And that’s it: five years as Education and Science Adviser to the President of Estonia. With mostly symbolic power, there’s little you can do directly. But the right words at the right moment can matter more than laws or regulations. I hope that’s what we achieved for education and mental health.

I made an exhibition! "Tangible Climate", opened yesterday at the University of Tartu Natural History Museum, is about the causes and consequences of climate change. As a curator, my aim was to convert scientific facts into engaging exhibits and compelling stories. Quite happy with the outcome.

New book chapter out: With co-author Sanna Kivimäki, we argue that in small countries, trust towards science is closely linked to the language policies of #scicomm. There is a dilemma: fluency in English dominated academic world or local impact, requiring knowledge of the local language and context.

Next September, Estonia will give most of its high school students access to the latest LLM models in a push to transform education. The initiative will also train teachers in how to use the models for supporting the development of thinking, rather than dumbing it down. news.err.ee/1609614773/p...

The same in science communication

Technology Connections@techconnectify.bsky.social · 2y ago

The most important thing I can tell everyone that I've learned from being a YouTuber who explains how stuff works is that each and every time I thought "this is common knowledge and doesn't need to be explained" I was wrong.

My many new followers may have missed the news that I defended my PhD a few months ago. Under the title “Mediatization of scientists: process, indicators, impact”, I explored the changing interaction patterns of scientists and journalists in #scicomm. It all started with an Estonian satellite. 1/

I have a post-doc position to study the effect of AI on education. How can we ensure that AI tools enhance natural intelligence? The position is a part of the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence. Please repost - not easy to get people to work in Estonia 🥶 #edusky #neuroAI

I'm reading The Naked Ape (1967) by Desmond Morris and this is how he opens the book: "This book is intended for a general audience and authorities have therefore not been quoted in the text. To do so would have broken the flow of words and is a practice suitable only for a more technical work." 1/7

Teenagers today are no longer inspired by Greta Thunberg, I heard from the educators at Climate House by the Norway Museum of Natural History. She is rather associated with civil disobedience to which they oppose. Now, climate engagement among young people is declining.

This is the first bird extinction in mainland Europe in 500 years. 1400 birds are globally threatened with extinction. 230 are Critically Endangered. The Slender-billed Curlew is just the latest in over 200 bird extinctions since 1500. 😢🪶🧪

Josh Luke Davis 🏳️‍🌈@joshlukedavis.com · 2y ago

well, here it is lads after combing through some 1,400 records, it looks like the slender-billed curlew is indeed extinct and the last known photo taken in 1995 was probably at the point it slipped beneath the waves 🦉🧪 www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

I was invited to review the book "50 essentials on science communication" for the journal Public Understanding of Science. I conclude that the book has many strengths but does not fully reflect current best practices in the field. Read the review here: medium.com/scicomm-book...

50 Essentials on Science Communication

Review by Arko Olesk

medium.com

I will defend my PhD thesis tomorrow. Under the title “Mediatization of scientists: process, indicators, impact”, I explore the changing interaction patterns of scientists and journalists in #scicomm. Check out the full text here: researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) MEDIATIZATION OF SCIENTISTS: PROCESS, INDICATORS, IMPACT

PDF | Increasingly, “the demand to communicate with the public has become part of [scientists’] legitimating exercises” (Weingart, 2012). Visibility of... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

researchgate.net

One takeaway from the first day of the Munich science communication evaluation conference: the first reason why #sciencecommunication need evaluation is because it pushes us to define communication objectives and reflect on them.

Wissenschaft im Dialog@w-i-d.de · 3y ago

Los geht's mit der Konferenz "Evaluation in der Wissenschaftskommunikation" gemeinsam mit dem @mscl.bsky.social. 🎉 Unsere Kolleg*innen der #ImpactUnit sind dabei und freuen sich auf den Austausch mit euch - come say hi! 👋 #Evaluation #Wisskomm

Hmm... that's not too encouraging for the hope that in social media #scicomm can engage groups outside the circle already interested in science: "Instagram and Facebook show lower engagement when mentioning the scientific community".

Silke Fürst@sfuerst.bsky.social · 3y ago

Which factors influence user engagement on social media? How does this engagement differ across universities & platforms? Isabel Sörensen, @dnvglr.bsky.social, @mss7676.bsky.social and I analyzed 42.006 posts on Facebook, Instagram and X from all 42 Swiss universities. 📰 doi.org/10.1080/0884...

#scicomm "activities lack clarity and purposefulness when viewed as a formality and not an organic part of the actual activities of a project. It means that science communication activities with “Excel table syndrome” do not contribute to their quality or impact." jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...

Call to #SciComm practitioners and anyone keen for greater citizen engagement with research. The EU project COALESCE invites you to be part of our community of practice, where you can be part of building the future EU Competence Centre for science communication. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#HiSciSky. I'm a science communication PhD student (although distracted from research by third mission activities, and two small kids). I hope for a lively #SciComm community, and also follow discussions on environmental communication, science and sustainability education, and science in society.