Top 15 Science Communication Tips

April 14, 2021

Science would not be possible without communication. You have to use language, even if you didn’t get into STEM to write sonnets. Check out our 15 simple tips for improving how you write and speak about your work.

VIDEO: Science Communication Lessons From COVID Reporting in 2020

Dec 22, 2020

So it’s been about a year since COVID came onto the scene. Happy Coronaversary! What have we learned? More specifically, what lessons in science communication have we learned from COVID reporting in 2020?

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In a new paper co-authored by the Honda Research Institute of Japan and Hello SciCom's Sarah Rose Siskind, voices were put to the test to determine the most effective voice for a new tabletop robot, Haru.

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What Scientists Can Learn From Stand Up Comedians

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The Do's and Don'ts About Communicating Climate Change

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Getting everyone to understand and believe in climate change is harder than riding a unicycle in a hurricane, which is becoming a serious cause for concern for clowns due to climate change. Check out our tips for how to get your message across! 

Top 15 Science Communication Tips

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Science would not be possible without communication. You have to use language, even if you didn’t get into STEM to write sonnets. Read our 15 simple tips for improving how you write and speak about your work.

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If Climate Change Deniers Treated the Recession Like Climate Change

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Spot on imitations of Carl Sagan, Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and the MythBusters!

5 Entertaining Science Books

Books icon

These books will tickle your funny bone, and explain that bone’s mineral composition. 

VIDEO: Introducing Hello SciCom

Hello SciCom helps people in science and tech fields express complex ideas in a way that is clear, accessible, and entertaining.

Is Science Comedy a Thing?

Science comedy is empirically… “a thing.” Here’s the science of comedy behind science comedy.

If Scientists Were Treated Like Celebrities

What could possibly go wrong?

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What do birds, vegetarians, and superhabitable planets all have in common?

SciCom Lessons from Covid Reporting in 2020

What lessons in science communication have we learned from Covid reporting in 2020?

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Any way you slice it, 2021 was an objectively bad year, and we all know why. But it wasn’t all bad. Here’s a handful of good science things that happened last year (that have nothing to do with COVID-19).

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Robot icon

In a new paper co-authored by the Honda Research Institute of Japan and Hello SciCom's Sarah Rose Siskind, voices were put to the test to determine the most effective voice for a new tabletop robot, Haru.

Five Instances of Bad Science That People Actually  Believed

Just like wine, reality TV, and blind dates –– there's science, and then there's BAD science.

Funny Science May Be the Solution for Fake News

Only 44% of U.S. adults said they had “a great deal of confidence” in the scientific community. Here's how making science funny can help.

What Scientists Can Learn From Stand Up Comedians

Comedy and science might seem very different, but they have a lot more in common than you think. In fact, there are a few techniques from standup comedy that can help scientists effectively present their work.

The Do's and Don'ts About Communicating Climate Change

Earth with thermometer

Getting everyone to understand and believe in climate change is harder than riding a unicycle in a hurricane, which is becoming a serious cause for concern for clowns due to climate change. Check out our tips for how to get your message across! 

Top 15 Science Communication Tips

microscope icon

Science would not be possible without communication. You have to use language, even if you didn’t get into STEM to write sonnets. Read our 15 simple tips for improving how you write and speak about your work.

We Can Boost SEO! Look, We're Doing it Right Now!

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If Climate Change Deniers Treated the Recession Like Climate Change

How can it be a recession if I found $20 in my coat pocket?

Tips To Be LESS BORING in Video Conferences!

16 tips in 60 seconds for how to be more engaging on your next Zoom call.

5 Great Science Communicators! ...Parodies

Spot on imitations of Carl Sagan, Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and the MythBusters!