Hydrogels: from Bubble Tea to Cancer Therapy
Have you ever tried Bubble Tea? Take a sip and discover how the tiny balls you are slurping are connected with smart drug delivery systems, breast implants, cancer, and live…
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Alien Encounters (Lost in Translation ep.3)
Lost in translation is a comic about two researchers, Jargon and Jumble, getting into linguistic miscommunications due to the different meanings attached to certain words in their work life as…
The Invisible Patient: Women’s Health in Medicine & Research
Medical research and practice have historically focused on male physiology, leading to significant gaps in understanding the female body and the potential sex-specific differences in disease presentation and response to…
Humour Me Some Math! Getting funny with Science Communication
Can scientists use humour in science communication and benefit from increased engagement of the non scientific audience? Can we make math funny?
Bug Issues (Lost in Translation ep.2)
Lost in translation is a comic about two researchers, Jargon and Jumble, getting into linguistic miscommunications due to the different meanings attached to certain words in their work life as…
Controlling your brain activity: how to use Jedi mind tricks on yourself
What is neurofeedback and something science fiction-y called a brain-computer interface? How can you learn to control your mind? Did you know you can indirectly measure brain...
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We are a written science communication platform that provides a safe space and support for early career researchers who want to learn how to communicate their science and research to a wider audience.
We know scicomm training opportunities can be scarce, so we offer a chance to undergo an editorial process and publish an article to those with no or little previous experience. You can pitch a single article or become a regular contributor.
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random old goodies
Science in the Desert: Interview with Former Array Maintenance Manager at the World’s Largest Telescope ALMA – SCS Interview #2
Dr. David Rabanus worked as array maintenance manager for the world's largest telescope, ALMA, in the Atacama desert in Chile. ALMA observes parts of the night sky that regular telescopes…
Why and how do we get anxious?
emmi olkkonen has a MSc in genetics and molecular biosciences from the University of Helsinki, currently committed to the exciting task of analyzing Saimaa ringed seal genome data at the…
Ghosts in the universe
It may be that not all black holes have formed in the usual way: massive stars collapsing under their gravitational pressure. During the Big Bang, large enough inhomogeneities in matter…
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