Ask Me Anything Sessions on AskScience
What is AskScience?
/r/AskScience is a science-themed forum on the social networking site Reddit.
The forum has nearly 19 million subscribers and is still growing.
Registered Reddit users can post questions on AskScience and interact directly with scientists.
Scientists are tagged with their area of expertise on the forum.
The volunteer moderation team consists of people who work in STEM across a variety of disciplines and the forum is heavily moderated for content and civility.
What is an AMA?
AMA stands for “Ask Me Anything”. It is an online question-and-answer session and a longtime Reddit tradition.
We host AMAs on/r/AskScience for scientists and others who work in STEM.
AMAs allow interested members of the public to ask questions and receive answers in near-real time.
What are the benefits of the AMA format?
You're reaching a large audience! We have millions of subscribers who are interested in science.
Our AMAs can receive dozens of questions and are often viewed by tens of thousands of people.
Low cost, high impact outreach: you can do an AMA from anywhere you have internet access.
The format is conducive for discussion: you aren’t stuck with a short character limit, so you can give long and complete answers, and even answer follow-up questions.
It's easy to do an AMA as a team.
We moderate posts heavily to keep the discussion civil and on topic.
The posts remain archived and searchable on /r/AskScience.
I work in a STEAM field! Can I sign up for an AMA?
Thank you for your interest! Yes, we host AMAs for scientists and others who work in STEM, like science writers.
You can contact us using our form.
Please note that we generally schedule one AMA per day.
Not every AMA is right for AskScience, and the moderation team reserves the right to decline an AMA for any reason.
How do I do an AMA?
Once your AMA has been scheduled, you can use our AMA guide to get started.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to us if you need assistance. We are happy to help!