I’ve really been slacking on the #SciCommChall front recently. So here we go with my contribution to April’s #SciCommChall: Science in just one Instagram story post! Here is one: And then, once I got going, here is a second one! What do you think? Do you see what’s going on there? Or is it just […]
Inspired by the absolutely brilliant job that Kati is doing for my project GEO-Tag der Natur, I have recently started experimenting with “Insta stories” on the topic of wave watching. Insta stories, for those who aren’t familiar with them, are a special type of post on Instagram that only stays visible for 24 hours (unless […]
So today (and tomorrow and the day after) is the big event that I have been working towards all year in my not-so-new-anymore job: The GEO-Tag der Natur! If you are curious about what’s going on there, check out our Instagram account @geo.tag.der.natur that Kati is doing an amazing job with! As you can imagine, […]
Many big research projects and institutions regularly spend a lot of money on things like pens, mugs, canvas bags, or even pool noodles (I kid you not, one of my former employers did that!), all typically branded with the institution’s or project’s logo, that they give away in large quantities. Many of those are certainly […]
Many big research projects and institutions regularly spend a lot of money on things like pens, mugs, canvas bags, or even pool noodles (I kid you not, one of my former employers did that!), all typically branded with the institution’s or project’s logo, that they give away in large quantities. Many of those are certainly […]
Many big research projects and institutions regularly spend a lot of money on things like pens, mugs, canvas bags, or even pool noodles (I kid you not, one of my former employers did that!), all typically branded with the institution’s or project’s logo, that they give away in large quantities. Many of those are certainly […]
I’ve been coming up with #scicommchall challenges for well over a year now, and I have always met them. Except for last November, when the challenge was to do an elevator pitch and post a movie of it. Since this is something I really want to do, I decided to force myself to it and […]
Just in case you have not listened to Ronja and Maxie’s podcast Treibholz yet, you definitely should! Ronja and Maxie are learning about oceanography and taking everyone along with them. Educational and entertaining to listen to! And then I also got to be part of it last year, which was great fun! Check out the […]
I hope by now you have heard about my pet project of the moment: #scicommchall! For #scicommchall, I give myself (and quite a few other people by now) monthly challenges related to trying out new science communication formats. And this month, we are doing science communication books for kids! (For more instructions, see #scicommchall’s post. […]
I recently gave an interview on my current pet project, #scicommchall. The interview was done by Anne Weißschädel, and published on THE German website on science communication research and practice, wissenschaftskommunikation.de. Quite an honor! I’m reprinting it here with permission: Frau Gleßmer, für die #SciCommChall stellen Sie jeden Monat eine neue Herausforderung an Forschende, die […]
My private #SciCommChall for March was to start a science communication Instagram account, fascinocean_kiel. I had a pretty clear idea of where I wanted to go with this account: The target group are people who live close to Kiel fjord who I want to talk to about oceanographic phenomena you can spot when walking along […]
fascinocean_kiel is my latest scicomm project — I am posting daily pictures from Kiel fjord together with a german description of some cool oceanography stuff you can see on the picture. But Instagram has a pretty good translator built in, and I am happy to translate any post if you leave me a comment with […]
This month’s private* #scicommchall: Run a scicomm Instagram feed! See the feed below. I’m doing this for several reasons: First: curiosity, how Instagram works for me personally as a scicomm format. Second: more curiosity, whether I can actually reach a german-speaking audience** that isn’t “just” scientists who are interested in the topic anyway. Third: Building […]
Seeing is believing Climate change communication Needs a good vis’alization Political protesters and politicians should best be shunned to avoid defens’ve reaction’. Show behaviour in relation: not one car, but road congestion. action’ble steps that can confront Climate change… Use real people’s real emotion unfamiliar, thought-provoking. Not overwhelmed, but rather stunned, that’s how people best […]
A brief history of climate in the Nordic Seas* Understanding of climate change explaining a record’s full range playing the cause-and-effect game needs a closed, mechanistic frame data: proxies or direct obs predicted future poses probs relationship is not the same: needs a closed, mechanistic frame mechanism seems to differ Gulf Stream currently seems stiffer […]
Greenhouse Gases Air around us: full of water Vapour, clouds or rain Warmer air holds more. A feedback. CO2 belongs in the air Volcanoes or Breathing cattle Not burnt fossils Natural sources for methane Ampl’fied by us: Farting cattle Agriculture Soil cultivation produces nitrous oxide Fertilizers Burnt biomass Chlorofluorocarbons are synthetic stuff industrial reg’lated now […]
“Scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is unequivocal” This quote’s source: the IPCC On what in total ninety-sev’n Percent of scientists agree The evidence of climate change Risen by more than one degree The av’rage surface temperature Since anno nineteenhundr’d. See? The evidence of climate change The oceans have absorbed some heat And […]
In my personal #SciCommChallenge, one thing on my things-to-try list were “grubletegninger” — pondering sketches, or sketches to ponder. It’s a format developed in Norway and there is quite a collection available at naturfag.no. (And that my sketches below happen to be on a Norway-themed note pad is pure coincidence :-)) The idea is that […]
Yesterday Alice and I spent the afternoon and evening in the cute coastal town of Eckernförde, enjoying the summer-y weather, the Baltic Sea, and — of course! — the science outreach. It was European Researchers’ Night! We represented the energie:labor and our research group by entertaining many many people in our little blue tent: The goal […]
The response of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to recent climate change* Around and around the southern pole The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, inspiring Around and around the southern pole Seemingly without a goal Going east, east, east, untiring East, east, east, admiring! Around and around the southern pole Around and around the southern pole To “the […]
Hi! I am Mirjam. We are investigating ocean currents in a 13-m-diameter swimming pool that sits on a merry-go-round. Ask me anything! I will be hosting an “Ask Me Anything” event! I am a member of Elin Darelius’ team of scientists. We are investigating ocean currents near Antarctica — by doing scientific experiments in a […]
“Observed vulnerability of Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf to wind-driven inflow of warm deep water”* Let’s talk ab’t a favourite paper “Observed vulnerability of Filchner- Ronne Ice Shelf to wind-driven inflow of wa(-a-a-a-a)rm deep water” An ice shelf is ice that is floating on top of the sea as it’s flowing down from a continent this one […]
Tale of arctic melting and deep water formation Freshwater freezes long before saltwater does, and it also floats on top of saltwater. In the Nordic Seas, deep waters are formed. If there is a lot of freshwater, less deep water can be formed. The sea freezes over. Ice then insulates, prevents heat flux, shutting down […]
“Simulated reduction in upwelling of tropical oxygen minimum waters in a warmer climate”* Let’s pick apart this article’s title, inaccessible to most people out there. Even though we know it as vital to communicate clearly, be able to share, what goes on in iv’ry towers detrital, to whom it is relevant, as well as where. […]
