by Andrew Maynard | Aug 22, 2018 | Risk, Risk Bites, Science Communication, YouTube
It’s been a while coming, but the YouTube channel Risk Bites has just hit 10,000 subscribers. It may not sound a lot when compared to some YouTube mega-channels, but for a low-budget channel that occupies the space between academic expertise and people who just...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 5, 2015 | Communication, Education, Engagement
In this age of public outrage and social media shaming, small acts of private kindness sometimes don’t seem to count for that much. Yet even though they may not have the social cachet of jumping on the hashtag du jour, to the individual who receives them, they...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 10, 2015 | Communication, Risk Bites, Science Communication, Toxicology
Risk Bites is going to be at the San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering Expo this year (Saturday March 21st – be there!). I’ll be there as part of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) annual meeting, sharing the SOT stand. Given the toxicology theme, we have a special Risk Bites video for the Expo – a toxicology primer in 3 minutes for completely uninitiated.
by Andrew Maynard | Dec 15, 2014 | Communication, Health, Risk Bites
The health impacts of concussions suffered while playing sports have been receiving increased attention in recent years. According to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, An estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each year as a result of sport and...
by Andrew Maynard | Nov 29, 2014 | Vaccines
A few weeks ago I talked with Katie Wells at Michigan Radio about why some people are reluctant to get flu shots – myself included up to last year. The interview was rebroadcast on Marketplace this last week, and can be heard here: The prompt for the story was...
