A special podcast mini-series for the summer of 2022 (and beyond?). Tune in each week for conversations with dynamic and talented science communicators. We’ll cover how they got into science communication, their approach to conveying research findings in an engaging way, and what you can do to be a more effective communicator. I emphasize social science communication because that’s my background, but the series draws broadly on science communication in general.
All episodes will be released on the Opinion Science podcast feed, which is available on all major podcast platforms.
- Joss Fong (Senior Editorial Producer at Vox.com) discusses the challenges of visually communicating social science concepts in video.
- Meryl Horn (Producer at Science Vs) discusses how she and her team makes the Spotify original podcast Science Vs, conveying science-based takes on current issues.
- David McRaney (Author and Host of You Are Not So Smart) provides his take on communicating insights from psychology via writing and podcasting.
- David Nussbaum (Founder of Psychgeist Media) teaches listeners how to pitch and write Op-Ed articles grounded in social science.
- Taylor Scott (Co-Director of the Research-to-Policy Collaboration) provides tools for social scientists who want to impact policy by communicating their science to lawmakers.
- Evelyn Carter (President at Paradigm) reveals how she meets the challenge of communicating evidence-based practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion as a trainer and consultant.
- Daniel Pink (Bestselling Author, “Drive,” “The Power of Regret”) shares his process for planning and writing books that integrate findings in social science for the public.
- Vanessa Bohns (Cornell University) tells her story of pitching, writing, and promoting a book based on her program of research for the public.
- Jesse Thorn (Host of “Bullseye” on NPR) shares his insights on interviewing and how to prepare to talk to someone when that conversation is the final product.
- Tim Houlihan & Kurt Nelson (Hosts of “Behavioral Grooves”) discuss how to interview behavioral scientists and be interviewed as a behavioral scientist.
- Alie and Micah Caldwell (Co-Creators of “Neurotransmissions”) share what they’ve learned about independently producing engaging neuroscience and psychology content on YouTube.
- Steve Rathje (1M followers on TikTok) shares how he uses TikTok to introduce an entirely new audience to psychological science.
- John Sides (Co-Founder and Publisher of The Monkey Cage) discusses why it’s important for social scientists to have a public voice and how they can contribute to evolving political discussions.
You can also check out a YouTube video I made with a great piece of advice from each episode of this podcast series…
