New article out in Frontiers for Young Minds
On Friday, my third article for Frontiers for Young Minds, the journal peer-reviewed by kids, was published (and with an adorable cover pic at that, and the journal was so…
Category: #SciCommSunday
Evaluation rubric for Instagram posts (in scicomm and/or science classes!)
Social media is a great tool in science communication, so learning how to use it well is helpful not only for people who self-identify as science communicators, but also for…
Love this #scicomm idea! #MoreThanWeeds
The hashtag #morethanweeds popped up in my Twitter timeline yesterday (thanks to @aturealexk). I didn’t think about it much because I was participating in #birdrace (shoutout to my awesome virtual…
#SciCommSunday: Tweeting about publications
In case you’ve been wondering why I’ve been tweeting so much about our recent Nature article: Yes, I am really this proud and need to tell the whole world about…
#SciCommSunday: Why talking about myself can be a good thing in #SciComm
A couple of Sundays ago, I wrote about why I chose to post selfies on my scicomm Instagram @fascinocean_kiel, even though my topic is wave watching (check out that blog…
#SciCommSunday: How your audience changes the more Twitter followers you have
As my Twitter @meermini was quickly approaching 1k followers last week, I’ve been reflecting about who is following me and why. And on whether what I assume about my audience…
For #SciCommSunday: On the power of hashtags
Often completely underrated by people who start using twitter: The power of hashtags. In this post: Very brief intro and then the three main purposes for which I personally use…
What’s in Mirjam’s bag? #SciCommChall
My friend Nena has taken over #SciCommChall and gives us super fun monthly challenges to practice our scicomm muscles and try out new things. I love a good challenge, and…
#SciCommSunday: The reason why I choose to post selfies on my #SciComm Social Media
“I don’t want my face on the internet!”, “My science should speak for itself, it shouldn’t matter who I am as a person!”, “I just don’t like what I look…
Fastest way to read up on the science of science communication? This book!
(Werbung ohne Auftrag // This blogpost is not sponsored) I strongly believe that all scicomm efforts should be grounded in the science of science communication. That means reading a lot…
Why “But I don’t have anything interesting to say, I am just teaching a block course right now” is not a good excuse for not tweeting
Sometimes I feel like I have pressured all my friends into using social media for their science communication. Today I was talking to Kristin, who was apologetic about not having…
Communicating Climate Change — a book you should definitely know about!
In a presentation about science communication I gave on Monday, I recommended a couple of resources for scientists interested in science communication. For example the amazing climatevisuals.org for advice on which images…
What you know about science is not necessarily what you believe about science
I’ve been working in science communication research for a good half a year now, and my views on outreach are constantly evolving. When I applied for this job, I was…