Science Communication Resources for Scientists

Communicating with the Media

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  • Dean, Cornelia.  Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2009.
  • Hayes, Richard and Grossman, Daniel.  Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press. 2006.
  • Zielinska, E.  The Scientist 24: 40 (1 Sept. 2010).

Social Media for Scientists

  • Bik, H.M. and Goldstein, M.C. (2013) . PLOS Biology 4: e1001535
  • Darling, E.S., Shiffman, D., Cote, I.M., and Drew, J.A. (2013) . Ideas in Ecol. Evol. 6: 32-43, doi: 10.4033/iee.2013.6.6.f

Creating a Compelling Talk

  • Olsen, Randy.  Washington, DC: Island Press, 2009.
  • Schatz, G. (2003)  FEBS Letters 534: 5-6.

Science Communication for Scientists: Training and Resources

  • Created by the AAAS Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology and the National Science Foundation, this websites resources include webinars, how-to tips for media interviews, strategies for identifying public outreach opportunities, and more.
  • Annual workshop at 做厙輦⑹: Writing About Science for the Public
  • : Annual communicating science workshop for graduate students (Harvard University)
  •  (organized by MIT-WHOI graduate students)

Science Literacy;  Public Perceptions of Science

The Science of Science Communication:

References from Liz Neeley, Executive Director, The Story Collider

  • Appel, Markus, and Tobias Richter. Transportation and Need for Affect in Narrative Persuasion: A Mediated Moderation Model. Media Psychology 13, no. 2 (May 28, 2010): 10135. .
  • Berger, Jonah A., and Katherine L. Milkman. Social Transmission, Emotion, and the Virality of Online Content. SSRN ELibrary, December 25, 2009. .
  • Dahlstrom, M. F. The Role of Causality in Information Acceptance in Narratives: An Example From Science Communication. Communication Research 37, no. 6 (December 1, 2010): 85775. .
  • Using Narratives and Storytelling to Communicate Science with Nonexpert Audiences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111, no. Supplement_4 (September 16, 2014): 1361420. .
  • Dahlstrom, Michael F. The Moderating Influence of Narrative Causality as an Untapped Pool of Variance for Narrative Persuasion. Communication Research 42, no. 6 (2015): 779795.
  • The Persuasive Influence of Narrative Causality: Psychological Mechanism, Strength in Overcoming Resistance, and Persistence Over Time. Media Psychology 15, no. 3 (July 2012): 30326. .
  • Dahlstrom, Michael F., and Shirley S. Ho. Ethical Considerations of Using Narrative to Communicate Science. Science Communication, 2012, 1075547012454597.
  • Fiske, S. T., and C. Dupree. Gaining Trust as Well as Respect in Communicating to Motivated Audiences about Science Topics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111, no. Supplement_4 (September 16, 2014): 1359397. .
  • Fiske, Susan T, Amy J C Cuddy, and Peter Glick. Universal Dimensions of Social Cognition: Warmth and Competence. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 11, no. 2 (February 2007): 7783. .
  • Hasson, Uri, Asif A. Ghazanfar, Bruno Galantucci, Simon Garrod, and Christian Keysers. Brain-to-Brain Coupling: A Mechanism for Creating and Sharing a Social World. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 16, no. 2 (February 2012): 11421. .
  • Hay, David B., Darren Williams, Daniel Stahl, and Richard J. Wingate. Using Drawings of the Brain Cell to Exhibit Expertise in Neuroscience: Exploring the Boundaries of Experimental Culture: IMAGES OF NEUROSCIENCE EXPERTISE. Science Education 97, no. 3 (May 2013): 46891. .
  • Heider, Fritz, and Marianne Simmel. An Experimental Study of Apparent Behavior. The American Journal of Psychology 57, no. 2 (April 1944): 243. .
  • Hillier, Ann, Ryan P. Kelly, and Terrie Klinger. Narrative Style Influences Citation Frequency in Climate Change Science. Edited by Gary S. Bilotta. PLOS ONE 11, no. 12 (December 15, 2016): e0167983. .
  • Jee, Benjamin D., Dedre Gentner, David H. Uttal, Bradley Sageman, Kenneth Forbus, Cathryn A. Manduca, Carol J. Ormand, Thomas F. Shipley, and Basil Tikoff. Drawing on Experience: How Domain Knowledge Is Reflected in Sketches of Scientific Structures and Processes. Research in Science Education 44, no. 6 (December 2014): 85983. .
  • Kawakami, Naoaki, and Fujio Yoshida. Perceiving a Story Outside of Conscious Awareness: When We Infer Narrative Attributes from Subliminal Sequential Stimuli. Consciousness and Cognition 33 (May 2015): 5366. .
  • Kinnebrock, Susanne, and Helena Bilandzic. How to Make a Story Work: Introducing the Concept of Narrativity into Narrative Persuasion. In American Psychologist. Dresden, 2006. .
  • Moyer-Gus矇, Emily, and Katherine Dale. Narrative Persuasion Theories. In The International Encyclopedia of Media Effects, edited by Patrick R繹ssler, Cynthia A. Hoffner, and Liesbet van Zoonen, 111. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017. .
  • Nomura, Ryota, Kojun Hino, Makoto Shimazu, Yingzong Liang, and Takeshi Okada. Emotionally Excited Eyeblink-Rate Variability Predicts an Experience of Transportation into the Narrative World. Frontiers in Psychology 06 (April 20, 2015). .
  • Nomura, Ryota, Yingzong Liang, and Takeshi Okada. Interactions among Collective Spectators Facilitate Eyeblink Synchronization. Edited by Jun Ma. PLOS ONE 10, no. 10 (October 19, 2015): e0140774. .
  • Reagan, Andrew J., Lewis Mitchell, Dilan Kiley, Christopher M. Danforth, and Peter Sheridan Dodds. The Emotional Arcs of Stories Are Dominated by Six Basic Shapes. ArXiv Preprint ArXiv:1606.07772, 2016. .
  • Schinske, J. N., H. Perkins, A. Snyder, and M. Wyer. Scientist Spotlight Homework Assignments Shift Students Stereotypes of Scientists and Enhance Science Identity in a Diverse Introductory Science Class. Cell Biology Education 15, no. 3 (September 1, 2016): ar47ar47. .
  • Stephens, G. J., L. J. Silbert, and U. Hasson. Speaker-Listener Neural Coupling Underlies Successful Communication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107, no. 32 (August 10, 2010): 1442530. .