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Communicating Science Across Languages – Q&A With Grace Kago

By |March 28th, 2022|Creative, Science communication, Broader Impacts, Health, Women in STEAM, Member Posts|

Inspired by her grandparents in Kenya, Grace has started a YouTube channel that translates science information for the Gĩkũyũ and Kiswahili languages to make it more accessible for vulnerable populations. Learn more in this blog post.

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International Women’s Day Lifeology SciArt Collaboration

By |March 22nd, 2022|Creative, Lifeology, SciArt, Artwork, Collaborations|

Two Lifeology members collaborated and created one of the two winning graphics for an International Women’s Day-themed challenge hosted by Cochrane and Lifeology. Go Lifeology community and collaboration! Learn more about this science art (SciArt) collaboration!

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Introducing: Lifeology Instructionals!

By |March 16th, 2022|Lifeology, Science communication, Health|

We are excited to announce our Lifeology Instructional Method—a flexible, efficient Lifeology course creation process that doesn’t sacrifice content value. We bring you our first three courses created using this method: “What is a clinical research study?," “How do I measure my blood pressure at home?,” and “How to use a CGM.” Continue reading to learn more. Since the origin of Lifeology, we have strived to provide Lifeology

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How to Address Conspiracy Theories – A Lifeology Course

By |January 6th, 2022|Lifeology, SciArt, Science communication, Collaborations, SciComm Program|

The Lifeology SciComm Program has a new flashcard course to help people learn about addressing conspiracy theories as a science communicator! Learn how to use empathy and build trust to address conspiracy theories.  Screenshot from the "How to Address Conspiracy Theories" course. It reads, “Most of us are susceptible to conspiracy theories under the right circumstances. Whether you believe in a conspiracy theory has more to do with

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Why SciComm? – SciCommer Spotlight – Marina Joubert

By |January 3rd, 2022|Science communication, Advice for scientists, SciComm Careers, Member Posts, SciCommer Spotlight|

In this series of blog posts, learn about science communicators' career paths, their favorite SciComm projects, and why they participate in SciComm. There's also some advice for aspiring SciCommers! Meet Marina Joubert, a science communicator from South Africa.

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