Outreach and science communication are among the most vital abilities of a scientist. Neither outreach nor science communication are a laser – they are not a single beam focusing on one thing. Outreach and science communication are a Swiss Army knife – so many components, each designed for particular tasks. They are the veritable ‘muti-tool’ for scientists.
Science communication and outreach is a modern frontier for today's scientists.
Make science communication a ‘native tongue’ for every successive generation; opposed to scientists that struggle to adapt, and risk going....extinct.
I've had the privilege to work with numerous wonderful SciCommers to produce several forms of paleontology-themed outreach, including:
I've known Ted and Annie of Rextooth Studios for years, and this is our first collaborative project (and more on the way!) Get it HERE!
In Episode 1 of this BBC special, I talk about "Dolly" the sick sauropod. (the first dinosaur found with a respiratory infection!)