Jason, Patrick, and Sara chat with Dr. Angela Rasmussen about her experience with the media during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jason, Patrick, and Sara chat with Dr. Bryan Welm of the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. Dr. Welm is faculty in the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah. He studies breast cancer and is also a metal sculptor who creates science art.

• Bryan Welm’s website: https://www.bryanwelm.com/
• Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT: https://kimballartcenter.org/
• ASM Agar Art Contest: https://asm.org/events/asm-agar-art-contest/home
• Twisted Doodles: https://linktr.ee/twisteddoodles
• Scientific Computing Institute (University of Utah): https://www.sci.utah.edu/

Patrick, Jason, and Sara chat with Bella McDermott about the intersection between industrial design and science communication.

After a brief hiatus, Jason, Patrick, and Sara catch up!

This week we welcome Dr. Bruce Kirchoff (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) to talk about his recent book, Presenting Science Concisely.

• Presenting Science Concisely

• Dr. Kirchoff's YouTube Channel

• Association of Science Communicators

• Jon Wagner's website

• Mike Morrison's Better Poster

Happy 2023! Jason and Sara kick off the new year with guest, Michelle Nijhuis, author and science journalist who is currently Acting Editor of High Country News. In today's episode, we discuss Michelle's books, including her latest Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction, Michelle's path to science journalism, and ChatGPT.

• Michelle’s linktree

• Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction

• The Science Writer’s Essay Handbook

• SCISPACE: AI Copilot

• Open Notebook’s The Craft of Science Writing

• National Association of Science Writers

• Society for Environmental Journalists

Happy holidays from the Planet SciComm team! In this episode, we check out some satirical research articles from the British Medical Journal and recap our year(ish) of episodes.

We also discuss:

• ChatGPT

• Spurious relationships

• The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

This month, we ask Dr. Stephen Heard, a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of New Brunswick, about his book, The Scientist's Guide to Writing, his blog, Scientist Sees Squirrel, his paper about funny titles in journal articles, and his forthcoming book with Bethann Garramon Merkle, Helping Students Write in the Sciences.

Also mentioned...

• The Heard lab at the University of New Brunswick

• Of Microscopes and Metaphors

• BMJ satirical issue

We chat with Julia Krolik, an information designer, data scientist, artist and entrepreneur who founded Art the Science and PIxels and Plans, about the intersection between art and science communication, biosafety levels, the Mantoux test, and other such digressions. You can find Julia's portfolio here.

And in case you're interested, Patrick mentions this study about researchers analyzing Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night and the turbulent properties of his swirling structures.

Jason and Sara chat with Drs. Anthony Dudo (University of Texas at Austin) and John Besley (Michigan State University) about their upcoming book, Strategic Science Communication: A Guide to Setting the Right Objectives for More Effective Public Engagement.

Also mentioned:

• Strategic Science Communication website

• Research 4 Impact