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23 Nov, 5 tweets, 4 min read
I (@fancycomma) have tried to help people understand COVID-19-related science by publishing helpful explainers on my website with my friend @TheSharedScope. Check it out here: fancycomma.com/covid-19/ #PandemicSciComm
Most recently, we published a blog on what "vaccine efficacy" means: fancycomma.com/2020/11/21/wha… @TheSharedScope
Here's our guide to how the most promising COVID-19 vaccines work: fancycomma.com/how-do-covid-1… #PandemicSciComm @TheSharedScope
We've written about anti-vaxxers with @SeekingSci: seekingscience.org/debunking-5-an… #PandemicSciComm @TheSharedScope @fancycomma
@TheSharedScope also does a weekly newsletter recapping all of the COVID-19 vaccine news that comes out every week. You can sign up for her updates at thesharedmicroscope.com/vaccine-newsle…. #PandemicSciComm

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IAmSciComm | Sheeva Azma @fancycomma Profile picture
24 Nov
Hello, #SciComm friends! Today I'm tweeting on how to talk to lawmakers about science! This info mostly comes from working in Congress and being a @SfNtweets Early Career Policy Fellow. - @fancycomma

Remember Schoolhouse Rock? This song is my jam! #SciPol
The good news about science advocacy is that it's pretty easy to engage your local Members of Congress on the important issues -- it's their job to listen! Science funding, especially biomedical science, enjoys bipartisan support in Congress.
The difficult part is knowing how to do #SciencePolicy or #SciPol effectively. That's what I'm here to help with today!
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IAmSciComm | Sheeva Azma @fancycomma Profile picture
9 Sep
Let talk graphic, poster and infographic design!

What does this involve? Most of it is contrast and fonts but spacing and layout can also come into it.
How can you figure out what colors have good contrast?

Rule of thumb is opposites for background and foreground. One light, one dark.
But how can you check if your images have good contrast?

Luckily there are many different websites out there that can check contrast of graphics and websites for you!

Here's some examples of websites you can use to check contrast [webpage 1] contrastchecker.online
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IAmSciComm | Sheeva Azma @fancycomma Profile picture
7 Sep
This 🧵 is going to be a glossary to cover some terms that I am going to use this week. I'll add to it during the week if I forget any today and feel free to add your own below if I've missed any you think are important!
What is a screen reader?

It is assistive technology that can be used by the visually impaired, visually/hearing impaired (d/Deaf) or those with dyslexia & other cognitive disabilities. It converts text documents either from text to voice or from text to braille.
What is alt text (alternative text)?
It is a text description of an image, graphic, gif or similar visual material that allows screen-readers to interpret & describe them. If you don't include alt text then a screen-reader can't interpret the image. It says 'image' & moves on.
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IAmSciComm | Sheeva Azma @fancycomma Profile picture
7 Sep
So what is universal design?

Universal design is a concept where the environment is built to be as inclusive as possible by design. It can accessed, used, interacted with and understood by as many people as possible irregardless of age, disability or other any other factors. Graphic of a blackboard with the words accessible science co
'Environment' is basically your situation. Universal design can be applied to a building, a lab, a course, presentation, report, demonstration, poster, and as many other things as you can think of.

The point is accessibilty is built into the design and not an afterthought.
There are 7 principles of universal design(ud)
1. Equitable use - if it needs to be altered the alteration is identical/ equivalent & has the same security & safety of original.

2. Flexible use - can be adapted to suit needs (eg) product can be used by left & right handed people
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IAmSciComm | Sheeva Azma @fancycomma Profile picture
8 Aug
I (@danieljamesyon) have really enjoyed curating @iamscicomm this week, talking about the psychology and neuroscience of action and interaction. Here’s a thread to link together what we discussed 🧵
On Monday we introduced the idea of ‘cognitive science’ - and how different disciplines combine to understand how the mind works
On Tuesday, we spoke about what data about the brain can (and cannot) tell us about conscious intentions and free will.
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IAmSciComm | Sheeva Azma @fancycomma Profile picture
6 Aug
Evidence suggesting newborn babies could copy adults led scientists to believe that our ability to imitate must be innate. In fact, studies on neonatal imitation are a cautionary tale that bold claims in science need careful tests. A thread 🧵
In a now-famous study, Meltzoff and Moore found that when adults protruded their tongues or opened their mouth to a group of newborn babies (2-3 weeks old), the babies were more likely to produce the same actions back.
This was exciting as - despite appearences - this facial imitation is a rather sophisticated cognitive achievement, translating seen but unfelt actions from another into felt but unseen motor programs of your own face.
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