Beware the bad survey: Science literacy isn’t as bad as the statistics make...
Read the catchy one-line statistics that circulate in the headlines and on social media and you’d be forgiven for thinking that public understanding of science is in a sorry state. A few months back,...
View ArticleThe Journal: The Instrument that Shapes Science and Academia
By Anna Gielas No matter whether you study medicine or biology, law or art, neuroscience or history — there is one instrument that we all share: the journal. Learned journals play a pivotal role in...
View ArticleScientists Behaving Badly (On Social Media)
By Brett Buttliere It is generally undisputed that Twitter and other social information exchange websites are changing the landscape of science and communication. The value that these platforms offer...
View ArticleUpdate on ‘PLOS Science Wednesday’ redditscience AMA series, upcoming...
After seven PLOS Science Wednesday “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) sessions on redditscience, we’re pleased to report that this pilot PLOS science communication vehicle has received a robust community response...
View ArticleResearch Matters
Research Matters is a new article series in which active scientists speak directly about why basic research in their field matters. It bridges the gap between academic research and the public by...
View ArticleWhen the Science is Not Enough: Communicating the Consensus on Climate Change
To highlight our coverage of the 2015 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting (#ESA100) and an updated PLOS Responding to Climate Change Collection, PLOS Blogs invited atmospheric physicist and...
View ArticleAnnouncing the PLOS Early Career Travel Award Recipients
Experience in presenting research findings and participating in the scientific dialogue are important aspects to the professional development of researchers early in their careers. In support of their...
View ArticleThe National Academy Takes On Science Communication and GMOs
by David Shifrin How can scientists engage with members of the public to empower decision- making and participation in public policy? So asked the National Research Council as the premise for its...
View Article12 Months in Synthetic Biology
by David Shifrin Science hit an inflection point somewhere in the past 10–15 years. We reached a point where all (or at many) of the pieces that go into discovery — these include hard technologies like...
View Article2014-2015 PLOS Progress Update Available
Each year PLOS releases a Progress Update, an annual overview of innovations, activities and journal highlights that provide insight into how the organization is moving scientific communication and...
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