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Magnifying Curiosity with a Pocket Microscope
Microscopes were inaccessible to most of the world until Manu Prakash and Jim Cybulski put their engineering prowess to the test.
Magnifying Curiosity with a Pocket Microscope
Magnifying Curiosity with a Pocket Microscope

Microscopes were inaccessible to most of the world until Manu Prakash and Jim Cybulski put their engineering prowess to the test.

Microscopes were inaccessible to most of the world until Manu Prakash and Jim Cybulski put their engineering prowess to the test.

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What’s the Future of Science Twitter?
Katherine Irving | Nov 11, 2022 | 2 min read
In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, many researchers are exploring their options with the open-source platform Mastodon.
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AAAS Shutters Its Center for Public Engagement
Andy Carstens | Aug 26, 2022 | 4 min read
The center oversaw programs such as the Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship, many of which will continue.
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Making the Most of Media Interviews
Katarina Zimmer | May 16, 2022 | 10 min read
As the pandemic has underscored the importance—and benefits—of communicating science to the general public, it’s also highlighted the challenges that researchers can face in speaking with journalists.
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How to Bring the Public into the Scientific Process
Amanda Heidt | Mar 14, 2022 | 10+ min read
A new wave of research is recruiting patients and other members of the public to serve as equal partners, bringing fresh perspectives to research on diseases and other conditions.
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Twitter’s Science Stars Fight Misinformation
Jef Akst | Jan 17, 2022 | 10+ min read
COVID-19 has thrown science and scientists into the spotlight. Some have accepted the challenge, amassing hundreds of thousands of followers and using the ongoing pandemic as a “teachable moment.”
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Opinion: Dismantling Anti-vaccine Rhetoric on Social Media
Federico Germani and Nikola Biller-Andorno | Jan 4, 2022 | 5 min read
Can requiring users of Facebook and other platforms to pass critical thinking tests stem the tide of widely disseminated misinformation?
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Q&A: “Talk to a Scientist” Webinar Series for Kids
Harini Barath | Mar 5, 2021 | 4 min read
An interactive online forum keeps Indian kids busy with science while they are stuck indoors during the pandemic.
Videos: A Sampling of Virtual Lab Tours
Andy Tay | Jun 23, 2020 | 1 min read
Here’s how some researchers and educators are giving prospective students and the public a window into their labs.
Painting Dinosaurs, early 20th century
Diana Kwon | Jan 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Charles R. Knight’s illustrations shaped the public’s view of prehistoric life.
Researchers Aim to Reestablish an Ancient Fish in an Ohio River
Shawna Williams | Jan 1, 2019 | 5 min read
The sturgeon restoration study’s outcome won’t be known for decades.
Monarch Butterfly Conservationist Dies
Catherine Offord | Jul 23, 2018 | 2 min read
Lincoln Brower, an American entomologist famous for his work to conserve the monarch populations of Mexico and the US, has passed away at age 86.
Science Advocates Decry Trump’s Proposed Budget
Bob Grant | Mar 16, 2017 | 2 min read
Officials at scientific societies and advocacy organizations urge lawmakers to push back against proposed cuts at the NIH and other agencies.
Getting the Word Out
Karen Zusi | Feb 1, 2016 | 8 min read
In a shifting media landscape with a growing public interest in science, some researchers are doing their own PR.
Scientific Literacy Redefined
Cynthia Brandenburg | Feb 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Researchers could become better at engaging in public discourse by more fully considering the social and cultural contexts of their work.
Chat With Charlie
The Scientist Staff | Jan 31, 2016 | 1 min read
See a preview of the app that lets you ask questions of a virtual Charles Darwin.
The Scientific Outreach Gap
Bob Grant | Dec 7, 2015 | 2 min read
A survey finds that arts, humanities, and social science faculty members in the U.K. engage more with the general public than their counterparts in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Attacking AIDS on Many Fronts
Peter Piot | May 1, 2015 | 3 min read
A close cooperation between science, politics, and economics has helped to control one of history’s most destructive epidemics.
 
Microbial Masterpieces
Jenny Rood | Feb 12, 2015 | 2 min read
Artist Anicka Yi explores the beauty of bacteria.
Opinion: Debunking Junk
Edward Marks | Feb 8, 2015 | 2 min read
With more and more bad science infiltrating the media landscape, it’s time for researchers to speak up.
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