Over at his blog for the Office of Research Communications at Ohio State University, Earle Holland provides more back stage insight on the media strategy surrounding the fossil Darwinius: Prior […]
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In an article in the Sunday edition, WPost reporters Steve Mufson and Juliet Eilperin detail how Obama during his presidential campaign took the lead in urging his staffers to re-frame […]
The future of science journalism and communication will involve three key strategies:1. “Going broad” and reaching a diversity of audiences across non-traditional media platforms such as entertainment film and television, […]
The Washington Post profiles Barton Seaver today, the chef who put 14th street’s Saint X on the map foodwise and then helped launch the ultra-successful Hook in Georgetown. Seaver is […]
It’s the season finale for Lost tonight and the narrative threads are actually seeming to fit together. My only lingering question is where exactly Jack’s father fits in the mysterious […]
Yesterday I focused on the need for “cross-talk” on matters of science policy, highlighting for example the importance of a middle ground perspective on science and religion. It had escaped […]
In following up in my my earlier post today regarding the season finale for Lost, google traffic to my blog points back to this site which proposes a provocative theory […]
On the road giving talks this spring and in several forthcoming articles, I recommend that one way to widen the net in terms of public engagement is to hook science […]
Last week I bought my tickets for the Wilco concert in July at Wolf Trap. The “alt country rock” band from Chicago has sired two of the best albums of […]
There are a lot of Twitter dismissives among science bloggers, but the mobile technology has promise, journalists and others just have to understand how to structure its use successfully.One such […]
Jacob with his black-clad counterpart.Much was revealed in last night’s fifth season finale for Lost, the penultimate for the series. Here’s my take: Apparently Jacob is a Judeo-Christian God-like figure, […]
Not only will Angels & Demons likely jump start conversations about physics, as some scientists hope, but the summer blockbuster will also be a launching pad for audiences to drive […]
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So I am sitting here watching game 7 of the Lakers-Rockets series with the Lakers up by 20. The fact that the Rockets could take the Lakers to 7 games […]
Angels & Demons opened this weekend with a less than expected $48 million just edging out the still hot Star Trek ($43M, $150M over two weeks). I took in the […]
Fronting the NY Times today is a preview of a bold new strategy for engaging hard to reach audiences on science. As the NY Times describes, today’s media event that […]
Roughly 100 audience members turned out to Monday’s talk at the National Academies on “Communicating about Evolution” co-sponsored by the NIH and part of their spring lecture series on Evolution […]
Just how important is it to engage religious audiences on climate change? As a newly released Pew analysis indicates (above) there is not much variation in climate perceptions across religious […]
Next week I am excited to be participating in a unique conference organized by the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies. The Institute is bringing together top scientists, journalists, policy experts, […]
I’m back to the blog after a few weeks off. It’s been busy to say the least, with most of my time spent submitting an NIH proposal as part of […]
Earlier this month, I was honored to give a lecture co-sponsored by the NIH and National Academies at their historic downtown DC headquarters. The focus of the talk was on […]
The International Journal of Sustainability Communication is an important new open-access outlet for research and practitioner essays on environmental communication. In the latest issue, communication strategist Tom Bowman suggests that […]
That’s the revealing thesis of a new book reviewed at New York magazine, examining the disconnect between the reality of the Columbine shootings and the many false media reports and […]
The Global Language Institute has started a new index that ranks universities by number of media mentions. Below is their top ten universities.I have a few reservations and cautions about […]
Pew has a detailed run down on the surge in motivation for information about swine flu. The brief analysis goes on to discuss strategies CDC had put in place to […]
Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’The only thing missing from the pitch perfect new Star Trek film is a strong soundtrack. The actors have been brilliantly cast […]
With many ScienceBlogs readers probably taking in the new Star Trek film this weekend, I’ve opened this post as a thread for discussion.What do you think, a pitch perfect re-invention […]
If you are like me, you are looking forward to the May 27 Champions League showdown between Man United and Barcelona. No doubt, many here in DC will be taking […]
Everyone from Maureen Dowd to Allessandra Stanley have speculated as to why Elizabeth Edwards would endure the pain to go public with how she has dealt with her husband John’s […]
Last week, John Holdren appeared for a 45 minute interview on NPR Science Friday with host Ira Flatow. Below the fold, I have pasted excerpts of his comments relative to […]