Running Laboratory Meetings

0000-0003-1823-8642 When I started my research group, I realized that I had to have lab meetings and that there were many approaches to these gatherings. One of the first things to arrange is the schedule.

Recognizing “Spin” in the Scientific Literature

0000-0001-8462-0271 “The wheel is turning and you can’t slow down You can’t let go and you can’t hold on You can’t go back and you can’t stand still If the thunder don’t get you then

Reproducibility and Recognition: One year later

This blog is authored by PLOS staff with contributions by Lenny Teytelman, protocols.io CEO. For many scientists, there is a common frustration with methods sections of research papers that lack sufficient details, which are necessary

Five Kinds of STEM-themed Nonfiction Books for Kids

0000-0003-1823-8642 By Melissa Stewart It’s a great time for children’s nonfiction! In recent years, these books have undergone exciting and dramatic changes, evolving into five distinct categories. Who can benefit from understanding the characteristics of

US to leave the Paris Climate Accords: What now for ecologists? | PLOS Ecology Community

0000-0002-8715-2896 UPDATED June 1, 2017 Well he’s gone and done it. In light of President Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the 2016 Paris Climate Change Accord, PLOS Ecology will focus our blogging this

Your Top 15 in ’15: Most popular on PLOS BLOGS Network

thumbnail-690x320By Victoria Costello, PLOS Senior Social Media & Community Editor With 2.3 million visitors reading more than 600 new posts on PLOS BLOGS Network over the past year, this last week of 2015 seems a good

Home is where science communication begins

By Robin Garcia Image by Eden, Janine and Jim on Flickr As the holiday season draws near in the aftermath of the COP21 Paris Climate Conference, many of us will discuss climate change and global

Home is where science communication begins

By Robin Garcia Image by Eden, Janine and Jim on Flickr As the holiday season draws near in the aftermath of the COP21 Paris Climate Conference, many of us will discuss climate change and global

The Sexual Transmission of Ebola: Scicomm as a matter of life and death – Pt 2 of 2

SurvivorTalk1_eBy Ida Jooste, Internews “The resurgence of Ebola in Liberia in late June 2015, seven weeks after the country had been declared Ebola free, put a spotlight on how the disease is transmitted, and brought the

Where Does Ebola Come From? Communicating Science as a Matter of Life and Death – Part 1 of 2

eb  must go bbBy Ida Jooste, Internews When I was in Liberia in June this year, just one month after the country had been declared “Ebola-free,” I noticed how often I heard the phrase “that was before Ebola”