Overly-honest AMA about scicomm stuff that’s gotta change


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Dec 07 2023 21 mins   2

REMINDER: We’re running another cohort of SciComm STEP next spring! Applications are live right now on our website (MeteorSciComm.org)! 🥳

In this fast-paced episode (with a few audio flickers, boo Wyoming wind that knocks out the internet), we make this honest podcast about scicomm with impact a bit #overlyhonest. We tackle:

  • Why we think academia still matters
  • Why people “valuing” scicomm ain’t what we need
  • The truth that professional development is too-often worse than no investment/change at all
  • A tough reality: there’s no one place to go to “level up” your scicomm career if you’re beyond-beginner
  • How we deal with (the unavoidable, we argue) jealousy of being advanced scicomm'ers
  • How to stop getting in your own way with your scicomm project/funding pitches

Dig in for yourself:

  • What’s a scicomm change you’re going to make in 2024?
  • And, what’s one honest thing about scicomm systems that you think needs to be said out loud?!

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