by Andrew Maynard | Feb 2, 2019 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Ethics, Films from the Future, Future, Science Communication
The same structure that makes Films from the Future ideal for undergrads, also makes it perfect for an extremely engaging book club – one where you not only read a book together, but you get to watch films as well!
by Andrew Maynard | May 9, 2018 | Communication, Science Communication
A few weeks ago, I was asked to give a keynote on Knowledge Mobilization for the annual Graduate College Impact Awards at Arizona State University (the video’s at the end of this post). The talk was to be science communication. But on reflection, I took the...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 17, 2017 | Communication, Engagement, Science Communication, YouTube
On April 22 2017, over a million people marched for science around the world. They came for many reasons — to celebrate science; to soak up the vibe; to protest a growing distain for evidence-based decisions within society; to say they’d been there. But if...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 6, 2017 | Communication, Science Communication, YouTube
A couple of weeks ago I tweeted ten reasons I think more scientists should be on YouTube. I know it’s hard & takes time, but there are lots of reasons why scientists should enter this #scivid contest! https://t.co/P5HWHKRFxe pic.twitter.com/Fb4x5ANJQ3 — Andrew...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 5, 2017 | Communication, Science Communication, YouTube
Can researchers make awesome science communication videos? To find out (and, quite honestly, to encourage scientists to show us what they can do!), we’re running a science video competition this year on the YouTube channel Science Showcase. Entries are being...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 26, 2016 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Science Communication, Technology Innovation
The latest video from Risk Bites takes a four minute dive into what nanotechnology is, and why it’s important. It was created as a primer for 5th graders – which probably means that there’ll be a lot of 5th graders at heart watching it! It also...