Hey everyone!  Welcome to our course on Science Communication.  This short course will give you some practice in identifying what is good example of communicating science to a general audience, and practicing how to communicate your own research to a general audience.

NOTE: We will be linking a badge to this course shortly!

For the first task, let's critically examine some examples of science communication.

1. Go onto the internets, and find the profile page of at least 6 different scientists or engineers. Try to find people who aren't directly in your field, so you won't understand all of the jargon in their description, and can put yourself in their shoes. Make sure to find profile pages that describes what that person does for their research or job.

2. Pick out one example of a particularlygood or bad research description.  Post your good and bad example in the comments below, along with a short description of what you found good or bad about that profile page.

If you feel uncomfortable posting the link to a "bad example," then just tell us what made those descriptions good or bad.

3. Read our notes on what makes a good, sticky presentation (link to page to be posted).