Science and Society
For science to benefit humanity, we must support more than research itself. The Kavli Foundation is committed to ensuring the people, processes and products of science contribute meaningfully to society. Read more about our work at kavlifoundation.org/science-and-society.
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Kavli SciComm Essentials
Expand your skills in public engagement and science communication through a suite of offerings throughout 2022. From media training and data visualization to relationship building and inclusion, there is something for everyone in this year’s program.
These events are open to graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff – anyone affiliated with a Kavli Institute is invited to join.
The Kavli Foundation plans to offer a Kavli SciComm Essentials Certificate through this program – more details will be available soon.
Kavli SciComm Essentials Certificate
Through the Kavli SciComm Essentials Certificate program, The Kavli Foundation will honor the time and effort Kavli community members make when they participate in Kavli SciComm Essentials.
Eligibility for this Certificate will require participation in 50% of the events and full details can be found here.
Kavli SciComm Essentials Certificate
Registration is open now for all remaining 2022 events!
The Power of Narrative
The Story Collider
4-HOUR WORKSHOP
Friday, September 23, 2022 | 10AM PT / 1PM ET
Do you want to learn the theory behind why storytelling is an effective tool for science communication?
You will leave this workshop with an understanding of the basics of story structure and composition in addition to intensive, personalized editing and coaching on story development and delivery.
How to Give a Good Talk
The Science Communication Lab
3-HOUR WORKSHOP
Thursday, September 29, 2022 | 9AM PT / 12PM ET
Do you want to learn how to give a better talk? Join this workshop to learn how to identify your goal(s), audience(s), core message, ‘so what?’ and distill your message. You will leave this workshop knowing how to clearly present your data, the art of good slide design, and how to connect with your audience.
Culturally Relevant SciComm: Webinar and Workshop
Ciencia Puerto Rico
1.25-HOUR WEBINAR AND DISCUSSION
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | 9AM PT / 12PM ET REGISTER HERE
This seminar will introduce culturally relevant science communication and explore how it can be a tool for effective and inclusive communication and engagement.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 | 9AM PT / 12PM ET REGISTER HERE
This workshop will allow you to dive deeper into principles and strategies of culturally relevant science communication that you can apply to your own science communication—from giving a public lecture, to media interviews, to engaging non-expert publics with science.
Creating Connections: An Introduction to the Alda Method
The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science
2-HOUR TRAINING
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 | 1PM PT / 4PM ET
Are you hoping to improve your science communication skills? Do you want to learn to make your messages memorable, recognize and understand when to use jargon, develop your message, and project an engaging presence online or in person?
Join us as we learn strategies for responsive listening, empathic communication, and experiment with techniques to build trust and engage others in science.
The Essentials Online – the Alda Method
The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science
3-HOUR TRAINING
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | 12PM PT / 3PM ET
Join this workshop to hone your communication skills by exploring effective and engaging science communication practices.
You will learn to apply strategic communication tools and make your messages clear and memorable, resulting in more meaningful connections with your audiences.
Data Visualization Workshop
Liminal Creations
FOUR 1-HOUR WORKSHOPS
Friday, November 4, 2022 | 1PM PT / 4PM ET
Friday, November 11, 2022 | 1PM PT / 4PM ET
Friday, November 18, 2022 | 1PM PT / 4PM ET
Friday, December 2, 2022 | 1PM PT / 4PM ET
Participate in constructive group discussions to create better figures and more effectively display your data. You will leave this series with improved skills in data visualization grounded in design theory and current best practices. This series will feature Francisco Guerrero and Maryam Zaringhalam.
Media Interviews: Workshop
Liminal Creations
2-HOUR WORKSHOP REGISTER HERE
Monday, November 14th | 11AM PT / 2PM ET
Under guidance from journalism experts Maddie Sofia and Julia Furlan, Professor at The New School and podcast host at NPR and Vox, this workshop will help you understand, negotiate, and prepare for roles as media sources by exploring how to maintain a conversational presence under the pressure of an interview, and strengthening relevant conversational skills.
To ensure you hear about new and upcoming events, please join our mailing list by emailing Science.and.Society@kavlifoundation.org.
Leading public engagement with science expert Jeanne Garbarino, PhD, Director of RockEDU Science Outreach at The Rockefeller University will partner with us throughout this program.
Previous Events
Science and Society Discussion 1
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Public Engagement with Science: Connections between Research and Practice
Our opening webinar: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Public Engagement with Science: Connections between Research and Practice, took a critical look at how public engagement does—and does not—uphold diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The desire to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in science often manifests as public engagement. In the spirit of scientific inquiry, we must ask: How do we know if our engagement efforts actually impact DEI in a positive way?
Jeanne Garbarino moderated this captivating discussion with Angela Calabrese Barton, Rick Crouse and Matthew Bothwell.
Science and Society Discussion 2
Building a Community: Mobilizing your Peers and Leveraging your Resources
Our second webinar: Building a Community: Mobilizing your Peers and Leveraging your Resources, explored how scientists build community by motivating their colleagues and capitalizing on existing resources to strengthen their science engagement.
Jeanne Garbarino moderated this captivating discussion with Susan Renoe, Susan Magsamen, and César Vargas.
Watch the recording to find out more!
Science and Society Discussion 3
Understanding People’s Relationship with Science:
A Conversation with Polling and Survey Experts
While polls have shown us that Americans maintain a positive view of both science and scientists, scientists express concern about eroding trust in science against the backdrop of issues like vaccines and climate change.
In the third Science and Society Discussion, we heard from Chris Volpe and Cary Funk, two experts who are working to understand the intersection of science and society at a national level. They shared trends and new data, provided insights on burning questions about people’s trust in science, and participated in a discussion on the incredible nuance around engaging our many publics in science, and how this information can help inform engagement strategies.
Watch the recording to find out more!
Creating Connections: An Introduction to the Alda Method
TUESDAY, MARCH 22ND, 2022 | 8AM – 10AM PT / 11AM – 1PM ET
Are you hoping to improve your science communication skills? Do you want to learn to develop your message, make your messages memorable, recognize and understand when to use jargon, and project an engaging presence online or in person?
In Creating Connections: An Introduction to the Alda Method from The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, we learned strategies for responsive listening, empathic communication, and experiment with techniques to build trust and engage others in science.
The Essentials Online
TUESDAY, APRIL 19TH, 2022 | 10AM PT – 1PM PT / 1PM ET – 4PM ET
In The Essentials Online from The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, we honed our communication skills by exploring effective and engaging science communication practices.
By applying strategic communication tools we learned to make messages clear and memorable, resulting in more meaningful connections with audiences.
A Compassionate Scientist’s Toolkit
TUESDAY, MARCH 29TH, 2022 | 9AM – 10 AM PT / 12PM – 1PM ET