Category Archives: Communication

Dallas Murphy: Science story-teller (part 2)

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Mathew Stiller-Reeve

Last year Dallas Murphy published To The Denmark Strait, the story of the discovery of the ocean current called the North Icelandic Jet. Previously, I asked Dallas about this expedition, as well as his journey towards oceanography and science writing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, Communication, Ocean, Scicomm, Writing skills | Tagged Ben Harden, Dallas Murphy, Knorr, Multimedia, oceanographic observations, Rachel Fletcher, scicomm, Sindre Skrede, To The Denmark Strait, Woods Hole Oceanographic | 1 Comment

The dispatchers of knowledge

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Clemens Spensberger

Journal editors have a key role in the scientific process. By having the final decision on which papers appear in their journal, they act as gatekeepers to ensure that all contributions meet minimum requirements regarding innovation and cogency. Their decisions … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, Communication, Scicomm | Tagged bamos, Duncan Ackerley, editors, peer-review, Scientific journals, scientific legacy | Leave a comment

Discussing science writing and communication

Posted on March 10, 2014 by ClimateSnack

During the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Honolulu late last month, ClimateSnack and Resclim held a town hall event to discuss scientific writing and communication skills. The event was very well attended, with approximately 200-250 people.

Posted in Communication, Conference, Learning, Scicomm, Writing skills | Tagged Christie Wilcox, Christina Schallenberg, Heather Galindo, Kim Martini, Ocean Sciences, scicomm, science communication, Writing skills | Leave a comment

Dallas Murphy: Science story-teller

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Mathew Stiller-Reeve

I find myself often shying away from conversations about my research for the fear that I am going to bore people to death. I’m starting to realize that it might not be my science that will bore people. Maybe the … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Scicomm, Sea | Tagged Ben Harden, Dallas Murphy, North Icelandic Jet, Science stories, To The Denmark Strait, Woods Hole Oceanographic | 1 Comment

Africa’s Climate Challenges

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Rachel White

Africa is arguably the most diverse continent on Earth. This incredible land stretches across the equator from the northern extratropics to the southern; deserts keep company with rainforests and snow-capped mountains overlook savannas. Ancient tribal religions mix with Christianity and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, Communication, Conference, Forecasting, Future | Tagged adaptation, Africa Climate Conference, Climate change, forecasting, policy, Rachel White, social challenges | Leave a comment

Cough for Coal at COP19

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Gabriele Messori

by Isobel Braithwaite and Gabriele Messori Carrying a pair of giant pink lungs in front of the Polish Ministry of Economy wasn’t really where either of us had imagined we’d end up on a cold November morning. Why were we … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Climate, Communication, Conference, Future | Tagged Climate change, COP19, Health, UNFCCC, Warsaw | 1 Comment

ClimateSnack: The slow-burning conference

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Will Ball

In June, the remote town of Oulu in northern Finland was, for a brief time, the host for Space Climate 5. This was a gathering of space and climate researchers to present their work and discuss what it all means. … Continue reading →