by Andrew Maynard | Nov 3, 2014 | Communication, Risk, Risk Bites, Science Communication
Between now and the end of the year, we’re aiming to reach 10,000 subscribers on the Risk Bites YouTube channel, and we need your help. To find out how, click here or check out the #RiskBites10k hashtag on Twitter Otherwise, keep on reading to find out more....
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 21, 2014 | Communication
I had a roller coaster of an interview with Seth Shostak (Director of the Center for SETI Research and host of Big Picture Science) last week on risk and black swan events. I was poised to talk about rare but high impact events like a mega-eruption at Yellowstone...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 13, 2014 | Communication
As an academic, speaking with reporters can be nerve wracking. The gut-wrench is palpable as you click on the article that follows, unsure of whether the person you spoke with has got it right, or created a train wreck with your name splattered all over it. Building...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 6, 2014 | Communication
Science Magazine has just released an update of it’s list of Twitter’s most popular researchers – now expanded to “100 of the most followed scientists on the social media platform”. Having played around with the data, here’s an...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 2, 2014 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Science Communication, Synthetic Biology
Back in August, I gave a talk on colored poop and other “tales of technological derring do” at the Ann Arbor We Make Health Fest. Videos and photos from the day are now available over on the Health By Design website. Here’s my talk – it draws...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 23, 2014 | Communication, Science Communication
Anyone can blog about science. But it takes effort and diligence to blog well. When I was teaching the Mind The Science Gap blogging course at the University of Michigan, it became clear early on that, no matter how enthusiastic or knowledgeable you are, there...
