Live Talk from Baltimore
Live Talk from Baltimore Unconventional ways of communicating science — a live talk I am giving in less than 30 minutes and which is broadcasted online from the Space Telescope Science Institute in...
View ArticleWhat is a flame?
If you ever want to explain what a flame is to your kids or students, then this is just the right video to do it! And if you ever need an example of a competition to explain science to 11 years olds,...
View ArticleThe Full Dome Database
I have discovered this database of full dome shows just a while ago and I wanted to share it with you. A nice resource to both look for new shows for your planetarium, but also advertise your shows if...
View ArticleATV Albert Einstein in a hip hop video from ESA
As with any attempt on behalf of scientists and science communicators to be cooler, ESA’s initiative for a hip hop video featuring the Albert Einstein ATV has good and bad reviews. I like it and give...
View ArticleDo you have an IMAX dome and you want to promote it?
This video will do the job for you!
View ArticleCommunicating Astronomy with the Public 2013, Warsaw, Poland
This Monday CAP2013 kicks off in Warsaw, Poland with a programme packed with activities I can’t wait to take part in. To quote the organisers, CAP “aims to showcase the fantastic use of astronomy and...
View ArticleHow Millennials can become your communication channel
The 14th issue of Communicating Astronomy with the Public (the CAPjournal) is now out! Inside I have an article on adopting a different perspective on what makes a communication channel and how it can...
View ArticleHow to promote the need for NEO surveillance programmes
I only discovered this video recently, though it’s quite old (September 2013). In case you haven’t seen it yet, check out how an ad for the need to have Near Earth Objects (NEO) surveilance and...
View ArticleShould you have rules on Facebook?
Source: telegraph.co.uk Social media is not an easy place to be, like with any place where you are exposed to thousands of people who can say just about anything about you and your brand. While it...
View ArticleHow to tag a Facebook page
I know most of you know this, but I am writing this blog post for very selfish reasons :) I often time interact with partners where we agree to tag each other’s Facebook pages. In the past, I had to...
View ArticleWhere can you study science communication?
Students of Prof. A. Gerber, from the Rhine-Waal University in Germany have just launched a beta-version of a global search engine for science communication degree programmes. Still being developed,...
View ArticleTwitter breaks the 140 characters limit
Twitter has confirmed that it’s going to allow more than 140 characters on tweets in the coming months. There’s a trick though. The message itself will continue to be 140 characters long, but Twitter...
View ArticleFacebook Messenger Codes
In April this year, Facebook announced a couple of changes for its Messenger, as it reached 900 million active users monthly. You can read more details here, but the summary of that would be: Messenger...
View ArticleFacebook is introducing face recognition in Europe
Scrolling on my Facebook Timeline today, I spotted a notification from Facebook among friends’ updates saying: Hi Oana, we’re always working to make Facebook better, so we’re adding more ways to use...
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