Stand-up science
The St. Louis FameLab, a science communication competition sponsored by National Geographic and NASA, recently gave young scientists a chance to present their science to nonscientists in three minutes. Efforts such as this are becoming increasingly common as scientists try to reconnect with the public. Some universities now require three-minute video presentations for every thesis or dissertation — or even for every published journal article.
WUSTL to host National Geographic’s FameLab
The science communication competition challenges scientists to distill data into an entertaining presentation. The qualifying event will be Feb. 21.