I’d like to say the same thing to you as I did in my speech: for the past year+, we have all struggled to make sense of a global crisis while attempting to survive it. We will continue to cope with it all for years. (1/3)
We only survive together. We need each other so incredibly much, in so many ways.
Ed estimates that the work he was honored for had him talking with more than three hundred sources(!)
I’ve been thinking about these connections, these starry webs, these “rete mirabile”
Ed’s writing is luminous, but those beautiful words grow from a beautiful foundation. The way he elicits people’s ideas, sifts them, clarifies them, finds a way to tame the incomprehensible without pretending it is simple or easy. He is generous & light-hearted, wise but humble.
Popularity is not a proxy for quality and neither are awards. We are so lucky to have you just doing your work, @edyong209.
It is a joy to see the very best person honored for such clarity delivered in a moment of great need. I know what it cost you. I am so proud. I love you.
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I thought very hard about how to use the precious time and attention a few hundred people gave me in my keynote this morning. I have heard countless #scicomm talks, but relatively little about #sensemaking, and I wanted to unite the two. A thread with highlights of my talk: 🧵
1. Although we have wildly disparate disciplinary perspectives, professional roles, and lived experiences, I know everyone who attends a #scicomm lecture shares one thing: constraints. Limited time, training, resources, or emotional bandwidth for doing the work.
2. If we are in search of #scicomm efficiencies, our best step is to examine foundational beliefs. What are the core principles and strategies that drive all your tactics? Let's start there - even (perhaps especially) seasoned veterans benefit from revisiting our assumptions.
I have no patience with #scicomm advice that says “You’re doing it wrong.” I wrote this piece for friends who feel helpless or overwhelmed.
There is SO MUCH good you can do in fight against #COVID19. It’s part science, part information hygiene, part psychological first aid.
My whole career has been in science communication. I’ve focused on applying the science of #scicomm - research on how people search for information, form judgments, and decide what to do.
There are few easy answers and no magic bullets. But here’s what helps me: