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Katharine Hayhoe: on the climate of climate communication
Science Soapbox chats with climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe — known not only for her leadership in climate science, but also for her phenomenal outreach and communication work. We chat about her approach to climate communication, how she engages effectively with communities of faith, and why she remains hopeful about the future of climate action.
POSTED: 05.07.2018 -
Mónica Feliú-Mójer: Ciencia Para Hacer Patria
A neuroscientist turned science communication expert, Dr. Mónica Feliú-Mójer understands all to well that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to public engagement with science. In this interview, she shares her approach to making public engagement and science communication culturally relevant, as well as how she is using science to serve her community in Puerto Rico.
POSTED: 03.12.2018 -
Book Club: on C.P. Snow’s The Two Cultures
Another month, another podcast! Join the Science Soapbox team as we delve into a work that has inspired some of our science policy heroes — C.P Snow’s lecture ‘The Two Cultures’. Published in 1959, the brief lecture has received worldwide […]
POSTED: 02.12.2018 -
Marcus Eriksen: on the smog of the seas
Conservationist Marcus Eriksen talks about his new book Junk Raft and his work with the 5 Gyres Institute to fight back against the global health crisis of plastic pollution through science, education, and adventure.
POSTED: 12.28.2017 -
Joe Kennedy: on the taxation of knowledge
Congressman Joe Kennedy discusses the importance of STEM education and his concerns around the looming Republican tax reform bill, including its effects on graduate education.
POSTED: 11.22.2017 -
Harold Varmus: on reforming the culture of science
Nobel laureate and former NIH and NCI Director, Dr. Harold Varmus lends his insights into setting priorities for a national agency, the purpose of Ph.D. training, and science funding reform.
POSTED: 08.23.2017 -
Sabriya Stukes: on unpacking a Ph.D.
Science Soapbox sits down with longtime friend, Dr. Sabriya Stukes, to chat about the value of graduate science training and the merit of non-academic science careers.
POSTED: 07.26.2017 -
Ploy Achakulwisut & Geoffrey Supran: on the scientist as activist
Science Soapbox chats with Ploy Achakulwisut and Geoffrey Supran about their path to becoming scientist-activists and the need for more scientists to speak scientific truth to power.
POSTED: 07.12.2017 -
John Holdren: on bridging two cultures
Former Science Advisor to President Obama, Dr. John Holdren shares his early inspiration for working at the intersection of science and society, his experiences serving the President, and his concerns around the current administration’s regard for science.
POSTED: 07.05.2017 -
Jayde Lovell: on the science of marketing and marketing for science
SciQ host and ReAgency founder Jayde Lovell shares how we can capitalize on the tools of marketing to promote science and why it is so important for scientists to understand the media.
POSTED: 06.16.2017 -
Mandë Holford: taking science from beach to bedside, around the world
Dr. Mandë Holford shares how her research goes “from beach to bedside” and discusses the power of science diplomacy in the Paris Climate Accord.
POSTED: 06.09.2017 -
Kei Koizumi: on the inexact science of the science budget
Science budget expert Kei Koizumi guides the team through the appropriations process, the importance of science for America’s health and wealth, and the prospects of R&D in a galaxy far, far away.
POSTED: 05.18.2017 -
Rodney Nichols: the foundations of science diplomacy — past & present
Science diplomat Rodney Nichols shares his personal path to science diplomacy, the current state of affairs, and the grassroots efforts emerging throughout academic campuses.
POSTED: 05.11.2017 -
Marga Gual Soler: on science diplomacy as a contact sport
Dr. Marga Gual Soler discusses how she became a diplomat, why scientists should embed themselves into government, and new science diplomacy education programs under way at the Center for Science Diplomacy at the AAAS.
POSTED: 04.14.2017 -
Diana Burley: at the interface of people and technology
Science Soapbox gets a crash course in cybersecurity with nationally recognized expert Dr. Diana Burley. We chat about the future cybersecurity workforce and the need to keep our worldwide cybersystems safe.
POSTED: 04.04.2017 -
Sylvia Earle: an eyewitness for change in our seas
Marine biologist and ocean explorer Dr. Sylvia Earle shares her unique firsthand perspective on the need to preserve underwater habitats and the importance of storytelling in the endeavor to protect our waters.
POSTED: 03.20.2017 -
Kelly Fleming: and the power of 500 Women Scientists
Chemical engineer and 500 Women Scientists Policy & Advocacy Lead Dr. Kelly Fleming chats about the organization’s inception and their emerging outreach and advocacy efforts.
POSTED: 03.13.2017 -
Siddhartha Roy: a public-focused scientist on Flint’s water crisis
Virginia Tech Ph.D. student Siddhartha Roy shares his experiences working with the Flint community to investigate their citywide lead contamination, and his insights on how to reform academic science to better serve the public good.
POSTED: 03.05.2017 -
Danielle Fox: on watching over science and democracy
The Union of Concerned Scientists’ Danielle Fox chats about UCS’s latest watchdogging efforts to track science in the current administration and about the role of scientists as advocates in democracy.
POSTED: 02.24.2017 -
Lucky Tran: on standing up to an anti-science administration
In the wake of the 2016 Presidential election, Science Soapbox sat down with Dr. Lucky Tran — scientist and science communicator — for a conversation about the future of science activism at the dawn of a new administration.
POSTED: 12.20.2016 -
Jessica Polka: on how young scientists can shape the future of research
Dr. Jessica Polka is the Director of ASAPbio and co-founder of The Future of Research. In this Abstract, Jessica shares her thoughts on the infrastructure of science and how young scientists can be grassroots agents of change in the research endeavor.
POSTED: 12.01.2016 -
Marnie Gelbart: on personal genetics & building bridges of trust
Dr. Marnie Gelbart, Director of Programs at the Personal Genetics Education Project (PGEd), shares her insights into working to build two-way bridges between science and the public and why she is an optimist — a favorite topic of ours.
POSTED: 11.17.2016 -
Gary McDowell: on reforming the STEM training pipeline
Future of Research Executive Director Gary McDowell chats about gaps in scientific training and how we can reform the system to better serve science and its practitioners.
POSTED: 11.11.2016 -
Shaughnessy Naughton: on running science up the Hill
Founder of pro-science 314 PAC, Shaughnessy Naughton shares her insights on engaging the scientific community, the state of politics, and the channels in between.
POSTED: 11.03.2016 -
Adam Fagen: on early careers and opportune moments
AAAS Director of the Early Career Scientist Segment Dr. Adam Fagen discusses early career community engagement, how we should think about graduate training, and what it means to be a ‘Scientist.’
POSTED: 10.19.2016 -
Rush Holt: on what they don’t teach you in graduate school
AAAS CEO Dr. Rush Holt shares his thoughts on building an appreciation for scientific evidence and what graduate school isn’t teaching its students.
POSTED: 09.26.2016 -
Frances Colón: on science in Cuba & empowering women in STEM
Dr. Frances Colón, Deputy Scientific Adviser for the Secretary of State chat about the reality of bilateral exchanges in science diplomacy and the value of international role models for promoting women in STEM.
POSTED: 08.15.2016 -
Sir Mark Walport: on standing for science and where science fits in policy
UK Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Mark Walport discusses the distinction between scientific advice and scientific policy and the three lenses through which policy decisions are made.
POSTED: 07.25.2016 -
Bill Foster: on bridging Science and State
Science Soapbox chats with the Congressman Bill Foster about his path from particle accelerator to politics, the growing opioid epidemic, and the future of Artificial Intelligence.
POSTED: 07.11.2016 -
Alex Dehgan: on science diplomacy, conservation & optimism in science
Science Soapbox talks diplomatic relations with Iran, conservation, and the importance of optimism with science diplomat Dr. Alex Dehgan.
POSTED: 05.15.2016 -
Daan Du Toit: talking science diplomacy in South Africa
Science Soapbox virtually takes a deep dive into the latest STEM developments in South Africa with Daan du Doit from the Department of Science & Technology.
POSTED: 03.28.2016 -
Lynn Cominsky: on black holes, gravitational waves, and the frontiers of education
A month after LIGO’s announcement of the discovery of gravitational waves, the Science Soapbox team chats with Dr. Lynn Cominsky, physicist with the LIGO collaboration and Director of Outreach and Education at Sonoma State University, about black holes colliding and using rockets to teach science.
POSTED: 03.15.2016 -
Brian Nosek: on the nature of capital-T Truth (and Transparency) in science
How can we make the scientific endeavor more open and transparent? Dr. Brian Nosek is taking on that question as the executive director of the Center for Open Science.
POSTED: 03.04.2016 -
Jackie Speier: battling sexual misconduct in the sciences atop the Hill
The Science Soapbox team went down to D.C. to chat with Congresswoman Jackie Speier about bringing sexual misconduct in the sciences to the House floor.
POSTED: 02.19.2016 -
George Church: musings on society and science, and a dash of CRISPR
The Science Soapbox team sat down with Dr. George Church to talk everything from the dawn of CRISPR to the place of science fiction in society.
POSTED: 01.29.2016 -
A talk with Ellen Stofan, Chief Scientist of NASA
Back in October, Science Soapbox chatted with Chief Scientist of NASA Dr. Ellen Stofan. We talked about everything from NASA policy reform to lasting impressions from Star Trek.
POSTED: 12.29.2015 -
Torsten Wiesel: NIBS, OIST, and public communication.
Science Soapbox chats with Nobel laureate Dr. Torsten Wiesel, best known for his contributions to our understanding of mammalian visual processing. But we took advantage of our time together to focus on his work in science advocacy and advocacy.
POSTED: 12.03.2015 -
Jesse Ausubel: a Talk about Science Collaborations and Human Enhancement.
Jesse Ausubel discusses international collaborations, science communication, and human enhancement in Science Soapbox’s inaugural podcast episode.
POSTED: 08.14.2015
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