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Overly-honest AMA about scicomm stuff that’s gotta change

December 07, 2023 Meteor SciComm Season 3 Episode 29
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Overly-honest AMA about scicomm stuff that’s gotta change
Show Notes

REMINDER: We’re running another cohort of SciComm STEP next spring! Applications are live right now on our website (MeteorSciComm.org)! 🥳 

In this fast-paced episode (with a few audio flickers, boo Wyoming wind that knocks out the internet), we make this honest podcast about scicomm with impact a bit #overlyhonest. We tackle: 

  • Why we think academia still matters 
  • Why people “valuing” scicomm ain’t what we need 
  • The truth that professional development is too-often worse than no investment/change at all 
  • A tough reality: there’s no one place to go to “level up” your scicomm career if you’re beyond-beginner 
  • How we deal with (the unavoidable, we argue) jealousy of being advanced scicomm'ers 
  • How to stop getting in your own way with your scicomm project/funding pitches 

Dig in for yourself: 

  • What’s a scicomm change you’re going to make in 2024? 
  • And, what’s one honest thing about scicomm systems that you think needs to be said out loud?! 

We love you for being part of the Meteor community for another season! 💖 Stay connected with us on BlueSky at @bgmerkle.bsky.social and @vgwschutte.bsky.social.