Posts Tagged ‘communication’

Taking a shot at photographing science and nature

Thursday, December 30, 2010 16:49 1 Comment

Some projects implement photography as a means for exploring societal and environmental issues. One such project is gigapan.org, which allows users to share and discuss panoramic photographs (one of the most famous gigapans is of the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama). Ecologist and photographer Molly Mehling uses gigapan to capture research and encourage conversation [...]

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Injecting humor into climate change

Thursday, September 23, 2010 16:44 No Comments

Many science communicators suggest that the key to effectively translating climate change research is to keep the message concise, accurate and interesting, all in one tight package. Perhaps the most streamlined of platforms to communicate this science is a comic strip in which the cartoonist has just a few panels to neatly and accurately convey [...]

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