Perspectives
Survival tools for a neurodivergent brain in academia
Working in academia is hard, and being neurodivergent makes it harder. Here are a few tools that may help, from a Ph.D. student with ADHD.
The monopoly defined: Who holds the power of science communication?
鈥淎t the official competition, out of 12 presenters, only two were from R2 institutions, and the other 10 were from R1 institutions. And just two had distinguishable non-American accents.鈥�
I find beauty in telling stories about giants
Andrea Lius wished she could find a focus for her scientific research 鈥� until she realized that what she really liked was talking to other scientists about the focus of their work.
Leveraging social media to share science
Scientist and educator Elisabeth Marnik explains how to combat misinformation, such as the popular myth that drinking bleach will prevent infections.
Dancing cancer
A molecular biologist and a choreographer describe how they came to work together.
Can AI help people trust scientists?
鈥疭cientists use jargon and complicated language to describe their work. Regular folks 鈥榞et it鈥� more when descriptions are simpler 鈥� and think better of the researchers themselves.
Turning the 鈥榓rt' of scicomm into a full-time job
Two bench scientists took the eight-week ASBMB Art of Science Communication course and parlayed the skills they learned into a new career.
Guiding my sister through cancer
A scientist learns that sometimes communicating all the data and research needs to take a backseat.
An inclusive solar eclipse 鈥� with outreach
Traveling more than 150 miles with a group of neurodivergent students to have them witness a rare orbital alignment. and also teach the public about it, requires some strategic planning.