SciComm Actually: Caitlin Kight joins Real Scientists!
We are thrilled to round out 2017 with a curator who is here to remind us all why we’re here in the first place – to get science communication right. After completing her PhD, Caitlin...
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All About Kids: Josh Fergeus at Real Scientists
We are delighted to welcome our next curator, Josh Fergeus (@JoshFergeus), Councillor and PhD Candidate at the University of Melbourne. Josh is a social scientist and one of our first on @realscientists. Here’s Josh’s...
Minding our language: Stefan Frisch joins Real Scientists!
This week, we are extremely happy to welcome Stefan Frisch (@StefanAFrisch), a researcher in speech production and language at the University of South Florida, where he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication...
We’re gonna need a bigger prehistoric boat: Dana Ehret on sharks and turtles
Our next curator is Dr Dana Ehret (@drdanaehret), former Curator of Paleontology at Alabama Museum of Natural History and soon to be Assistant Curator of Natural History (beginning January) at the New Jersey State Museum. Here’s...
Trace This: Lisa Buckley, Palaeontologist for #Dinovember
Dr. Lisa Buckley is a palaeontologist and Curator & Collections Manager with the Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre based in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. Lisa searches the Canadian countryside for the tracks and traces...
Do computers see what I see?: thanks and farewell Julieta Martinez
Back in June, we were joined by Julieta Martinez (@yoknapathawa). Julieta PhD candidate in computer science at the University of British Colombia. Julieta applies computer science to the fascinating and relevant problem of object recognition, which can...
Ecosystems and Biodiversity: ecologist Jesse Miller curates Real Scientists!
We are pleased to have post-doctoral researcher Jesse Miller (@Texosporium) talking about botany and wildlife ecology on Real Scientists this week! Here is a short interview with Jesse: Why/How did you end up in...
Sciencey fieldwork forever: thanks and farewell Zarah Pattison
Zarah Pattison (@ZarahPattison) is a postdoctoral researcher in invasion biology and joined Real Scientists in early June. Zarah started her week with a bang, kicking off the #fieldworkhome hashtag, with folks from all over...
Heads Up: Neuroscientist Nipun Chopra talking Alzheimer’s and TBI
Post-doctoral fellow Dr. Nipun Chopra (@nipunchopra7) curates Real Scientists this week! He studies the neuroscience of Alzheimer’s and also works on traumatic brain injury (TBI) research. Here he is, in his own words: Why/How did you...
It’s folate to metabolise: thanks and farewell Nafisa Jadavji
At the end of May, we were joined by Nafisa Jadavji (@Nafisa_10). Nafisa is a postdoctoral neuroscience researcher and instructor at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. Nafisa shared with us, amongst other things, some...