It’s time to stop denying the digital conference
For every physical conference that occurs, there is a simultaneous digital version. I think of the digital conference as an amalgamation of all the social...
Lesson from being a judge for the Forbes 30 Under 30
Age is only a number, and a pretty arbitrary number at that. Recently I was humbled to be a judge of the European Forbes 30...
If self-promotion feels dirty, you might need a buddy
Self-promotion doesn’t come easily to most of us. Even if we know that it’s important to get recognition for our work in science, there is...
Stop trying to guilt people into science communication
Science communication is virtuous. It’s the process of taking inaccessible research results from the locked vaults of the ivory tower and sharing them with the...
Is storytelling the antidote to hyperbole in scicomm?
Many years ago, a friend told me that I should use story telling in science communication, I rolled my eyes. This reaction is so common...
Coping with alternative holiday facts
Two years ago, there was a debate, that led to a referendum, that led to a result, that led to households being split in two....