Science deserves stories

About this episode

Ashley discusses the importance of storytelling in science and shares her experiences with various organizations.

First of all, in this episode you'll learn why Ashley has shipped ONE THOUSAND COCKROACHES through the mail. Second of all, Ashley shares about getting scientists to tell stories, taking risks to share knowledge, and doing science communication in places that don't look like a university campus. We talk about work with the following amazing organizations: Guerilla ScienceSASSY San DiegoCaveat NYCIf you want more science storytelling in your life, please check out The Story Collider.&nbs...

People in this episode

Host: Ashley

Topics covered

• science communication
• storytelling
• risk-taking
• education
• non-traditional science

Keywords

• science
• storytelling
• communication
• Guerilla Science
• Caveat NYC
• SASSY San Diego
• risk-taking
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Guerilla Science, SASSY San Diego, Caveat NYC, The Story Collider

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