Telling Science Stories

Alice Fleerackers interviews Rackeb Tesfaye, founder of Broad Science. Tesfaye shares her experience as a graduate student in neuroscience and how it led her to start Broad Science with a critical lens on how science is produced, a focus on bias, and inclusivity in research. She also discusses the success of the initiative and its impact on the community. Tesfaye emphasizes the importance of intersectionality in science communication and how audio can be a powerful tool for amplifying marginalized voices and telling nuanced stories. She also shares how Broad Science uses feedback from their listeners and community to create content, making the production process an iterative and collaborative one.

Created and Hosted by Alice Fleerackers

Edited by Connor Merriam

Transcript:

Intro music: Jester by Podington Bear

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In this episode, Alice speaks with Mark Winston about the importance of storytelling and personalization in science communication, particularly in relation to writing books. Including writing for a generic audience and the importance of allowing the reader to feel like a participant in the story. The conversation touches on the challenges and considerations of writing for a diverse audience, tips for writing better books, and where new science communicators often go wrong.

Created and Hosted by Alice Fleerackers

Edited by Connor Merriam

Transcript:

Intro music: Jester by Podington Bear

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

In this podcast episode, host Alice Fleerackers interviews Jenny Metcalfe about science communication models, including the deficit model (one-way communication from scientists to the public), the dialogue model (two-way exchange of information), and the participatory model (involves the public in co-creating knowledge and decision-making). They also discuss the importance of considering the audience and listening in science communication.

Created and Hosted by Alice Fleerackers

Edited by Connor Merriam

Transcript: https://summit.sfu.ca/item/35786 

Intro music: Jester by Podington Bear

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.