PA24A:
The Many Sides of Sharing Science: A How-To II


Session ID#: 8380

Session Description:
Communicating the importance and societal relevance of science is an integral part of successful scientific advancement. But how do we do it well? Both fortunately and unfortunately, there is no single answer to this question—but there are multiple examples of effective communication in a wide variety of venues, reaching many different audiences. The more we learn about the kinds of outreach and communication actions others have taken—some less expected than others—the more we expand the range of successful science communication/outreach techniques available to us. We welcome those who have reached out to broader audiences (journalists, policy makers, educators, public groups) in many ways (illustration/video, visits and talks, contests, interviews, social media, etc.) to share their experiences.
Primary Convener:  Elizabeth A Landau, American Geophysical Union, Washington, United States
Conveners:  Olivia Ambrogio1, Mary Catherine Adams1 and John Calderazzo2, (1)American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States(2)Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Chairs:  Elizabeth A Landau, American Geophysical Union, Washington, United States, Mary Catherine Adams, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States and John Calderazzo, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Mary Catherine Adams, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • ED - Education
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]
6699 General or miscellaneous [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

The Other Kind of Rock: Diversifying Geosciences Outreach with some Tools from Rock n' Roll (Invited) (59963)
Bronwen L Konecky, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States; Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States
Finding Common Ground Between Earth Scientists and Evangelical Christians (81009)
Lisa Grant Ludwig, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
How to be more attractive… when communicating science (Invited) (64763)
Ilissa Ocko, Environmental Defense Fund, New York, United States
The Success of Podcasting as a Success for Science Outreach (65851)
Ryan J Haupt, University of Wyoming, Geology and Geophysics, Laramie, WY, United States, Patrick Wheatley, Science... sort of, Lorton, VA, United States, Abraham J Padilla, Vanderbilt University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Nashville, TN, United States and Charles J Barnhart, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, United States
Don’t Explain so Much at Once, and Other Lessons From the Young Reviewers of Frontiers for Young Minds (61373)
Amanda M Baker, Frontiers for Young Minds, Lausanne, Switzerland
Science and Improv: Saying “YES” to Creative Collaboration and Scintillating Communication (Invited) (86142)
Gifford J Wong, Dartmouth College, Hanover, United States
Not going it alone: scientists and their work featured online at FrontierScientists (70392)
Elizabeth A O'Connell, WonderVisions, Bend, OR, United States, Laura Nielsen, Frontier Scientists, Brookfield, WI, United States and Team Frontier Scientists
Crucible of Creativity: Testing Public Outreach Activities at the Phoenix Comicon (Invited) (71021)
Lev Horodyskyj, Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States

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