A New and Improved Poster Design
A new poster format that debuted last year claims to improve communication efficacy at scientific conferences. Stephanie Yang weighs in on her experiences with the format.
Communication
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Twitter Post
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s tweet about the El Paso shooting was more than insensitive — it was bad science.
“Digame”: Communication Beyond Language Barriers
During my last outpatient pediatrics clinic in residency, a patient and his mother reminded me that the therapeutic relationship can transcend language. I had been… Read More »“Digame”: Communication Beyond Language Barriers
Re-thinking Language as a Scientific Tool
Preclusion of efficacious scientific communication, nucleating from the cultivation of an elitist scientific culture, is a pervasive detriment to the impact of science. Wait, let… Read More »Re-thinking Language as a Scientific Tool
The Universal Lab Language
On the floor where I work in the preclinical teaching building at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, there are a variety of postdoctoral… Read More »The Universal Lab Language
Lights, Camera, Science!
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…the Science & Entertainment Exchange? Ann Merchant swooped into the February Telling Stories About Science seminar with an origin… Read More »Lights, Camera, Science!
Church Attendance Could Lower HIV Rates in High-Risk Women
A potential tool to combat the HIV epidemic in Baltimore is gaining attention, and it may involve an unlikely location — the church. Researchers at… Read More »Church Attendance Could Lower HIV Rates in High-Risk Women
Effective Communication: How Do Johns Hopkins Scientists Learn to Speak?
Does anyone remember being asked if they were left-brained or right-brained? That’s how I recall my friends and I attempting to find our academic niche.… Read More »Effective Communication: How Do Johns Hopkins Scientists Learn to Speak?