co/Ud9prASQ9b // community & prof society 4 STEM #diversity
@JLVernonPhD Could shift that slightly to the curiosity kids have, kept as adults, and put to serious investigative use? #SacklerSciComm
Leaving #sacklerscicomm, I’ve got lots more thoughts & feelings on this that I’ll dig into later
What a surprise to hear my @CarletonCollege pal @BSHalpern in this @theNASciences video @ #SacklerSciComm! https://t.co/CNSJz9k7dx
Great finale after 2 days at #SacklerSciComm Inspired by one of the greatest sci communicators of all- Jane Goodall. https://t.co/sHIrSD69nU
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@AmandaConsSci @Atul_Gawande 100%. I'd also add this " #SCIENCE IS NOT ONLY THE DISCIPLE OF REASON BUT ALSO ONE OF *ROMANCE* AND PASSION " _ #StevenHawking . #SacklerSciComm 😊 https://t.co/eGfvaGsm5M
@Sarah_Mojarad I think that is awesome! It is self-selecting in the sense that only the interested public are going to attend, but great! I was not following #SacklerSciComm before I saw something in my feed and jumped on to chat so in a way that is a similar method. #scicomm
I've python scripts to download the tweets from #SacklerSciComm, create an HTML archive, and do some word-use analysis. Will post within the next few days. Removing spam posts first.
@chelberg03 Who knew that the #SacklerSciComm crowd was into hip hop? For those that liked that verse from "Book of Days" - here's the rest of the song:
https://t.co/l9E5dkVz2R
I spent time yesterday following the #SacklerSciComm @theNASciences conference thread. Lots of interesting #scicomm issues discussed. https://t.co/uY8pYfBySB
What a surprise to hear my @CarletonCollege pal @BSHalpern in this @theNASciences video @ #SacklerSciComm! https://t.co/CNSJz9k7dx
@foodskop Your 4 minutes was one of the highlights of #SacklerSciComm for me! You rocked it!
Even decades after the seminal works of G. Hifstede, F. Trompenaars, S. Schwartz, H. Triandis, E.T. Hall, et al ~ folks are misappropriating #CulturalValueDimension research: #SciComm is impacted by value prioritization. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/taeau2PF5W
If there an absence of #narrative, you better find one! #trust is fragile #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/7vi77CdWE5
#UncertaintyAvoidance, #RiskTaking, #HierarchicalUncertainty and more have their roots to the mid-80s to late-90s from G.Hofstede, S.Schwartz, Trompenaars & Hamden-Turner, Smith, H.Triandis, F.Luthans AND more++ #SacklerSciComm deserves better than inaccurate bandwagon references https://t.co/rdzO9JiWTr
@theNASciences Might be worth mentioning the parallel (or sorts) issues in science about *determining* uncertainty, too? It's been a big issue of the last ~10+ years as people at #SacklerSciComm will no doubt know. (But reminders never hurt, right?!)
#SacklerSciComm via NodeXL https://t.co/vOl4c6Ujeb
@laurahelmuth
@fromthelabbench
@thenasciences
@rwsmolensjr
@engageclimate
@doccamiryan
@edyong209 illustrates his deft touch w/ #SciComm & humor in this @TheAtlantic piece ~ #TimelyRead on heels of #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/BbpmJEelzp
What's all this fuss about gene drives and predator-free 2050? Check out @edyong209's excellent piece in the @TheAtlantic.
https://t.co/gGNwXxvGvY
Things about #SNA https://t.co/8Hxhcw752w Gracias a @Fire_and_Skill #sacklerscicomm #london
Great conference catch by @Sarah_Mojarad from #SacklerSciComm yesterday: knowing your audience is the lowest bar for #Comms #SciComm; acknowledging your critics? Exhibits self-awareness & respect for others ↗️ #AudienceCentered approach! 👏🏼 https://t.co/Kb1X4PcaXD
Belluck: When I interview a scientist, I ask "who is your most credible critic and what would they say [to your work]?" Scientists I have the most respect for will answer the question honestly. #sacklerscicomm #scicomm
@RWSmolensJr Yes, there's a backstory, as there usually is. In recent years it's gained wider attention (as we all know!). I wasn't bandwagoning by the way, just chipping in :-) I have interests in this from research I was doing in the late '90s. Cheers! #SacklerSciComm
@biotweeps It is definitely gaining more public interest! They were talking about gene drive at #SacklerSciComm yesterday. https://t.co/zNr9L30LhK
Scientists have been studying gene drives for well over 50 years. Here's a nice article by Fred Gould (on the stage) about gene drives from 2006 (pssssst this is pre-CRISPR). #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/bVzayEOz3O
@ramblemuse Sounds great - good luck getting rid of the spam! #SacklerSciComm
@lovettbr @biotweeps @theNASEM Report featured in commentary of #SacklerSciComm speakers @brossardd and Fred Gould @GESCenterncsu in part cuz mischaracterized in recent published commentary.
...the Sackler family has only increased its efforts abroad, and is now pushing [OxyContin]...into Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East https://t.co/3CvhwDNxLT #SacklerSciComm Do ends justify means?
Reflection abt #SacklerSciComm: inclusiveness of #SciComm in general in a spotlight. Frustrating, but guess what dominated this colloquia? Power, personality & prestige looms over #SciComm’s mission ~ https://t.co/VG1oEno7Au
Reflections abt #SacklerSciComm: re Prof. Fiske’s talk abt #trust - she didn’t point out that we can’t hold ppl accountable if they don’t trust us. Ppl won’t trust Sci’s if they don’t think Sci’s support their lives. #MoralOfStory? Building those relationships is priceless.
#SocMedia as a tool@for science is not about awareness & cool Gifs/memes: rather it is a tool for relationship building, consensus building, touching the lives of ppl, & must be seen as indispensable to science, Sci’s & #SciComm. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/DghwN8xLoW
.@amandalarivi: The face of #socialmedia is changing...”it’s no longer just a vehicle for brand awareness and cool campaigns.” #SocialBreakfastNYC @hootsuite @AmberNaslund https://t.co/4GRFeoHtGW
Reflecting on #SacklerSciComm topic of #trust: Could scientists not being seen as “experts" at some area of science/engineering is what makes them trustworthy? Understanding audience’s bias is crucial ~ https://t.co/7SzeO7Iv5p # SciComm 🤔 https://t.co/NEwAy5K265
#SocialMedia is just one of many #SciComm tools, @facebook @Twitter @Instagram are not strategies. All tools must be handled w/ care, maintenance & forethought: we must use the correct tool for the right job! #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/j6eIb9IKjL
Why incentives stack up against effective #scicomm, and what to do about it #SacklerSciComm 3min video at https://t.co/ezaywF7Vqn #artsci https://t.co/uqHWoU7nwV
A visual by a colleague of the session about faculty incentives to engage that I spoke in @theNASciences #SacklerSciComm #viscomm #SciComm https://t.co/JYZ8e4jF3G
Why incentives stack up against effective #scicomm, and what to do about it #SacklerSciComm 3min video at https://t.co/ezaywF7Vqn #artsci https://t.co/uqHWoU7nwV
Free version of Manski 2015 paper re communicating uncertainty, which he stresses he wrote in plain English #sacklerscicomm https://t.co/NwFZs95lhf
@SunshineMenezes Pay-walled via that link, but available from other sources, e.g. https://t.co/oukmgjG4ra #SacklerSciComm
Challenging but FUN to animate this Nat Academy of Sciences panel discussion: How to improve science communication #scicomm #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/i52ugmjmeC
Why incentives stack up against effective #scicomm, and what to do about it #SacklerSciComm 3min video at https://t.co/ezaywF7Vqn #artsci https://t.co/uqHWoU7nwV
@edu_gargar Also, as was said at #SacklerSciComm, it makes it easy to forget that the wider public care more about the implications of your science, rather than the fact that it is good science
Had an amazing time at #SacklerSciComm thanks so much to everyone for making it such a fun experience! @theNASciences @ErinJNash @nathanrl2 @Liz_Suhay @BrendanNyhan #djflynn #squadgoals
Picking up the #SacklerSciComm convo on #gene editing - can't wait to read NYT for Kids with my son! https://t.co/CRbaqR7vys
Second NYT for Kids section has arrived!! With a cover story on gene editing. (Related: I now understand gene editing.) On newsstands tmrw https://t.co/SwoeHOK923
Well-well, after listening to this week's #SacklerSciComm gene editing session, I was surprised to this @nytimes for Kids. . . #SciComm pops up in the most appropriate moments! https://t.co/aXPBIcdaOm
Second NYT for Kids section has arrived!! With a cover story on gene editing. (Related: I now understand gene editing.) On newsstands tmrw https://t.co/SwoeHOK923
#scicomm #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/jMzAEMLD0a
Please note, I don't "believe in" climate change, either. I *accept* the evidence as facts. Same goes for evolution. Also, surveys are weird and humans are complicated. (That last sentence is pretty much straight from my doctoral dissertation.) https://t.co/Bg6d84y6HF
@patricekohl grain of salt on this one ... you should watch the #SacklerSciComm session on #genedrive session! https://t.co/sVSkRXEYRl
OK peeps: If you could compare your Taste in Knowledge with one celebrity, who would it be? Comment and re-tweet please! Our platform could make the rapid-fire real-time quiz happen! #scicomm #SacklerSciComm #onlinesciencecafes #sciencecafes #smartcities #sciencetwitter #science
Reflecting on #SacklerSciComm presentations: numerous ppl commented on a variety of design, format & legibility issues. That can-o-worms aside - here’s the science why presenters do better editing for their #SciComm community! https://t.co/2K41XnRopF
To increase understanding, and readability #scicomm consider limiting ALL CAPS to short headlines. We are taught to read U/LC and never unlearn that habit. My mom the advertising major, always tells me this, but for those wanting something more scientific https://t.co/RVd1Kl5u9L https://t.co/Ve2UPxcYlZ
#thread following #SacklerSciComm & ‘value of narrative & anecdote’ in the process of science: if you’ve never dipped your toes in these inviting waters: dip again, & if new to you? Please meet the awesome minds @LizNeeley & several of her bright #SciComm colleagues! 🤜🏼🤛🏼 https://t.co/KVned8FBNS
My answer: best available science tells us narrative & anecdote are powerful. Use these powerful tools to convey the *process* of science & why it matters.
Emotion is not the enemy. Perhaps unexamined emotion is? https://t.co/XNgkDqSZ0s
Catch up on all the conversations and connect with the active participants from #SacklerSciComm on Twitter! https://t.co/fY2d9HbzxD
anyone doing a #sacklerscicomm #storify or something similar? Would LOVE to see it (#FingerOnNose, #NotIt)
@brookesimler FYI #SacklerSciComm storify Pt 1 https://t.co/6CTYRGrVld Pt 2 https://t.co/ajckYYCaB9 Pt 3 https://t.co/kODb55becB Pt 4 https://t.co/GTDZAAEpWU added 2 @FromTheLabBench Google doc: https://t.co/vHquKRxQTX
With #SacklerSciComm in the rear view mirror & post Morten tweets popping up, be sure to check your Nov 30th schedule: the @NYASciences webinar is around the corner! #SciComm 👀👂🏼 💻 ...⚗️🔬🛠🔭 https://t.co/RrG3qqwPHk
If you're following #SacklerSciComm, you may also be interested in our #scicomm event this month in NYC and virtually via Webinar: https://t.co/fJ17GPSiBv https://t.co/8tXHf7JGWS
@footesea @ABTagenda @drmichellelarue @DrCraigMc @TrevorABranch In a post #SacklerSciComm world, it’s encouraging to read skepticism of 1-hr training benefits, rejecting #OverlySimplisticReductionist arguments, ie training & product promotions: effective Comms, #SciComm req’s spec’lzd knowledge w/ hands-on practice + hard work. #NoShortcuts
Great visual summary of the panel I presented on at #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/tNeOXD3UxF
Why incentives stack up against effective #scicomm, and what to do about it #SacklerSciComm 3min video at https://t.co/ezaywF7Vqn #artsci https://t.co/uqHWoU7nwV
@AlfredPSloan connects 2 loves in diversity in #science and #math @mcmsc01 #hiddenfigures #SacklerSciComm
Hey #RVA researchers - Why do you #SciComm?
Three perspectives in this 3.5-min video via @theNASciences & shown at #SacklerSciComm
https://t.co/v2oCaSduvN
At #SacklerSciComm I had quite a few discussions with scientists who had been misquoted by journalists. Penny for your thoughts Twitter —What’s the fallout? What can be done to avoid these errors? What can be done after an error has been published? #scicomm https://t.co/Dvx5ufGBhZ
Gabrielle, @GabrielleFrank I think I have been misquoted or this is way out of context! https://t.co/FRq6Kun1XK https://t.co/Z4jSigjkjs
Any talk at #SacklerSciComm on the irony of being sponsored by a family who lied for decades about their addictive drugs? https://t.co/XzbDvTvyao
#SacklerSciComm my Wisconsin Public TV 📺 talk on #sciart https://t.co/5IvJplDw38
WN@TL - Too Creative for Science? Ahna Skop. 2017.03.29 Bruce Johnson Farewell: https://t.co/ZkHKiUJ4DX via @YouTube
#SacklerSciComm looked #WTTCOF
One thing I picked up from #sacklerscicomm was that information rich tweets get more visibility. Thanks James Fowler
A whole conf about #sciscicomm #scicomm and could they not identify any Men or women of color to speak? Im just saying #SacklerSciComm
Discussions about public engagement & developing trust extend beyond #scicomm #sciscicomm circles. Would love to see more opportunities for social scientists & communication practitioners to interact w/ science communities grappling with this. #SacklerSciComm https://t.co/BeaPXHPwhB
Speaking now, Brandon Johnson on key considerations for developing/sustaining trust in new approaches to toxicity testing. Trust means "making oneself vulnerable to others." #ESEHDWorkshop https://t.co/ct28Y87iKV
There was a lot of discussion about #scicomm theory vs practice at the #sacklerscicomm colloquium (https://t.co/NamoSNCXEe) so I decided to repost this piece, emphasizing the importance of practicum in #scicomm https://t.co/ZhStUp8kOU
Apropos of the #SacklerSciComm convo last week. BTW, if you’re into interdisciplinarity you should be following @GabrieleBammer https://t.co/cUeYcSFq9u
Could we overcome the challenges of embedding #interdisciplinarity in the academic mainstream if relevant expertise were defined & recognised as a new discipline? This paper argues yes: https://t.co/49TpVDtyUc #I2Sresources @OconnellDeb @ecotransition @ACIARCEO @allisonjmetz https://t.co/CCJ7JfednI
@TheDoctaZ @cassandravb @baweiland23 @neuromusic @dfallik @seanmcarroll I was at #SacklerSciComm with many people who were really adamant about the responsibility of scientists to defend their science. I think we should support scientists who do scicomm, but I don't think the responsibility to defend science *should* be wholly on scientists.
#thread In a time of #SacklerSciComm post-mortems, I think now would be an ideal time for #SciComm to better understand what Steve Jobs once meant by, “Marketing is about values.” 1/11 https://t.co/JSqj5pof3c
Will there be a #SacklerSciComm post-mortem? This was my 1st & it seemed to still talk about #scicomm in a rather academic sense vs showing & analyzing successful examples.
It would be fun to have a conference called #SciMisCon - talk about overcoming misconceptions in science. #scicomm Already covered at #sacklerscicomm and #scicommcamp i'm sure.
Great #SacklerScicomm panel on life/death/moral issues re:#autonomousvehicles. Per @cmucreatelabs #AI expert Illah Nourbakhsh most comp scientists and engineers get ZERO ethics training throughout their career. Seriously. Guys. Get on it.
@AspenInstitute https://t.co/kqFluJNtY2 https://t.co/pZ4mlkWe19
Fired up after #SacklerSciComm and ready to put your #SciComm skills to use? Sign up for @theAGU #TalkClimateNow thunderclap TODAY and talk with friends and family about #ClimateChange this holiday season. https://t.co/8xCM5yZ8yv
Today's the last day to join @theAGU thunderclap to #TalkClimateNow. Raise climate awareness this holiday season.
https://t.co/Tjt1iS7OKZ
Time to stop attending events named after this horrid empire. For example:
#SacklerSciComm is cruel irony. https://t.co/E8P55fEkRU
Great #SacklerScicomm panel on life/death/moral issues re: #autonomousvehicles. Per @cmucreatelab #AI expert Illah Nourbakhsh most #computer scientists and #engineers get ZERO ethics training and "haven't even learned what ethics mean."
A suggestion: https://t.co/kqFluJNtY2 https://t.co/62SyOEIrwT
Post #SacklerSciComm reflections. How to change the world through #scicomm? What we know NOW that we didn't know BEFORE-- Lessons Learned from 17 years of @COMPASSscicomm trainings for environmental scientists. @DianaWallSoil @DrBalch @DanielJConley @JaneLubchenco @HoffmanAndy https://t.co/T5W0WKEgSJ
"Our work is not only about helping individual scientists develop communication chops. It’s about helping entire communities of scientists to up their game.”
This week’s blog post, by our @Nancy_Baron
https://t.co/Xdc8ultlke
We are hiring a Science Writer! Please spread the word. @IndoorChem
#IndoorChem #SciComm #SciCommJobs #SacklerSciComm #RealTimeChem #SciCommSwarm #ScienceWriter
https://t.co/CFbS01hwSc https://t.co/2FziRCGkhj
Very relevant to #SacklerSciComm discussions on public perceptions of gene-editing. As arbitrary as the 'treatment vs. enhancement' divide may be, respondents are more likely to support gene-editing for treatment. https://t.co/PZxhHmyEHw
Check out this @AAAS #scicomm #scipol research-practice collaboration discussed at #SacklerSciComm @Liz_Suhay @PublicHeath @EngageClimate https://t.co/kLUhRd5CSG
AAAS is joining forces with researchers to improve their understanding of how policymakers use science - https://t.co/p2bkdccu9o https://t.co/woYaCRSUm5
Tomorrow's blog post is a Wednesday #linkfest - mostly b/c I've come across so many fascinating things this week that I'd be remiss in not sharing them w you! #SacklerSciComm, #writing (or not), #JohnMcPhee, #rivers and more.