Science Talk

PORTLAND, OR — March 14th, 2022 — The nation’s only conference for professional science communicators convenes with a growing sense of urgency as science literacy and public opinion of science continues to decline. Science Talk ‘22 gathers in person and virtually at the Tiffany Center in Portland, Oregon from March 23rd to 25th, with a focus on the many ways that science communication connects science to society.

​Science Talk is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization (Tax ID: 82-2076772). We are a volunteer-run organization and depend entirely on donors and sponsors for operational support. If you value science communication and would like to make sure decisions are made based on the value of science, please consider donating today. © Copyright 2016. All Rights Reserved.

​By Sheeva Azma This post is part of series on "The Many Arms of SciComm" which will introduce concepts and ideas leading up to Science Talk '22. Registration is open until March 16th. It’s 7 am and I’ve pulled my second all-nighter this week because I can’t sleep. Over the past two years, the COVID pandemic has slowly became my dystopian, anti-science nightmare.

KEYNOTES Imran Ahmed is the founding CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate. He is a recognized authority on the social and psychological dynamics of social media, as well as what goes wrong in those spaces, such as trolling, identity-based hate, misinformation, conspiracy theories, modern extremism, and fake news. He regularly features in the media as an expert in online malignant behavior and how bad actors use digital spaces to harm others and benefit themselves.

​Science Talk is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization (Tax ID: 82-2076772). We are a volunteer-run organization and depend entirely on donors and sponsors for operational support. If you value science communication and would like to make sure decisions are made based on the value of science, please consider donating today. © Copyright 2016. All Rights Reserved.

Science communications has been under an intense microscope for almost two years.

​Science Talk is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization (Tax ID: 82-2076772). We are a volunteer-run organization and depend entirely on donors and sponsors for operational support. If you value science communication and would like to make sure decisions are made based on the value of science, please consider donating today. © Copyright 2016. All Rights Reserved.

About Us Science Talk is a non-profit organization that seeks to empower and inspire the science communication community to expand their communication potential and effect the world. Through our annual conference and other activities, we promote responsible practices in science communication, facilitate discussion and exchange of ideas, enable networking, and foster public engagement. Why You Should Join Us Are you passionate about science? Do you want things to look pretty?

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By Sheeva Azma and Nidhi Parekh We’ve talked at length about different ways that one can teach science communication in the classroom through lectures and classroom exercises. We’ve also written about helpful do’s and don’ts in teaching SciComm in a classroom setting. It’s great to teach students foundational skills that can help them explain complexities of science in a simple way to boost science understanding.