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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.

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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.

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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

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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!

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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!

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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.

science talk '21 Speaker Series: Mariana Joubert

2/1/2021

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!

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Dr. Marina Joubert is a Science Communication Researcher at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. She promotes pro-active involvement of researchers in open dialogue between science and society, and the development of evidence-based science communication practice.

She will be speaking on the panel “Scicomm Resilience: Lessons from History” on Friday, March 26. The full agenda is available on the Science Talk website.

Science talk '21 Speaker Series: Marlit Hayslett

1/26/2021

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!

Marlit Hayslett

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Marlit Hayslett, PhD, is the Director for Communication Training and Strategy in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs at the University of Virginia. She works with graduate students on sharing their research with non-technical audiences.

She will be leading the workshop “Building Analogies to Explain Complex Ideas” (limited seating) on Friday, March 26. The full agenda is available on the Science Talk website.

Science Talk '21 Speaker Series: Chris Impey

1/25/2021

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!

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Chris is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Arizona. He has 210 publications, 11 teaching awards, and has taught online classes to over 250,000. As a science communicator, he has written 80 popular articles, 2 textbooks, a novel, and 8 popular science books.

He will be giving a short talk on “How to be Resilient Against Fake Science” on Wednesday, March 24. The full agenda is available on the Science Talk website.

SCIENCE TALK '21 SPEAKER SERIES January 19

1/19/2021

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!

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Andrea is a member of the Engage Board of Directors. She is a PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington. Her research applies nanotechnology to improve the delivery and efficacy of medicines to the brain. She also holds leadership positions in her department, college, and an international professional society, and is passionate about good science communication!

She will be leading the workshop “Communicating with Science Averse Audiences” on Wednesday, March 24 (limited seating). See the full agenda on the Science Talk website!

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