Science Communication

On this episode I talk with Sarah Anderson, PhD, about science journalism and communication. Sarah explains how she writes about technical topics for a non-scientific audience, and we discuss tips for talking with journalists and fact-checking science related tweets. 

Check out some of Sarah's work here:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/author/sarah-anderson

https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2021/09/more-than-meals/

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/opinion-being-scientists-doesnt-make-us-science-communicators--68294

https://northbynorthwestern.com/greg-mueller-putting-mushrooms-on-the-map/

https://www.illinoisscience.org/2021/11/how-mrna-opens-the-cell-door-the-janitor-holds-the-key/

Here are some tips for fact checking science articles:

https://ksjfactcheck.org/fact-checking-101-module/fact-checking-in-science-reporting/