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ChemTalk: Change the Way the World Thinks About Chemistry

6/24/2021

By: Christine DeRosa

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “chemistry”?

We asked, and the answers will probably not shock you. Out of the hundreds of people surveyed in our Perception of Chemistry Survey, positive responses like “It’s amazing” were few and far between -- our responses primarily ranged from “boring” and “difficult” to even outright “dangerous”.

PRE-MEETING WORKSHOP! MARCH 22 WITH Ben Young Landis AND Science Policy

3/15/2021

Welcome to the Science Talk Blog’s Meet the Science Talk ‘21 Speaker series! Each week we will highlight some of our exciting speakers. Registration for Science Talk ‘21 is now open!

Photo courtesy of Ben Young Landis

Ben is a SciComm Consultant and Coach at Creative Externalities. Ben is a consultant with experiences and insights from state and federal government and is an alum of the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship.

Ben will be leading our second pre-conference workshop! On Monday March 22nd, Ben Young-Landis and Gabby Nepomuceno will lead a 2-hour science policy communications workshop from 10 am-12 pm PT.

Pre-Meeting Workshops start March 15 with Brian palermo and scicomm improve

3/8/2021

Brian Palermo

Welcome to the Science Talk Blog’s Meet the Science Talk ‘21 Speaker series! Each week we will highlight some of our exciting speakers.

Improv theatre

Brian is a CEO at Palermo Improv Training. Brian is an engaging actor with an impressive resume. Since 2010, Palermo has led workshops using the skills of improvisational theatre to teach effective communications techniques to professionals throughout the scientific landscape.

Join Brian Palermo for a SciComm Improv Workshop on Monday, March 15, from 4-5:30 pm PT. RSVP on Whova today!

Science Talk '21 Speaker Series: Cathy Angell

3/2/2021

Welcome to the Science Talk Blog’s Meet the Science Talk ‘21 Speaker series! Each week we will highlight some of our exciting speakers.

Photo of Cathy Angell

Photo courtesy of Cathy Angell

Cathy Angell, M.Ed. is a Presentation Coach and Trainer at Cathy Angell Communications LLC. Cathy is the owner of Cathy Angell Communications and specializes in presentation design and delivery for scientists, educators, and public officials. She was the former coordinator of Washington’s Coastal Training Program, considered to be one of the most successful training programs in the country for coastal managers. Cathy is nationally known for her transformative methods and received a communications award from NOAA which is given out each year in her honor. She lives in Bellingham, Washington.

She will be giving a short talk on “How to Make Your Message STICK in People’s Brains!” on Thursday, March 25. The full agenda is available on the Science Talk website.

Alaina G. Levine on Building an Authentic ‘Unicorn Career’

2/23/2021

Photo courtesy of Alaina G. Levine.

Over the holiday break, I sat down for a virtual meeting with Alaina G. Levine - entrepreneur, professional speaker and communications consultant - to learn more about her career and creative process. Not only is she the president of Quantum Success Solutions, a career consultant agency for scientists and engineers, she is also a professional speaker, science journalist, and corporate comedian. When looking at the qualifications under her belt, I quickly wondered how she balanced all of these projects. She is the jack of all trades, master of many, and I wanted to know more.

Science Talk '21 Speaker Series: Rob O'Malley

2/22/2021

Welcome to the Science Talk Blog’s Meet the Science Talk ‘21 Speaker series! Each week we will highlight some of our exciting speakers.

Photo of Rob O'Malley

Photo courtesy of Rob O'Malley

Rob is a Project Director, Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) at AAAS. Before joining AAAS, Rob taught biological anthropology & conducted research on primate behavior & ecology in Costa Rica and Tanzania. He regularly participates in #scicomm and #sciengage activities in DC & beyond.

He will be leading the workshop “Science Engagement with People of Faith” (limited seating) on Thursday, March 25. The full agenda is available on the Science Talk website.

SCIENCE TALK '21 SPEAKERS SERIES: Meredith Fore

2/16/2021

Welcome to the Science Talk Blog’s Meet the Science Talk ‘21 Speaker series! Each week we will highlight some of our exciting speakers.

Photo of Meredith Fore

Photo courtesy of Meredith Fore

Meredith is a Freelance Science Writer based in Seattle, Washington. She pursued a PhD in physics before deciding that research was not her calling. She's written for WIRED, Symmetry, Physics, Chemical and Engineering News, and Inside Science.

She will be speaking on the panel "Should I Stay or Should I Go?: The Value of a PhD" on Thursday, March 25. The full agenda is available on the Science Talk website.

SCIENCE TALK '21 SPEAKERS SERIES: Julie Rehmeyer

2/9/2021

Welcome to the Science Talk Blog’s Meet the Science Talk ‘21 Speaker series! Each week we will highlight some of our exciting speakers. Registration for Science Talk ‘21 is now open!

Julie Rehmeyer

Photo courtesy of Julie Rehmeyer

Julie the Author of "Through the Shadowlands: A Science Writer’s Odyssey into an Illness Science Doesn’t Understand" and is a Freelance Science Writer based in Santa Fe, NM and Boulder, CO. She was a graduate student in mathematics at MIT and found the culture so abusive that she left, brokenhearted. She found a new calling in science writing, and she’s written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Wired, Discover, Slate and many other publications.

She will be speaking on the panel “Should I Stay or Should I Go?: The Value of a PhD” on Thursday, March 25. The full agenda is available on the Science Talk website.

Science Talk '21 Speakers series: Bárbara Pinho

2/8/2021

Welcome to the Science Talk Blog’s Meet the Science Talk ‘21 Speaker series! Each week we will highlight some of our exciting speakers. Registration for Science Talk ‘21 is now open!

Photo of Bárbara Pinho

Photo courtesy of Bárbara Pinho

Bárbara is a Freelance Science Writer. She is an award-winning science communicator with a track of experience from top science institutions worldwide. With words in international magazines, Bárbara writes about science, namely about health, environmental issues and policy. Bárbara will soon be working as a Communications Officer at INESC-TEC, a private non-profit technology institution in Porto, Portugal, where she will plan communication campaigns and develop content. She's still writing about science and forever defying the limits of weekly working hours.

She will be giving a short talk on “How to make digital tools work for your scicomm” on Thursday, March 25. The full agenda is available on the Science Talk website.

Science Talk '21 Speaker series: Lisa Wald

2/2/2021

Welcome to the Science Talk Blog’s Meet the Science Talk ‘21 Speaker series! Each week we will highlight some of our exciting speakers. Registration for Science Talk ‘21 is now open!

Photo of Lisa Wald

Photo courtesy of Lisa Wald

Lisa is a Science Communicator at the U.S. Geological Survey. She is a science communicator, web designer, and web content manager and creator for several U.S. Geological Survey hazards groups. She started with a Master's degree in Geophysics and was a research scientist for 12 years, after which she created an Outreach and Education Program in the Pasadena, CA Earthquake Hazards Program Field Office. Her favorite current project is writing web articles targeted for non-scientists about new hazards research within the USGS.

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