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Currently reading Shreedhar et al. (2026) on “Tell don’t ask: how to use social media to mobilise local collective climate action”

February 21, 2026

Shreedhar et al. (2026) is a really important study on climate action and social media strategy: When you want to get people to do something (for example sign up for…

Currently reading MacInnes et al. (2026) on “Who do we trust on climate change, and why?”

January 13, 2026

What we believe about climate change often does not depend on what we know about climate change, but on what people around us believe. This makes it really difficult for…

Currently reading “The psychology of climate change communication: A guide for scientists, journalists, educators, political aides, and the interested public” by Shome & Marx (2009)

October 16, 2025

This feels like a bit of a throwback to my science communication phase (for example reviewing the book “communicating climate change” in 2018, or “communicating climate change to young people”…

Currently reading Shiffman & Wester (2025): “Scientists no longer find Twitter professionally useful, and have switched to Bluesky.”

August 20, 2025

I have complained a lot about how I miss the old Twitter that was such an important tool for me a decade ago, and most importantly during the pandemic, and…

Currently reading and thinking about Sustainability Communication

January 24, 2025

Yesterday, I talked to someone about Sustainability Communication and what we should be teaching our students, and I was honestly expecting something like the Karpman Drama Triangle (see featured image)…

Some thoughts on yesterday’s Grand Seminar “Exploring the complexities and potentials of environmental communication”

January 23, 2025

Yesterday, I attended the Grand Seminar on “Exploring the complexities and potentials of environmental communication” organised by LU Sustainability Forum, BECC and MERGE at Lund University that my friend Terese…

Reading more about academics and social media

May 23, 2024

Clearly I am not completely done with Social Media yet, so much to read, so much to think about…

Social Media is dead, long live Social Media! Currently reading about a Social Media Entry Model for teachers (Machado et al., 2024)

May 14, 2024

Ok, so I just published two blog post, last weekend and today, on how I have lost interest in social media. And then I came across an article on a…

Currently reading “Social media for academics” by Carrigan (2020)

May 14, 2024

I’ve been teaching about social media for academics in one way or another for a long time. I have recommended at least two books to read (links to my blogposts…

Fastest way to read up on the science of science communication? This book!

January 12, 2020

(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…

Guest posts, take-overs, interviews, and why I love them

October 27, 2019

Guest posts, take-overs and interviews are a great alternative to maintaining social media channels for every scientist / project / institution individually, if that isn’t what you want to be…

Guest post by Dan Wallace: A machine learning system playing a game to super-human levels, using only plastic boxes and beads

September 12, 2019

Hi, I’m Dan Wallace, a PhD student at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research in Southampton, UK. I’m interested in lots of areas of acoustics — here I am…

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

May 21, 2019

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…

Using giveaways as a tool in science communication. Post #3: Checklist and logistics

March 29, 2019

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…

Using giveaways as a tool in science communication. Post #2: Designing the actual giveaway

March 28, 2019

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…

Using giveaways as a tool in science communication. Post #1: What the literature tells us

March 27, 2019

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…

Using social media in science communication — the Kiel Science Outreach Campus shows how it’s done

January 8, 2019

One of the 2018 achievements that I feel most proud of is developing a social media strategy for the science communication research project Kiel Science Outreach Campus, and implementing it together…

Communicating Climate Change — a book you should definitely know about!

October 18, 2018

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…

I am missing institute seminars! Or: Why we should talk to people who use different methods

August 22, 2017

You probably know that I have recently changed my research focus quite dramatically, from physical oceanography to science communication research. What that means is that I am a total newbie…

What you know about science is not necessarily what you believe about science

June 7, 2017

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…

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Currently reading Shreedhar et al. (2026) on “Tell don’t ask: how to use social media to mobilise local collective climate action”

Currently reading MacInnes et al. (2026) on “Who do we trust on climate change, and why?”

Currently reading “The psychology of climate change communication: A guide for scientists, journalists, educators, political aides, and the interested public” by Shome & Marx (2009)

Currently reading Shiffman & Wester (2025): “Scientists no longer find Twitter professionally useful, and have switched to Bluesky.”

Currently reading and thinking about Sustainability Communication

Some thoughts on yesterday’s Grand Seminar “Exploring the complexities and potentials of environmental communication”

Reading more about academics and social media

Social Media is dead, long live Social Media! Currently reading about a Social Media Entry Model for teachers (Machado et al., 2024)

Currently reading “Social media for academics” by Carrigan (2020)

Fastest way to read up on the science of science communication? This book!

Guest posts, take-overs, interviews, and why I love them

Guest post by Dan Wallace: A machine learning system playing a game to super-human levels, using only plastic boxes and beads

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

Using giveaways as a tool in science communication. Post #3: Checklist and logistics

Using giveaways as a tool in science communication. Post #2: Designing the actual giveaway

Using giveaways as a tool in science communication. Post #1: What the literature tells us

Using social media in science communication — the Kiel Science Outreach Campus shows how it’s done

Communicating Climate Change — a book you should definitely know about!

I am missing institute seminars! Or: Why we should talk to people who use different methods

What you know about science is not necessarily what you believe about science

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