A recent paper (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02227-0) found that when a scientific explanation is poor (e.g. circular or vague), jargon makes it seem better.
This finding gives context to what we observed in online media coverage of alternative medicine (https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.82189). Over half the media articles used pseudoscientific jargon and vague claims to mimic scientific authority.
Jargon can be a powerful tool for persuasive nonsense.
What is a Preprint and Why Should I Care?
Toot 1: Preprints are not only a way for you to share your research fast, but also allow you to make your paper open access for free.
Wie kommunizieren wir Wissenschaft in Zeiten von Desinformation?
Bei der #EuroSTEMPeers25 diskutierte unser Kollege Dr. Tobias Maier @weitergen mit Expert:innen über Chancen & Herausforderungen moderner #Wissenschaftskommunikation. Danke für den wertvollen Austausch! 
Three new ERC Proof of Concept grants in Göttingen!
Congratulations to Professors Lutz Ackermann, Timo Betz and Jörg Enderlein and their teams! Initiatives to boost economy and society: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html?id=7866
ERC Grant funding to build on the innovation potential of their research findings #GreenTechnology #DrugDevelopment #BiomedicalImaging #MaterialsScience #Agriculture
Images thanks to Alexey Chizhik #ScienceCommunication
Big Biology Library
Listen to our latest episode “Call of the wild”, now available on Big Biology. Featuring Rae Wynn-Grant host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.
#Melbourne Friends!
Sydney event sold out tonight, but next week, we're bringing Katie down your way for several events, which are also close to selling out. Grab your tickets quick!
Here are the links:
1. Science Communication Panel feat. Dr Katie Mack, Dr Kirsten Banks, Dr Sara Webb, Rami Mandow and moderated by Prof. Alan Duffy. Event hosted at Swinburne University of Technology / OzGrav.
Tickets: https://www.ozgrav.org/event/science-communication-panel-telling-the-stories-of-the-universe/
2. Later that the evening at Swinburne and with OzGrav, Katie's public lecture on 'The End of Everything'.
Tickets: https://www.swinburne.edu.au/events/2025/07/public-lecture-featuring-dr-katie-mack.html/
3. Join Katie and Alicia Sometimes for a special Art meets Science event at The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas
Tickets: https://www.wheelercentre.com/events-tickets/season-2025/creating-the-universe
4. Katie is teaming up with Aussie QueersInScience scientists for a fun, science-in-the-pub evening, which will also feature Rami Mandow, Catriona Vi Nguyen-Robertson, Krystal De Napoli, Deanne Fisher and hosted by Chloe Mackallah.
Tickets: https://queersinscience.org.au/event/queer-astronomy-katie-mack/
All events are nearing 80% capacity, so you better jump in and grab a ticket soon, before they're all gone. Please share with your networks too!
New events announced: https://goettingen-campus.de/postdoc-event
Organised for researchers across Göttingen and everyone welcome. Postdoc Social on Thurs 10 July. Join researchers for a Walk&Talk on 25 July and check out the #ScienceCommunication club meet-ups.
#Interdisciplinary #GetOutOfTheLab #StrongerTogether
If you are a postdoc, get with the #GCPostdocNetwork: https://goettingen-campus.de/postdoc. We are already planning Göttingen’s #PostdocFair2026 on 12 March 2026
Folks in #Sydney, interested in #ScienceCommunication and near Macquarie Uni. - there's a fun SciComm panel tomorrow at lunch feat.
Dr Katie Mack (AstroKatie), me, Dr Paige Erpf & Prof. Ronika Power discussing why translating science matters.
[Free event but rego required]
Storms & Radiation began with a major challenge: the energy budget in our climate models was out of balance. Has that problem been solved?
Yes! In recent model development cycles, researchers identified and fixed the energy leaks. However, there’s more progress to highlight:
Thanks to higher-resolution models, we can now simulate #clouds more realistically. This has revealed that convective cloud organization plays a significant role in the Earth’s energy budget. 
An aerosol and dust scheme has been integrated into one of the models, enabling us to study climate effects from pre-industrial times to the present.
Studies of extreme precipitation confirm that such events increase by 7% per degree of warming, in line with theoretical predictions.
Increasing model resolution brings simulations closer to physical theory.
These findings enhance our understanding of the Earth system and improve the reliability of #ClimateModels for future planning.
Watch the full video by Frida Bender on the outcomes of the Storms & Radiation group here: https://nextgems-h2020.eu/media-library/?medium_id=2027
Don't forget to share your thoughts with us!
Böööörlin!
Ich lasse mich in #ScienceCommunication aufschlauen, damit ich in Zukunft besser mit Online-Trollen umgehen kann und die Projektleitung in Krisen besser unterstützen kann.
Our newest #ScienceCommunication editorial covers the discovery of the first fossil felid cubs in Uruguay 
Read the editorial here: https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2025.2529106
Read the original paper: https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2025.2513882
Please don't misunderstand me: I'm not saying that this is something we shouldn't do. I think it's something we have to do.
But I think the people who do #sciencecommunication need to prepare themselves for a new onslaught of weaponized stupidity.
The link above mentions how science was done more publicly during COVID. I'm sure the editors meant something different, but the entire US scientific community is being destroyed right now because of what happened then.
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Video alert! Our latest multimedia piece is out and we are excited to share it with you 
What is this video about?: The visualizations in this video provide a colorful and creative representation of our modelling endeavors. Additionally, the captivating images demonstrate the playful fluctuations of various components of our Earth system, including clouds, aerosols, thermal radiation, and temperature, over the course of the present and future years — specifically between 2021 and 2030.
Video creation: This illustrative work has been produced with the Earth System models used by #nextGEMS: ICON and IFS-FESOM. #ICON is a model was developed by the @MPI_Meteo and the German Climate Computing Center, while hashtag#IFS-FESOM developed by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
Don't miss out on this visual #ClimateModelling venture! Watch out video here: https://nextgems-h2020.eu/media-library/?medium_id=2016 
"Wir sch***** auf Wissenschaft!"
Zumindest Luisa und Ramona ;) Wir sind mal wieder unterwältigt, was für Schwurbel seinen Weg nach draußen findet 
Ansonsten mit grünem Gold, KI-Wahrnehmung und linksseitigen Katzen. Viel Spaß beim Hören 
https://minkorrekt.de/mi352-linksruesselig/
Practical guide: Getting policymakers to consider your research
https://opensocial.at/display/59c238fc-1468-61b0-cfb7-e81897331153
How do I maintain my patience when an old friend has lost touch of reality to the extent his (maybe?) earnest questions annoy the shit out of me?
Dude used ChatGPT to send me a WaPo article which attempts to calm the "climate alarmist" (quotes mine, not the article's) because climate has always been changing. Here is the link (I can't read the article, nor even see who wrote it, because I am not a subscriber, but I can see the graphic):
#ClimateCastatrophe
#ClimateChange
#ClimateDenial
#ScienceCommunication
I hope your writing finds a new, long-term home, @metaphornerd.
ITRN Online Workshop on Data Visualization
Join Prof. Tracey Weissgerber (QUEST, BIH@Charité) to learn how to identify and fix common issues in scientific figures — from bar graphs to flow charts.
June 27 | 
14:00 CEST | 
Online
Watch the prep video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT8SecE1-S0&list=PLWb8IFSVeQ62NbG-u4vQlh4srFcC2KH5g
Free, registration required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/zd9ib9fWRbK3RjC-CX9_5Q
Save the date! Our next IRIS Insights is coming up this Thursday, June 26 at 2:00 PM (CEST).
We’re delighted to welcome Prof. Monilola Olayioye, who will speak on: "Tumors in Dishes: New Opportunities for Personalized Medicine"
In her talk, Prof. Olayioye will explore how patient-derived tissue samples can be used to advance cancer treatment. She’ll share insights from the 3R-US team on developing human tumor models – often called “tumors in dishes” – and how they are applied in the lab to test new therapies. The talk will also highlight approaches like bioprinting, alternatives to animal testing, and cancer biotherapeutics designed to activate the immune system.
The goal: more personalized and more effective cancer therapies.
This is the third talk in our IRIS Insights series, which showcases interdisciplinary research from the IRIS community and provides a space for dialogue across fields.
Thursday, 26 June
2:00 PM (CEST)
Join via Webex – link in bio/comments
Language: English
We’re looking forward to an inspiring session and hope to see you online!
#IRISInsights #CancerResearch #3R #PersonalizedMedicine #Bioprinting #TumorModels #ScienceCommunication #SRFIRIS #UnivStuttgart
#BiomedicalResearch #Immunotherapy #FutureOfMedicine #TranslationalResearch #HumanTissueModels #NoAnimalTesting #OpenScience
#LifeSciences #HealthInnovation #AcademicTalk #InterdisciplinaryResearch #MedicalInnovation #WomenInScience #ScienceEvent #UniversityResearch
IRIS Board of Directors
Prof. Dr. André Bächtiger
Prof. Dr. Reinhold Bauer
Prof. Dr. Sibylle Baumbach
Dr. Miriam K.
Prof. Dr. @ai Staab
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Maria Wirzberger
Everyone loves the story of an underdog, and Dr. Luiz Bertassoni shared part of his remarkable story of perseverance in our latest podcast episode! He covered his academic training spanning 3 continents, his research applying engineering tools to biology to study cancer and regenerative medicine, his favorite scientific travels, building an innovative new research center, his love of surfing and music, and more.
https://www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-luiz-bertassoni/
This episode was made possible with support from Innovative Research.
