#scicomms — Public Fediverse posts

for any #NASA folks still monitoring the #NASAsocial hashtag, please please PLEASE:

– make it SOP to put up a super simple straightforward one-page mission timeline that has every significant mission event with a built-in TZ converter so folks playing along at home can set their local time zone & get accurate updated timings 🙏

– make it as low-tech as you can – mostly text, minimal “fancy” crap (JS, WebGL, user-tracking frameworks 🤮, etc.)

– link to it prominently at / near the top of the mission homepage, maybe with a handy “Next up: $MissionEventName” label as well

– publish an iCal feed that folks can either subscribe to or download^

– update the timings as they slip or advance as best you can (and have a single source of truth that’s used to update both the mission timings page & the iCal feed, obvs.)

– yes, I’m def open to a fully-remote position on your #SciComms team so long as I can mostly work UTC+10ish-friendly hours 😜

#kthxbai
 
 
 
^ and then also maintain a canonical page with all your mission iCal feeds in one place – something like nasa[.]gov/SpaceNerds/MissionData/feeds/iCal/ would be appropriate 😜

for any #NASA folks still monitoring the #NASAsocial hashtag, please please PLEASE:

– make it SOP to put up a super simple straightforward one-page mission timeline that has every significant mission event with a built-in TZ converter so folks playing along at home can set their local time zone & get accurate updated timings 🙏

– make it as low-tech as you can – mostly text, minimal “fancy” crap (JS, WebGL, user-tracking frameworks 🤮, etc.)

– link to it prominently at / near the top of the mission homepage, maybe with a handy “Next up: $MissionEventName” label as well

– publish an iCal feed that folks can either subscribe to or download^

– update the timings as they slip or advance as best you can (and have a single source of truth that’s used to update both the mission timings page & the iCal feed, obvs.)

– yes, I’m def open to a fully-remote position on your #SciComms team so long as I can mostly work UTC+10ish-friendly hours 😜

#kthxbai
 
 
 
^ and then also maintain a canonical page with all your mission iCal feeds in one place – something like nasa[.]gov/SpaceNerds/MissionData/feeds/iCal/ would be appropriate 😜

What are the real environmental impacts of data centers? A new paper claims that their heat exhaust leads to land surface temperatures increasing by an average of 2°C (3.6°F) and as much as 9°C (16°F). Andy Masley, a physics teacher turned writer and science communicator, explains the flaws in the research — off-the-wall methodology and misleading framing — that will likely lead to gross misinterpretations and misrepresentations in the media.

https://flip.it/7cWJ7H

#Science #ClimateChange #DataCenters #SciComms

What are the real environmental impacts of data centers? A new paper claims that their heat exhaust leads to land surface temperatures increasing by an average of 2°C (3.6°F) and as much as 9°C (16°F). Andy Masley, a physics teacher turned writer and science communicator, explains the flaws in the research — off-the-wall methodology and misleading framing — that will likely lead to gross misinterpretations and misrepresentations in the media.

https://flip.it/7cWJ7H

#Science #ClimateChange #DataCenters #SciComms

2026_2_16 “Botox for Migraine” Injection Set #2, and 5 Hour Drive to/from Appt

https://www.illmarks.com/2026_2_16-botox-for-migraine-injection-set-2-and-5-hour-drive-to-from-appt/

#2 #art #bodyHorror #bodyMapping #bodyart #bodymapping #chronicIllness #chronicIllness #chronicmigraine #disability #disabilityart #DisabledArtist #eds #healthcare #heds #longCovid #longcovid #mcas #medart #medical #medicalArt #migraine #MillionsMissing #neurology #POTS #pwLC #pwme #queer #QueerArt #QueerArtist #SciArt #SciComms #trans #transArt #TransPride

2026_2_16 “Botox for Migraine” Injection Set #2, and 5 Hour Drive to/from Appt

https://www.illmarks.com/2026_2_16-botox-for-migraine-injection-set-2-and-5-hour-drive-to-from-appt/

#2 #art #bodyHorror #bodyMapping #bodyart #bodymapping #chronicIllness #chronicIllness #chronicmigraine #disability #disabilityart #DisabledArtist #eds #healthcare #heds #longCovid #longcovid #mcas #medart #medical #medicalArt #migraine #MillionsMissing #neurology #POTS #pwLC #pwme #queer #QueerArt #QueerArtist #SciArt #SciComms #trans #transArt #TransPride

Australian #science #scicomms expert @JulianCribb tackles the most pressing needs for our survival on #Earth as we reach the pointy end of the #Anthropocene era #ClimateActionNow #BoycottGold4Yanomami #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/05/op-ed-a-plan-for-preserving-a-habitable-earth-by-julian-cribb/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/05/op-ed-a-plan-for-preserving-a-habitable-earth-by-julian-cribb/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Australian #science #scicomms expert @JulianCribb tackles the most pressing needs for our survival on #Earth as we reach the pointy end of the #Anthropocene era #ClimateActionNow #BoycottGold4Yanomami #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/05/op-ed-a-plan-for-preserving-a-habitable-earth-by-julian-cribb/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/05/op-ed-a-plan-for-preserving-a-habitable-earth-by-julian-cribb/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

2026-1-7 Worst POTS day ever

https://www.illmarks.com/2026-1-7-worst-pots-day-ever/

#anatomy #art #bodyHorror #bodyMapping #bodyhorror #cfs #chronicIllness #CovidIsntOver #Dysautonomia #FediArt #illustration #ink #longCovid #longcovid #mastoart #me #mecfs #medart #medicalArt #MillionsMissing #Patient #PatientLed #POTS #potsie #publicHealth #pwLC #pwme #SciArt #SciComms

2026-1-7 Worst POTS day ever

https://www.illmarks.com/2026-1-7-worst-pots-day-ever/

#anatomy #art #bodyHorror #bodyMapping #bodyhorror #cfs #chronicIllness #CovidIsntOver #Dysautonomia #FediArt #illustration #ink #longCovid #longcovid #mastoart #me #mecfs #medart #medicalArt #MillionsMissing #Patient #PatientLed #POTS #potsie #publicHealth #pwLC #pwme #SciArt #SciComms

Hi #PortfolioDay !

I'm a health&care advocacy designer and artist.

My current project is
@illmarks . I began utilizing body mapping art to log my symptoms, but then expanded the practice to include emotional, systemic, and interpersonal aspects of disability.

I most recently partnered with the University of Washington’s School of Nursing as part of a study on healthcare equity and community tools. I taught a virtual workshop to fellow disabled community members on using symptom mapping art to validate their bodily experiences, which was immensely rewarding.

I hope to expand how I can apply my creativity and help my communities, and would love to collaborate!

(The thing I most miss about my work from before I got more disabled and can no longer work full time is interpersonal collaboration, so I'm slowly trying to bring more collaborations back into my life.)

Please reach out:
[email protected]

#Portfolio #Healthcare #DisabilityArt #MedicalArt #SciArt #SciComms #PublicHealth

Hi #PortfolioDay !

I'm a health&care advocacy designer and artist.

My current project is
@illmarks . I began utilizing body mapping art to log my symptoms, but then expanded the practice to include emotional, systemic, and interpersonal aspects of disability.

I most recently partnered with the University of Washington’s School of Nursing as part of a study on healthcare equity and community tools. I taught a virtual workshop to fellow disabled community members on using symptom mapping art to validate their bodily experiences, which was immensely rewarding.

I hope to expand how I can apply my creativity and help my communities, and would love to collaborate!

(The thing I most miss about my work from before I got more disabled and can no longer work full time is interpersonal collaboration, so I'm slowly trying to bring more collaborations back into my life.)

Please reach out:
[email protected]

#Portfolio #Healthcare #DisabilityArt #MedicalArt #SciArt #SciComms #PublicHealth

Vaccine hesitancy is complex, but, says author and academic Timothy Caulfield, study after study confirms that in the U.S. and Canada, political affiliation is one of the single strongest predictors of vaccination status. He writes for the Toronto Star about what can make a difference: Pre-bunking, debunking, teaching critical thinking and using creative science communication. "Perhaps what’s most important, though, is that we hold governments to account — with our voices and with our votes," he concludes.

https://flip.it/fE_C1a

#Science #ScienceCommunication #SciComms #Vaccination #VaccineHesitancy #AntiVaxx #USNews #Canada

Vaccine hesitancy is complex, but, says author and academic Timothy Caulfield, study after study confirms that in the U.S. and Canada, political affiliation is one of the single strongest predictors of vaccination status. He writes for the Toronto Star about what can make a difference: Pre-bunking, debunking, teaching critical thinking and using creative science communication. "Perhaps what’s most important, though, is that we hold governments to account — with our voices and with our votes," he concludes.

https://flip.it/fE_C1a

#Science #ScienceCommunication #SciComms #Vaccination #VaccineHesitancy #AntiVaxx #USNews #Canada

A truly wonderful virtual bookclub with livestreamed shows: science, history, and murder mysteries. Please consider joining me as a paid, VIP subscriber! Extra shows, green-room access, swag, member groups, special virtual events, and more. 💙📚 🧪 🗃 #histsci #histmed #scicomms #murdermystery

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l5lyjtzvlwmnyhi2bn4cxiyk/post/3mbelsrb2d22r

A truly wonderful virtual bookclub with livestreamed shows: science, history, and murder mysteries. Please consider joining me as a paid, VIP subscriber! Extra shows, green-room access, swag, member groups, special virtual events, and more. 💙📚 🧪 🗃 #histsci #histmed #scicomms #murdermystery

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l5lyjtzvlwmnyhi2bn4cxiyk/post/3mbelsrb2d22r

Symptom: Neurogenic Inflammation and POTS Blood Pooling

https://www.illmarks.com/symptom-neurogenic-inflammation-and-pots-blood-pooling/

#art #autonomicDysfunction #AutonomicFailure #autonomicNervousSystem #bloodpooling #BloodPressure #bodyHorror #bodyMapping #bodyart #bodyhorror #cardiology #chronicIllness #dinet #dystautonomia #hypotension #longCovid #medart #medicalArt #medicalart #MillionsMissing #neurogenicInflammation #neurogenicInflammation #neurology #orthostaticHypotension #orthostaticIntolerance #posturalOrthostaticTachycardiaSyndrome #POTS #potsie #pwLC #pwme #SciArt #SciComms #SymptomMap #SymptomArt #SymptomMap #tinitus #tinnitus

Symptom: Neurogenic Inflammation and POTS Blood Pooling

https://www.illmarks.com/symptom-neurogenic-inflammation-and-pots-blood-pooling/

#art #autonomicDysfunction #AutonomicFailure #autonomicNervousSystem #bloodpooling #BloodPressure #bodyHorror #bodyMapping #bodyart #bodyhorror #cardiology #chronicIllness #dinet #dystautonomia #hypotension #longCovid #medart #medicalArt #medicalart #MillionsMissing #neurogenicInflammation #neurogenicInflammation #neurology #orthostaticHypotension #orthostaticIntolerance #posturalOrthostaticTachycardiaSyndrome #POTS #potsie #pwLC #pwme #SciArt #SciComms #SymptomMap #SymptomArt #SymptomMap #tinitus #tinnitus

Australian #science #scicomms expert @JulianCribb tackles the most pressing needs for our survival on #Earth as we reach the pointy end of the #Anthropocene era #ClimateActionNow #BoycottGold4Yanomami #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/05/op-ed-a-plan-for-preserving-a-habitable-earth-by-julian-cribb/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Australian #science #scicomms expert @JulianCribb tackles the most pressing needs for our survival on #Earth as we reach the pointy end of the #Anthropocene era #ClimateActionNow #BoycottGold4Yanomami #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/05/op-ed-a-plan-for-preserving-a-habitable-earth-by-julian-cribb/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Using the right media can make your message truly resonate 🎙️🌊
Discover how science communication can inspire curiosity, empower young people, and spark real change. 💡 #SciComms

Join our guest speaker:
🎤 Sakina-Dorothée Ayata, Oceanographer, marine ecologist and science communicator (Sorbonne University, EUradio podcast Plonger dans les océans)
🗓️ #ScienceOutreach Workshop — 14th November #ABL2025 at 12:00GMT

🎟️ Free registration via Animal Behaviour Live conference! https://ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org/

Why is it easier for some people to believe in a secret space program, for which there is no good evidence, and simultaneously disbelieve in the real space program's achievements, for which there is so much evidence that is completely publicly available?

Is there some biological hard-wiring to make a "small" fraction of people believe automatically what everybody else rejects?

Is this evolutionarily adaptive?

#conspiracy #conspiracytheories #wtf #scicomm #scicomms #evolution?

Why is it easier for some people to believe in a secret space program, for which there is no good evidence, and simultaneously disbelieve in the real space program's achievements, for which there is so much evidence that is completely publicly available?

Is there some biological hard-wiring to make a "small" fraction of people believe automatically what everybody else rejects?

Is this evolutionarily adaptive?

#conspiracy #conspiracytheories #wtf #scicomm #scicomms #evolution?

📺 Friday watch tip: How do we know Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas? The new explainer video from the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab shows you how with a simple experiment that you can try!
#ClimateChange #PlanetaryBoundariesScience #SciComms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYQ9dBIwfu0

📺 Friday watch tip: How do we know Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas? The new explainer video from the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab shows you how with a simple experiment that you can try!
#ClimateChange #PlanetaryBoundariesScience #SciComms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYQ9dBIwfu0

Weekend watch tip: Want climate change explained in under two minutes? The new explainer video from the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab has it covered. #PlanetaryBoundaries #SciComms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ByMS7e_Bs

Weekend watch tip: Want climate change explained in under two minutes? The new explainer video from the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab has it covered. #PlanetaryBoundaries #SciComms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ByMS7e_Bs

Please don't misunderstand me: I'm not saying that this is something we shouldn't do. I think it's something we have to do.

But I think the people who do #sciencecommunication need to prepare themselves for a new onslaught of weaponized stupidity.

The link above mentions how science was done more publicly during COVID. I'm sure the editors meant something different, but the entire US scientific community is being destroyed right now because of what happened then.

(3/?)

#scicomms #scicom

Please don't misunderstand me: I'm not saying that this is something we shouldn't do. I think it's something we have to do.

But I think the people who do #sciencecommunication need to prepare themselves for a new onslaught of weaponized stupidity.

The link above mentions how science was done more publicly during COVID. I'm sure the editors meant something different, but the entire US scientific community is being destroyed right now because of what happened then.

(3/?)

#scicomms #scicom

Are you attending #2025SDB #2025ICDB next week? Visit our booth (#4) in the exhibition hall to discuss #scicomms, join the Node Network and pick up a @the_node coaster, as well as
@Dev_journal article collections and posters.

Are you attending #2025SDB #2025ICDB next week? Visit our booth (#4) in the exhibition hall to discuss #scicomms, join the Node Network and pick up a @the_node coaster, as well as
@Dev_journal article collections and posters.

We have an opening for a Reviews Editor on our journal Development @Dev_journal. If you love #DevelopmentalBiology and its academic community, and have an interest in publishing and science communication, this could be the role for you. Full details here: https://biologists.com/wp-content/uploads/RevEd_DEV.pdf

The application deadline is 31 March 2025, but we will consider candidates on a rolling basis so encourage early application.
#careersinpublishing #editor #scicomms

We have an opening for a Reviews Editor on our journal Development @Dev_journal. If you love #DevelopmentalBiology and its academic community, and have an interest in publishing and science communication, this could be the role for you. Full details here: https://biologists.com/wp-content/uploads/RevEd_DEV.pdf

The application deadline is 31 March 2025, but we will consider candidates on a rolling basis so encourage early application.
#careersinpublishing #editor #scicomms

Looks like #iflscience went to a #paywall and #personaldata gathering model. Sad, it had potential.

Any recommendations for good #science #blogs , #websites , and the like. Any topic is fine as long as #rss is available.

#sciencejournalism #sciencecommunication #scicom #scicomm #scicomms #lazyweb #indieweb

Looks like #iflscience went to a #paywall and #personaldata gathering model. Sad, it had potential.

Any recommendations for good #science #blogs , #websites , and the like. Any topic is fine as long as #rss is available.

#sciencejournalism #sciencecommunication #scicom #scicomm #scicomms #lazyweb #indieweb

Last few days to apply to become @the_node and @focalplane_jcs conference reporters at our Biologists @ 100 conference, 24-27 March 2025 in Liverpool, UK.

So if you are you keen to get more science communication experience, find out more and apply by 29 November:
- the Node conference reporter (developmental and stem cell biology): https://thenode.biologists.com/apply-to-become-a-reporter-at-the-biologists-100-conference/news/
- FocalPlane conference reporter (cell biology and microscopy): https://focalplane.biologists.com/2024/10/03/apply-to-become-a-reporter-at-the-biologists-100-conference/

#sciencecommunication #sciencewriting #scicomms

Last few days to apply to become @the_node and @focalplane_jcs conference reporters at our Biologists @ 100 conference, 24-27 March 2025 in Liverpool, UK.

So if you are you keen to get more science communication experience, find out more and apply by 29 November:
- the Node conference reporter (developmental and stem cell biology): https://thenode.biologists.com/apply-to-become-a-reporter-at-the-biologists-100-conference/news/
- FocalPlane conference reporter (cell biology and microscopy): https://focalplane.biologists.com/2024/10/03/apply-to-become-a-reporter-at-the-biologists-100-conference/

#sciencecommunication #sciencewriting #scicomms

I'm off to Coogee today, where tar balls have been washing up on the beach.

My oceanography colleague Matt England was interviewed and explains where they might have come from:

Hundreds of tar balls have surfaced on Sydney beaches. But what are they? - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-17/coogee-beach-tar-balls-everything-you-need-to-know/104482828

#science #oceans #TarBalls #Sydney #academia #scicomms

I'm off to Coogee today, where tar balls have been washing up on the beach.

My oceanography colleague Matt England was interviewed and explains where they might have come from:

Hundreds of tar balls have surfaced on Sydney beaches. But what are they? - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-17/coogee-beach-tar-balls-everything-you-need-to-know/104482828

#science #oceans #TarBalls #Sydney #academia #scicomms

Extinct Biblical Tree Resurrected From 1,000 Year Old Seed Found In Cave, study published by Communications Biology

by @grrlscientist

#Extinct #trees🌳 #archaeology #botany🌿 #Levant #Bible #SciComms🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/09/27/extinct-biblical-tree-resurrected-from-ancient-seed-found-in-cave/

Extinct Biblical Tree Resurrected From 1,000 Year Old Seed Found In Cave, study published by Communications Biology

by @grrlscientist

#Extinct #trees🌳 #archaeology #botany🌿 #Levant #Bible #SciComms🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/09/27/extinct-biblical-tree-resurrected-from-ancient-seed-found-in-cave/

Extinct Biblical Tree Resurrected From 1,000 Year Old Seed Found In Cave, study published by Communications Biology

by @GrrlScientist

#Extinct #trees🌳 #archaeology #botany🌿 #Levant #Bible #SciComms🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/09/27/extinct-biblical-tree-resurrected-from-ancient-seed-found-in-cave/

Extinct Biblical Tree Resurrected From 1,000 Year Old Seed Found In Cave, study published by Communications Biology

by @GrrlScientist

#Extinct #trees🌳 #archaeology #botany🌿 #Levant #Bible #SciComms🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/09/27/extinct-biblical-tree-resurrected-from-ancient-seed-found-in-cave/

A walking tour of Sydney's historical water supply systems, 22nd Sept, led by my former colleague Stuart Khan.

Sign up here and get your steps in!

https://atse.eventsair.com/professor-khans-historic-walking-tour-of-sydney-2/register/Site/Register

#Sydney #water #history #waterengineering #scicomms #science

A walking tour of Sydney's historical water supply systems, 22nd Sept, led by my former colleague Stuart Khan.

Sign up here and get your steps in!

https://atse.eventsair.com/professor-khans-historic-walking-tour-of-sydney-2/register/Site/Register

#Sydney #water #history #waterengineering #scicomms #science

Really interesting piece by @Andy_Tattersall from #LSE which asks where have all the #academic #Twitter and #SocialMedia #SocMed accounts gone (now that X is a burning dumpster fire)?

Also provides a very handy spreadsheet of *where* those accounts have gone.

Interesting finding - many of the accounts on alternative platforms such as Threads and BlueSky are inactive - they appear to be reserving name only.

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2024/09/05/if-academic-x-is-sinking-where-are-research-organisations-going/

#HigherEd #research #SciComms

Really interesting piece by @Andy_Tattersall from #LSE which asks where have all the #academic #Twitter and #SocialMedia #SocMed accounts gone (now that X is a burning dumpster fire)?

Also provides a very handy spreadsheet of *where* those accounts have gone.

Interesting finding - many of the accounts on alternative platforms such as Threads and BlueSky are inactive - they appear to be reserving name only.

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2024/09/05/if-academic-x-is-sinking-where-are-research-organisations-going/

#HigherEd #research #SciComms

On anti-science, in the Journal of Virology, this quote from the authors:

"For the health of scientific inquiry, the attacks on scientists should be a priority for national science institutions and foundations. Major scientific organizations must unite in developing programs to counter anti-science movements."

Read the article here:
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jvi.01240-24

#science #research #scicomms #COVID #anti-science #journaliam #academia

On anti-science, in the Journal of Virology, this quote from the authors:

"For the health of scientific inquiry, the attacks on scientists should be a priority for national science institutions and foundations. Major scientific organizations must unite in developing programs to counter anti-science movements."

Read the article here:
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jvi.01240-24

#science #research #scicomms #COVID #anti-science #journaliam #academia

Congratulations to SWC postdoc Jasmine Reggiani on being awarded an ABSW Media Fellowship! She’s writing for IFLScience, supported by the SWC ✍️ 🧠

Check out one of her latest articles 👇

https://www.iflscience.com/where-does-creativity-come-from-scientists-work-out-a-piece-of-the-puzzle-75154

#scicomms #journalism #neuroscience

The rain stayed away from the official opening of the Wild Deserts garden at UNSW Sydney. Which happens to be outside my office, so I was there.

The garden is celebrating the team of researchers working to re establish bilbies. The giant bilby in the photo is made from offcuts of the fence that has been keeping the bilbies safe and allowing a population to establish before 'rewilding'.

#UNSW #science #ecology #deserts #scicomms #academia

Must-listen interview with Dr. @ayanaeliza, as brilliant a climate communicator as @kathhayhoe, and sharing very similar concepts, but with a very distinct voice.

Her own summary:
Q&A in NYT on unsatisfying consumerism, not eating octopuses 🐙, anger and hope, political polarization, possible climate futures, and how the answer is community. Also, I interview the interviewer about his “soft climate denial.” And, of course: What if we get it right? 🤔

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/magazine/ayana-elizabeth-johnson-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tE0.ltV8.-moxc5kT0Zfy&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb #climate #scicomms