How to Prepare for an Elevator Speech
By Erin Cooper, Washington State University Vancouver Neuroscience student From http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/technobabble You dodge behind a corner and peek around it, keeping your gaze on your...
View ArticleClarity and vividness in scientific journalism
By Bradley Dowling, WSU Vancouver Neuroscience student Alan Alda, From: http://www.anu.edu.au/events/an-evening-with-alan-alda-getting-beyond-a-blind-date-with-science I vividly remember summer...
View ArticleHow hard is it to spot the truth?
By Andrea Lee, WSU Vancouver Neuroscience student Many people I talk to are convinced that they are not only excellent judges of character but that they can easily spot the difference between fact and...
View ArticleScience News and Fact-Checking
By Tanya Makarenko, WSU Vancouver Neuroscience student Many of us rely on the internet for current news, and thankfully the internet provides just that and more. By more I mean information like bacon...
View Article“Posterizing” Your Data
By Tammy Hilgendorf, WSU Vancouver Neuroscience Student As a scientist you are known for your brains, but to be successful you must be able to present your findings in a meaningful way. Many times, it...
View ArticleWorking with visual aids
By Kathleen Darling, WSU Vancouver Neuroscience student One of the most prevalent struggles in the scientific community today, regardless of discipline, is that of getting your message across. After...
View ArticleAffordable & Professional Scientific Communication 101
By Cole Dawson, WSU Vancouver Neuroscience student http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/sbdtc/people/students/2007/robert_gardner/courses/neuroscience2009/photos/ When you need to present information to a...
View ArticleNeurocriminology: What can a brain scan tell us about criminal behavior?
By Hannah Turner, WSU Vancouver Neuroscience student What if I were to tell you that neuroscience could predict whether an adolescent was likely to grow up to be a criminal? Or that scanning the...
View ArticleNeurodiversity
By Sterling Gray, WSU Vancouver Neuroscience student If you would have asked me what neurodiversity was a couple months ago, I would most likely guess that it had something to do with the study of...
View ArticleThe Adversity of Neurodiversity
By Joseph Seuferling, WSU Vancouver Neuroscience student “My name is (insert name here), and I’m an addict”. Chances are that you’ve never heard this introductory statement unless you’re a regular...
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