All About Science Games
A round-up of science games, and a discussion about what makes them so engaging.
February SciComm Challenge – Create a Science Game!
The February SciComm Challenge is here - create your own science game! Collaboration with others is encouraged!
What Climate Future Will We Choose?
The Future We Choose is an urgent and articulate book, written by two very powerful and well-positioned people. In very smooth flowing prose, the book highlights the urgency of the climate situation and where we currently stand. Now we have to choose what we do next...
Meet Women in STEAM who inspire! January 2021 Edition
Meet two new amazing women in STEAM via illustrated biographies in our Lifeology Women in STEAM card deck.
Re-Discovering Creativity in Science – An Interview with Tom McLeish
In this blog post, I talk with Tom McLeish about creativity in science, why it is important, why we don't talk about it enough, and how it can inspire broader audiences to engage with science.
Visualizing brain science for young minds – A scientist-artist collaboration
Rajamani Selvam and Vinita Bharat recently collaborated to communicate the science of endocannabinoids in accessible language – and art - for kids!
A #SciCommMake project: Building an illustrated guide to Covid-19
In this blog post, Philippa takes us behind the scenes of a project to create an illustrated website, glossary and quiz to help people understand COVID-19, immunology and vaccination.
Your creative contract needs to address these 3 things
Every creative collaboration should have a contract. Here are 3 parts of the contract that I wish I’d known about sooner, and how to use them.
Creating Educational Illustrations for a Young Audience
Communicating complex ideas to a young audience can be challenging. Art can help.
January SciComm Challenge – Let’s Talk About Creativity in Science!
Share moments of inspiration and creativity in science for this January SciComm Challenge!
December SciComm Challenge Submissions – Describe Your STEAM Career!
Check out these fantastic submissions from Archaeologist to Wetland Ecologist and more!
A primer on the new SARS-CoV-2 variants and virus mutations
Learn more about virus mutations and the new COVID-19 variants in this blog post by Shauna Bennett, with visuals by Jeff Pea.
The Best of Lifeology Courses in 2020
Happy New Year! Here is a curation of our most popular Lifeology courses of 2020.
10 things about the creative process that no one tells you
What do research, iteration, experimentation, and metrics have to do with the creative process? Probably more than you think.
Illustrating a Lifeology Course – An Interview with Pooja Gupta
Pooja discusses illustrating a Lifeology Course for LIFE Ascent - a new 52-week health and wellness program!
Is Serotonin the Key to Alleviating Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)?
Lifeology member Kristiane Polido walks us through her infographic on PMDD!
The Manga Lab Book: Creating Science Communication Comics
Lifeology Community Member Nicky Lab Brat discusses illustrating science through manga art, and how can it be used in communicating science.
How to Create an Engaging Science Presentation: A Quick Guide
Here's a quick guide to creating engaging science presentations! These 5 strategies may be useful to you as you prepare for your next science talk.
December “Describe Your Science Career” SciComm Challenge!
We are crowdsourcing content for an A-Z STEAM Careers Lifeology flashcard deck for a very important audience - kids!
My Journey in Graduate School
In this post, Riddhi shares the good and the bad of her experience in Graduate School, and how you can achieve success in your own journey.