SciComm Excellence
The National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications encourages high-quality #scicomm.
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- Science journalist and educator J.D. Allen is helping reshape how science stories are told by putting community needs and perspectives at the center of reporting. 📻 🎙️ Learn more about his civic science media framework: www.nationalacademies.org/news/civic-s... #scicomm
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- Wildfires don’t usually make us think about wine 🔥🍷 but maybe they should. 2025 #scicomm winner Nicola Twilley unpacks how smoke reshapes wine at the chemical level and how scientists are racing to understand and mitigate “smoke taint.” More at @newyorker.com: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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- Science isn’t just about equations and experiments, it’s an inherently creative way of understanding the world. @cbo.bsky.social, @clairelamman.bsky.social, @onlinekyne.bsky.social, @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social, and @joelbervell.bsky.social share how creativity drives discovery: youtu.be/ID480ACTu50
- Astronomers measured the mass of a free-floating planet without a star for the first time. 🪐 2024 award winner @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social describes a recent breakthrough that could enable further studies of “rogue” planets. Read more: www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie... #scicomm #astro
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- 2023 awardee @dr-brein.bsky.social brought neuroscience to #AGDQ as part of @labx.org’s special programming. During the game Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater, Ben served as the scientist commentator — connecting science with a global gaming audience. 🎮 Watch here: youtu.be/ckvrWZSsII0?... #scicomm
- 2023 award winner Simar Bajaj’s recent piece tells the story of a race against time and what it really takes to save an infant’s life through a heart transplant. 🫀 A powerful read on science, humanity, and the cutting edge of pediatric care. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/w... #medicine
- Filmmaker Eli Yetter-Bowman founded Ethereal Films to help solve problems with media, storytelling, and impact campaigns. We asked about their work with local communities and their perspective on science filmmaking in today's digital landscape: www.nationalacademies.org/news/from-il... #scicomm
- Everything depends on water. 💧 It underpins the systems that sustain life, but when polluted or mismanaged, it can also pose serious risks to human health and wellbeing. Learn how storytelling and community action can protect our coastlines, our health, and our future: youtu.be/8uMvACJf8vg #scicomm
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- How can we help science and facts travel farther and reach everyone who needs them? That was the key question at the heart of @pbsnews.org’s live Reddit AMA last week featuring 2025 award winner Rollie Williams of @climatetown.bsky.social. Watch the event at: www.pbs.org/newshour/sci... #scicomm
- Though some killer #whales are known to prey on dolphins 🐬 2024 award winner @alecluhn.com was on @newscientist.com’s podcast last week sharing a surprising finding — that orca whales and dolphins are working together to hunt salmon. Learn more: youtu.be/2dJubtCZhow?... #scicomm #marinescience
- In her upcoming book, The Edge of Space-Time, 2022 award winner @chanda.blacksky.app embraces cosmic wonder and draws on poetry and pop culture to take readers on a mind-altering journey to the boundaries of the universe. 🌌 Available for preorder: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817... #scicomm
- For millennia, humans have lived closely with plants 🌱 — yet the hidden world below ground has remained largely a mystery. In a new short film by @scicommlab.bsky.social, biologist José R. Dinneny literally shines a light on roots, bringing the unseen into view. Watch: youtu.be/vqZ3LT8sCIQ?...
- Environmental hazards don’t make headlines every day, but their impact on human health lasts for generations. @ycabreraoc.bsky.social, Fredrick Mugira and Eli Yetter-Bowman share why uncovering these risks is essential to creating a healthier, more equitable world. Watch here: youtu.be/q_ADHdP-FgA
- 2024 award winner @alecluhn.com’s recently released newsletter, Ice Mushroom, features ongoing climate stories from icy and mountainous places, highlighting how places like these are changing and the wild schemes to try to save them. Learn more: icemushroom.substack.com/p/coming-soon #scicomm
- Science touches every part of our lives — yet journalists around the world struggle for the space, trust, and resources needed to tell science stories. Andrea Obaid, Fredrick Migura, and @ycabreraoc.bsky.social discuss the barriers science journalists are facing: youtu.be/2Pogy1qkc8M #scicomm
- On Nov. 14th @nationalacademies.org & @schmidtsciences.bsky.social celebrated the 2025 winners of the Awards for Excellence in #SciComm. Learn more about the 24 winners whose creative storytelling and communication bring #STEM to people around the world: www.nationalacademies.org/news/nationa...
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- 2024 award winner @cbo.bsky.social will be part of an @issuesinst.bsky.social panel tomorrow from 3-4pm ET discussing science's "social contract." Tune in and register at: issues.org/event/was-sc... #scicomm #stem
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- Halloween is also #DarkMatterDay! 🎃🌌 Celebrate the invisible forces that shape our universe with @zacksavitsky.bsky.social, @clairelamman.bsky.social, and @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social. Studying the origins, elements, and mysteries of the cosmos — connects us all: youtu.be/xbrom_qFwsA #scicomm 💫
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- #ICYMI - yesterday our program welcomed 24 new award winners! 🏆🥳🎉 The #scicomm awards given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with Schmidt Sciences recognize excellent science journalists, research scientists, and science communicators. Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10...
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- Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social ! Learn more about the winners: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm
- @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social is a science reporter for @nytimes.com who writes about the universe and how the pursuit of understanding it impacts society. We asked her about covering #astronomy and #physics, shifting from research to journalism, and more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10...
- A new, free tool designed specifically for local journalists! 📝 The Science Reporting Navigator by @theopennotebook.bsky.social equips reporters on any beat to incorporate scientific evidence, voices, data, and context into their stories. Try it out: www.theopennotebook.com/science-repo...
- As a researcher, @stevenstrogatz.com sees #math everywhere — around us and inside us. 👀 ♾️ Read about his love of #mathematics, where it shows up in his everyday life, and what sparked his efforts to communicate about it: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08... #scicomm
- Ripple bugs are aquatic insects about the size of a grain of rice, and it turns out that they can surf! 🦟🏄 A recent discovery by team @bhamlalab.bsky.social found that these insects harness tiny fans to surf streams and glide across fast-flowing water. More at: bhamla.gatech.edu/project-blog...
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- From hip-hop inspired podcasts to science comics, new media storytelling can make complex topics in science not only accessible, but unforgettable. Award-winning sci-commers discuss how creative storytelling across mediums can engage different audiences. Watch here: youtu.be/Sff1WpZnkm8 #scicomm
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- @andyluttrell.bsky.social is a social psychologist studying people’s opinions and how they change. We asked Andy about social science, what sparked his efforts to communicate about it, and lessons from his podcast, Opinion Science. Read the full interview: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08...
- From clean water to air pollution, local journalism connects people to the issues that shape their lives. @ycabreraoc.bsky.social and Fredrick Mugira reflect on the importance of local journalism and covering local issues like pollution and public health. Watch here: youtu.be/Pgol5CuWIeg #scicomm
- @sapnaparikh.bsky.social is an award-winning journalist, artist, environmentalist, and visual storyteller with an incredible journey into #scicomm. 🎤📸 Learn more about Sapna and her path to science communication: youtu.be/35iwptmGCY4 #explorer #medicine #journalism
- To build healthier communities, scientists and science communicators have to meet people where they are. #scicomm award winners Calvin Mackie, Janina Jeff, and Elijah Yetter-Bowman share why communication is the cornerstone of better health outcomes. Watch here: youtu.be/vL0U_o9WY7E #publichealth
- Applications are open for the New Voices Program 2026–2028 cohort! Join a network of mid-career STEM leaders at the @nationalacademies.org tackling national and global challenges. 📅 Application Deadline: September 3, 2025 🔗 Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/new... #NewVoices #scipol
- Check out @andyluttrell.bsky.social's interview with fellow #scicomm awardee @alexdainis.bsky.social for his SciComm Summer series of the Opinion Science podcast!
- Are you a grad student or early-career STEM professional interested in learning about careers in science policy? Apply today for the 2026 #MirzayanFellowship at @nationalacademies.org, held March 2 – May 22, 2026! Learn more and apply by August 20, 2025: mirzayanfellow.nas.edu
- ⚛️ The physical sciences are part of everything we experience — from the forces that let us walk upright to the energy that powers our phones. @stevenstrogatz.com, @bhamlalab.bsky.social, and Janina Jeff discuss how the physical sciences shape our daily lives. Watch here: youtu.be/sKeNfJTMb-Y
- 🌱 Science belongs everywhere, and one of the best places to bring it to life is in your own neighborhood. Xavier Cortada, Calvin Mackie, @ycabreraoc.bsky.social, and Eli Yetter-Bowman discuss how #scicomm engagement starts by listening and meeting communities where they are. youtu.be/8BciEwKZd6E
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- 2024 award winner @onlinekyne.bsky.social is a drag queen and math communicator who makes educational videos on social media about math, science, history, and drag. 👑 ♾️ Watch here to learn more about Kyne and the hidden intersections of math and drag: youtu.be/ttMdJvG-P54 #scicomm #math
- As a gifted science communicator, Grace Huckins — a lecturer and award-winning science writer — covers neuroscience, AI, chronic illness, and other topics at the intersection of science, philosophy, and society. Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/06... #scicomm #neuroscience #AI
- “Math, Revealed,” a series by @stevenstrogatz.com, starts with an object, uncovers the #math behind it, and follows it to places you wouldn’t expect. In the first installment, Steven reveals taxicab geometry through the capabilities of an Etch A Sketch. More at: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
- 2024 award winner Dr. Sofia Castelló y Tickell (@sofiaatsea.bsky.social) is a British-Mexican marine conservation scientist and artist working across comedy, creative writing, film, and theater. 🪸🎭 Watch here: youtu.be/BCmU_SAy0lo #scicomm #comedy #WorldOceansDay
- Ever wondered what goes on behind-the-scenes to bring science stories to life? 🎥 🎨 From fieldwork and podcast recordings to unexpected moments that shaped their work, #SciComm awards winners are giving us a peek behind the curtain.
- #SciComm awards winner @zacksavitsky.bsky.social is a freelance science journalist who writes stories about our evolving understanding of the universe and our place within it. 🌌🪐 His reporting seeks to answer some of humanity's deepest questions. Watch here: youtu.be/j7ntz1K_vr4 #sciencejournalism
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- A new study for @pnas.org by 2023 #scicomm awards winner Saad Bhamla on the flamingo 🦩 feeding process can also be viewed as a comic at: bhamla.gatech.edu/comics #comics #sciart
