Shows
Planet SciCommDr. Angela RasmussenJason, Patrick, and Sara chat with Dr. Angela Rasmussen about her experience with the media during the COVID-19 pandemic.2024-05-301h 02
Planet SciCommScience & Art: Buckets of FailuresJason, Patrick, and Sara chat with Dr. Bryan Welm of the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. Dr. Welm is faculty in the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah. He studies breast cancer and is also a metal sculptor who creates science art.Bryan Welm’s website: https://www.bryanwelm.com/Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT: https://kimballartcenter.org/ASM Agar Art Contest: https://asm.org/events/asm-agar-art-contest/home Twisted Doodles: https://linktr.ee/twisteddoodlesScientific Computing Institute (University of Utah): https://www.sci.utah.edu/2024-04-241h 13
Planet SciCommNot Your Dad's Podcast... Or Is It?Patrick, Jason, and Sara chat with Bella McDermott about the intersection between industrial design and science communication.2023-12-041h 18
Planet SciCommAnd We're Back!After a brief hiatus, Jason, Patrick, and Sara catch up!2023-11-0257 min
Planet SciCommYou Gotta Be Able to Talk with Other People (Scientists)This week we welcome Dr. Bruce Kirchoff (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) to talk about his recent book, Presenting Science Concisely.Presenting Science ConciselyDr. Kirchoff's YouTube ChannelAssociation of Science CommunicatorsJon Wagner's websiteMike Morrison's Better Poster2023-05-1256 min
Planet SciCommLove at First DraftHappy 2023! Jason and Sara kick off the new year with guest, Michelle Nijhuis, author and science journalist who is currently Acting Editor of High Country News. In today's episode, we discuss Michelle's books, including her latest Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction, Michelle's path to science journalism, and ChatGPT.Michelle’s linktreeBeloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of ExtinctionThe Science Writer’s Essay HandbookSCISPACE: AI CopilotOpen Notebook’s The Craft of Science WritingNational Association of Science Writer...2023-02-051h 06
Planet SciCommLoquacious Holiday SquirrelsHappy holidays from the Planet SciComm team! In this episode, we check out some satirical research articles from the British Medical Journal and recap our year(ish) of episodes.We also discuss:ChatGPTSpurious relationshipsThe Radium Girls by Kate Moore2022-12-051h 30
Planet SciCommEpisode 10: We're All Wearing BowtiesThis month, we ask Dr. Stephen Heard, a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of New Brunswick, about his book, The Scientist's Guide to Writing, his blog, Scientist Sees Squirrel, his paper about funny titles in journal articles, and his forthcoming book with Bethann Garramon Merkle, Helping Students Write in the Sciences.Also mentioned...The Heard lab at the University of New BrunswickOf Microscopes and MetaphorsBMJ satirical issue2022-11-171h 12
Planet SciCommEpisode 9: Full Digression-How Do We Get More Julias?We chat with Julia Krolik, an information designer, data scientist, artist and entrepreneur who founded Art the Science and PIxels and Plans, about the intersection between art and science communication, biosafety levels, the Mantoux test, and other such digressions. You can find Julia's portfolio here. And in case you're interested, Patrick mentions this study about researchers analyzing Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night and the turbulent properties of his swirling structures.2022-10-141h 43
Planet SciCommEpisode 8: Science Communication is a Restaurant, Not a Hot Dog CartJason and Sara chat with Drs. Anthony Dudo (University of Texas at Austin) and John Besley (Michigan State University) about their upcoming book, Strategic Science Communication: A Guide to Setting the Right Objectives for More Effective Public Engagement. Also mentioned:Strategic Science Communication websiteResearch 4 Impact2022-09-151h 29
Planet SciCommEpisode 07: TL;DR-Get Some Objectives for Your PodcastPatrick and Sara chat with Dr. Shupei Yuan (Northern Illinois University) and Dr. Jacqueline Goldstein (SciCommBites) about podcasts, goals, and objectives.Dr. Shupei YuanSciCommBitesDr. Yuan's article in Science Communication (tweet @planetscicomm or @sarakyeo for a copy)Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS)Communicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk Division (ComSHER) of AEJMCSociety for Risk Analysis (SRA)The Link at Alan Alda Center for Communicating ScienceDr. Rey Maktoufi’s book: Communication Lessons from the WildDr. Rey Maktoufi’s Et...2022-08-111h 14
Planet SciCommEpisode 06: Scientist By Day, Science Communicator All the Time... Moving the CheeseJason, Patrick, and Sara discuss Jason’s creativity and art, Reviewer 2 and 3, the peer review process, and Dungeons & Dragons. Also included are benign violation theory, -80ºC freezers, the process of science, and vicissitudes.You can find Jason on Twitter as @redpenblackpen. We also mention @xkcd.2022-06-211h 15
Planet SciCommEpisode 05: Directed Stumbling-A Conversation with Dr. Mónica Feliú-MójerWe chat with Dr. Mónica Feliú-Mójer about her award-winning science communication work and her path to the field.More of Monica’s work and information about her can be found on her websiteCiencia Puerto RicoAquí Nos Cuidamos (see this video in English for a summary of the project)And the Falling Walls awardScience Communication LabReimaging Science Communication in the COVID Era and BeyondInclusive SciCommCanfield et al. (2020) paper on inclusive science communicationIndigeneity and ge...2022-05-231h 17
Planet SciCommEpisode 04: Where Are We Going Here? A Visit with Dr. Mike CacciatoreThis week, Dr. Mike Cacciatore (University of Georgia) hijacks our podcast and chats about framing.Also in this week's episode...Kasha PatelMike Birbiglia’s Working It OutComedians in Cars Getting CoffeeUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Life Sciences CommunicationDr. Michael CacciatoreThe End of Framing as We Know it… And the Future of Media EffectsBrooklyn 99Jasper Fforde2022-04-251h 12Planet SciCommEpisode 03: Dr. Chelsea Parlett-Pelleriti (@ChelseaParlett)Sara, Jason, and Patrick chat with Dr. Chelsea Parlett-Pelleriti about her science communication on TikTok and Twitter. But we don't actually get through her introduction in 1.5 hrs, so she'll be back in a future episode! We also discussed...Bill Nye's blood & circulation song on YouTubeThe Number DevilThe Phantom TollboothChelsea’s dissertation: Parlett, C. (2021). Novel Applications of Statistical and Machine Learning Methods to Analyze Trial-Level Data from Cognitive Measures [Ph.D., Chapman University].Jason's mapElisabeth BikDunning Krueger effect...2022-04-051h 25
Planet SciCommEpisode 02: Our Meta-SciComm PodcastJason, Patrick, and Sara discuss their recent panel on humor at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Conference (Feb 17-20, 2022).2022-02-2844 min
Planet SciCommEpisode 01: Hello, World!The inaugural episode of Planet SciComm. Jason (Twitter: @redpenblackpen), Patrick, and Sara (Twitter: @sarakyeo) talk about how they met and the birth of the podcast.2022-02-1832 min