Just finished watching an incredibly informative seminar on science communication by @AlexGelle, hosted by @mcgillu, and here are some takeaways! #scicomm #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter

Sometimes as researchers we focus solely on research publications. But having a paper published isn't necessarily all that matters! We have a lot of opportunities to share our science while researching (not your unpublished data ofc ), and after publishing, to the general public!

While the general public is curious about science (76%), and wish to know more (88%) (Check this article out by @heysciencesam): https://tinyurl.com/y544nhgb  ...

...the perception of scientists isn't that positive. In a survey by Ipsos, scientists were described as elitists by 44% of participants ( https://tinyurl.com/y5gfcdfp )

It is important that we do outreach and reach out to others to show that surprise, surprise, we are human too! Also, to break stereotypes on who scientists are.

We don't all look like this!:

It is also important that we engage with that curiosity in science. That we tell others about the big picture implications of our work, and in the process help people engage with science and make evidence-based decisions around science in their own lives.

There are many opportunities, resources, and groups to get involved with to start out, some being: social media, blog writing, podcasting, videos, science art, and outreach! .

A few of the many awesome scicomm outreach opportunities that she shared include: @LetsTalkScience , @SkypeScientist, @GirlsWhoCode, @SoapboxScience, @pintofscienceCA, @scislamCA, @artthescience, @InfoConvergence, @TOSciPolicyNet, @sci_rendezvous