Navigating Communication for Broader Audiences

In this week’s episode, Jess and Rohin are joined by Professor Derek Turner, a science philosopher from Connecticut College, and PhD Candidate Meredith Schmehl, Public Engagement & Communications Chair for the National Science Policy Network. This week’s episode is about the tools needed to effectively communicate with a broad audience and how each of our speakers have evolved in the field of science communication. We cover topics from science policy to dinosaurs, with lots of helpful communication tips throughout. 

Links to share
Extinct Blog - extinctblog.org
Website - https://www.derekdturner.com/

• National Science Policy Network: https://scipolnetwork.org/
• List of training resources compiled by my committee at NSPN: https://scipolnetwork.org/page/scipol-guide
• Massive Science Consortium: https://massivesci.com/consortium/?ref=meredithschmehl
• NPR Scicommers ("Joe's Big Idea"): https://www.npr.org/2017/08/24/537735624/friends-of-joes-big-idea-fojbis
• Lifeology: https://lifeology.io/
• GISTA Slack Community (unfortunately I got the name wrong in the recording - it's the Guild for the Improvement of Science [and SciComm] Through Art): https://gista.slack.com/
• ComSciCon: https://comscicon.com/
• Science Communication Online Programme (SCOPE): https://ciera.northwestern.edu/programs/scope/
• Reclaiming STEM: https://reclaimingstem.wardofcode.com/
• Science Talk: https://www.sciencetalk.org/