#science-communication — Public Fediverse posts

One Journey Few People Think About
A surprising fact hidden in every ordinary day.
A Bigger Clock
Time looks different from the Milky Way.
Our solar system needs 230 million years to circle the Milky Way. It changes the way you see a single lifetime. Does it change yours? #Astronomy #MilkyWay
The full story begins with one orbit.
#Astronomy #MilkyWay #SolarSystem #SpaceScience #CosmicPerspective #ScienceCommunication #STEM #Curiosity #Learning #Perspective #Universe #Innovation
https://blog.stayingalive.in/did-you-know/one-orbit-countless-generat.html

A Stephen Hawking Theory Could Reveal Strange New Objects That Challenge Physics 

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/24/a-stephen-hawking-theory-could-reveal-strange-new-objects-that-challenge-physics/

Apparently I get to dissect a brain. Well... virtually. 🧠 Today was the first day of my ASU neuroscience class, "Peering into the Human Brain." I find it fascinating how the brain tricks people, including myself.

When was the last time your brain assumed something was real and only later you realized it wasn't?

#Skepticism #CriticalThinking #Paranormal #Neuroscience #ParanormalInvestigation #GhostHunting #ScienceCommunication #Skeptic #BrainScience #Perception

@Purplegengar25 this is *not* the best introduction to the software, but it is a video I greatly enjoyed on the subject from the wonderful Angela Collier (PhD in Physics, etc.):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhWwuQ7qf5A

#latex #video #youtube #scienceCommunication

Can you hear the beep? 👂

An audiogram measures something extremely useful: the quietest pure tone we can detect at different frequencies.

But:
Detection ≠ Attention ≠ Understanding

Real hearing means extracting a voice from noise, recognising incomplete information, localising sound, adapting to change — and doing all of that comfortably and without unreasonable cognitive effort.

My new HybridMind42 article asks a simple question:
Are we measuring hearing loss, or measuring enough of human hearing to understand what a person actually needs?

The audiogram isn't the problem.
Don't break the tool. Define its proper boundaries.

https://hybridmind42.substack.com/p/can-you-hear-the-beep?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=75c2ac

#HybridMind42 #Audiology #Hearing #HearingLoss #HearingAids #Tinnitus #Neuroscience #HumanPerception #ScienceCommunication

The Planet That Refused to Follow the Crowd

https://skmohindroo5.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/the-planet-that-refused-to-follow-the-crowd/

The Planet That Refused to Follow the Crowd

https://sanjaymohindroo.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/the-planet-that-refused-to-follow-the-crowd/

When did you last let yourself experience wonder?

This episode with Renae Sayers, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Curtin University School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, is all about curiosity, enquiry, and the unexpected ways a path in science can unfold.

We talk about debriefing with the stars, embracing wonder, and how STEMM can be a passport for navigating your future.

Watch or listen here: https://steampoweredshow.com/shows/renae-sayers
Full transcript available.

This episode is proudly part of National Science Week and is registered as an online event. Go to https://scienceweek.net.au to find out what's happening near you and get involved.

#NationalScienceWeek #ScienceCommunication #TranslationAndImpact #STEMM #Curiosity #WomenInSTEM #WomenInSTEAM

I just rediscovered this article at @eLife on efficient #ScienceCommunication.

Seven insightful tips on, how to discuss #preprints on #SocialMedia. A valuable resource for those, who want to get started with posting about preprints and scientific literature in general.

https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/52a057d0/science-communication-seven-tips-for-discussing-preprints-on-social-media?utm_source=threads&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

Niels Abel was born 224 years ago, on August 5, 1802. At just 21, he proved that no general algebraic formula can solve equations of degree 5, a problem that had challenged mathematicians for roughly 250 years.

Short on money, Abel paid the printer himself and condensed his proof into just six pages to keep costs down. He sent a copy to Gauss, but never received a response.

Abel died of tuberculosis at just 26. Two days later, a letter arrived announcing that he had been appointed professor in Berlin.

A breakthrough recognized too late.

#NielsAbel #Mathematics #MathHistory #HistoryOfMathematics #Mathematician #Algebra #AbstractAlgebra #QuinticEquation #Quintic #GaloisTheory #MathematicalHistory #MathFacts #ScienceHistory #STEMHistory #STEM #MathematicalBreakthrough #MathematicalGenius #Norway #NorwegianHistory #CarlFriedrichGauss #Equations #NumberTheory #PureMathematics #MathEducation #ScienceCommunication #OnThisDay #August5 #History #MathematicsLovers #MathTwitter

Throwing out lots of old lectures. Picked out one line as a thought for the day...

It's not what you know, it's the way that you know it.
And the way that you know it is what makes it "real" and "true".

#Education #Universities #Science #ScienceCommunication #SciComm

In Embedded.fm Episode 530: A Living Highlighter, Dr. Steven Haddock reminds us that the ocean’s depths are not lifeless or frightening, they’re vibrant, fascinating, and worth preserving.
🎧 Listen now in your favorite podcast app and explore the transcript at embedded.fm/transcripts/530.

#EmbeddedSystems #Podcast #STEM #ScienceCommunication #EmbeddedFM
#mbari #jellyfish #author #biology #engineering #embedded #podcast

Intersex, experiential expertise and trust in science.
A talk I gave in Toronto many years ago (just stumbled on it again)

Good Lord, I look young.

#Intersex #Experts #ScienceCommunication #Patients #SciComm #AIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNq-v5dWQus.

From bioluminescent "living highlighters" in cancer research to deep-sea creatures exuding glowing green plumes, the ocean floor is full of wonder.
Marine biologist Dr. Steven Haddock joins us to discuss these and more.

🎧 Listen here: embedded.fm/episodes/530

Here's an excerpt:

#EmbeddedSystems #Podcast #STEM #ScienceCommunication #EmbeddedFM
#mbari #jellyfish #author #biology #engineering #embedded #podcast

Most people think Bluetooth is harmful because of electromagnetic radiation. Most people don't understand technology. If it were harmful, a huge portion of the human population would be sick by now.

There is literally no evidence of harm. Bluetooth emits only a tiny fraction of the radiation produced by a standard cellphone.

So keep using your Bluetooth devices without fear.

#techtalk
#technology
#scienceCommunication
#bluetooth
#Debunked

The poster maps out strategies for building resilient, low-maintenance software architectures under uncertain funding cycles, favouring static, open and durable solutions over infrastructure-heavy setups. Stop by and say hi! 👋 #DigitalHumanities #MinimalComputing #ScienceCommunication (2/2)

☿️ Meet Mercury: the Solar System's fastest, toughest overachiever.
Closest to the Sun. Fastest orbit in the neighborhood (47 km/s!). A day that's literally longer than its year. And a surface that swings from 430°C at noon to -180°C at night — with basically no atmosphere to soften the blow.
#Mercury #SolarSystem #Space #Astronomy #NASA #Planets #ScienceCommunication #ScentsOfScience

https://scentsofscience.com/2026/07/24/mercurys-cv-the-solar-systems-fastest-toughest-overachiever/

So, just got an email from Springer saying that they sold Scientific American to a to me obscure LabX Media Group.

1) I hope they won’t enshittify it.
2) does anyone know LabX Media Group and has any kind of insight or opinion on them?

#scientificamerican #sciam #science #sciencecommunication

"Matt Kaplan: They were right after all" @ #Podcast "Clear+vivid" with Alan Alda:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2s7GPs9fbWKFjl9od64iwx
"Vivid stories of #scientists whose claims were ignored or ridiculed, from Galileo to Kati Karikó – the woman whose work was critical in developing the mRNA Covid vaccine that saved millions of lives."
#science #research #ignorance #ScienceCommunication

Geological Deep Time – new blog series available in English now!

It's about our relationship with Earth's deep time – illustrated with my own photographs from the Black Forest and the Vosges. The first 3 parts are now online.

Start here : https://www.silberspur.de/blogs/read/116

#DeepTime #BlackForest #Vosges #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Nature #EarthSciences #Science #Fotografie #Schwarzwald #Vogesen #Palynology #Science #ScienceCommunication #Geology #NaturePhotography #ScienceForEveryone #Time

"10 Tips for Goal-Oriented Science Communication" @ De Gruyter Communications
https://blog.degruyter.com/10-tips-for-goal-oriented-science-communication/
"Building a bridge between science and society takes more than passion – it takes strategy. These 10 practical tips [from the book "50 Essentials on Science Communication"] will help you take your first confident steps in science communication."
#ScienceCommunication #Wissenschaftskommunikation

Secular folk trained to dismiss religious doom rhetoric may have accidentally trained themselves to dismiss all doom rhetoric. That's the trap climate communication keeps falling into.

https://onlys.ky/how-do-we-talk-about-impending-doom-so-that-people-will-listen/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=evergreen

#ClimateCrisis #Humanism #ScienceCommunication #Environment #Secularism