About this episode

The episode features a discussion with members of SNAP about their efforts to engage early-career scientists with the public and policymakers.

For this episode, we were joined by Anna Rader Groves, Amanda Finn, and Alex Rich from the Scientist Network for Advancing Policy, or SNAP. They were here to discuss their recent special report in BioScience that describes the grassroots coalition and some of its important work in helping early-career scientists reach the general public and policymakers. Sign up for the SNAP newsletter. Learn more about Stance on Science. Volunteer with Stance on Science. More information about AIBS workshops and programs, including Congressional Visits, Communications Bootcamps, and Writing for Impact and Influence, can be found here .

People in this episode

Guests: Anna Rader Groves, Amanda Finn, Alex Rich

Topics covered

• early-career scientists
• public engagement
• policy advocacy
• grassroots coalition
• science communication

Keywords

• early-career scientists
• public engagement
• policy
• SNAP
• science communication
• grassroots coalition
• BioScience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scientist Network for Advancing Policy, BioScience, AIBS

More episodes of BioScience Talks

• Type Localities and Topotypes, with Prosanta Chakrabarty and Bruno Soares · July 17, 2026 · 34 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the BioScience Talks podcast page.