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Going from "Aha!" to "Well, Duh" in the Great Barrier Reef, with beer coasters and Burdekin Gold

...ave selected one of these stories to relate here. Great Barrier Reef workshop participants in Townsville, Australia This story is about the initial development of the Great Barrier Reef report card . Ben Longstaff , Jane Thomas and I traveled to T...

Over the river and through the woods to release the Upper Potomac Headwaters Report Card, we go!

...r class. We then invited several guest lecturers to join us on our weekly conference calls, and learned about the rich history of the land and how it has changed over time, and also about how the local people use and relate to their landscape. Tow...

The importance of narrative in science communication

...mmunication ... I recently posted a blog about Randy Olson's new book, " Houston, we have a narrative: Why science needs story ". I contacted Randy about his book and learned that he is experiencing push back from some quarters, including some sci...

Randy Olson’s new book: “Houston, We Have a Narrative”

... Randy Olson has really knocked a home run with his latest book, “ Houston, we have a narrative: Why science needs story ”. Randy’s previous book, “ Don’t be such a scientist: Talking substance in an age of style...

Conceptual Diagramming with the Integration and Application Network

...ou don't understand well enough to draw: "If you can't draw it, you don't understand it". Diagrams can be used to tell a story, just as words can be used to tell a story. Symbols can be equated to words in a story and assembling these symbols into...

Integration and Application Network in 2015: The year in review

...er 88,000 people have downloaded the symbol library to date. IAN staff released two new websites in 2015: Chesapeake Bay Story and EcoHealth report cards . Three apps were also produced in 2015: How's the Beach? (South Carolina beach water quality...

From the mountains to the prairies—discussing ecological drought in the North Central United States

...uded the importance of water quantity, and water quality, the biodiversity and wildlife present in the region, and the history of climate variability response in the region. The Missouri River is one of largest managed river systems in the world,...

Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Conference in Portland, Oregon

...ith set-up and manning the booth. The UMCES booth. IAN's session, convened by Bill Nuttle, was titled Successful science story-telling for coastal resilience . I gave Caroline Donovan's talk during this session, which was about challenges of telli...

Modern cave drawings and story-telling using PowerPoint

Modern cave drawings and story-telling using PowerPoint ... I made a presentation in the CERF 2015 session entitled "Successful Science Story-Telling f...

A look at the "Earth in Perspective" with Ricky Arnold

...Photo by Brianne Walsh. Bottom: Ricky addresses his audience. Photo by Vanessa Vargas. Ricky has a very interesting life story and I very much enjoyed speaking with him over dinner and asking him about his exciting path towards becoming an astrona...

MEES goes to Annapolis

...S alumni Led a session on making science easy on the eye Drawing chickens, tulips and thermometers upside down To make a story of those things that make fish frown. We heard the Bernie Fowler sneaker story An indicator of Chesapeake Bay clarity An...

The Mississippi River Watershed Report Card is released

...e Summit in St. Louis to help take the idea to a larger audience, and the commitment to launch the report card was born. Story board of the report card vision. Photo Credit: Heath Kelsey Over the next two years we worked with the newly renamed Ame...

Get the grade - Worldwide WWF-IAN partnership launches in Stockholm

...he middle of Stockholm in 1628. It was salvaged 333 years later in 1961 and has been slowly restored ever since. Now the story of why it was built, how it sank, and how it was recovered is why there is a whole museum dedicated to it. Let’s j...

Discussing ecological drought and climate change in Fairbanks, Alaska

...ocated on the UAF campus. The museum provided the perfect end to the trip, as it was part Alaskan cultural and natural history, part native and cultural art museum, and part Alaskan modern art museum—there was so much information, history, a...

Lessons learned during the Long Island Sound report card process

...e reporting regions, from the Western Narrows to the Eastern Long Island Sound. The water quality scores illustrated the story of pollution and dilution in Long Island Sound. Media coverage for the report card was widespread and greatly successful...

Developing a report card for the coral reefs of American Samoa

...ld add to the American Samoa report card in the future. The afternoon of the second day focused on indicator details and storyboarding the overall report card. The participants sketched out the basic draft of the report card so that IAN staff coul...

Building coastal resilience through stories

...now works with other scientists improve their communication skills. His advice to scientists centers on telling stories. Story-telling is a sure way to connect with a broad audience, as the success of Hollywood blockbuster movies shows. Randy Olso...

Laguna de Bay, Philippines: Environmental Literacy

...ent, population growth, and industrialization are a major threat to Laguna de Bay. The Laguna de Bay region is rich in history, natural beauty, and biodiversity. The Laguna de Bay region is managed through the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LL...

Development of an Ecosystem Health Report Card for Laguna de Bay, Philippines

...ankton community can be used to indicate changes in the trophic state of the lake, level of eutrophication and warming history. Dr. Adelaida Palma (BFAR) and Dr. Rey Papa (UST). Credit: Vanessa Vargas After the presentation of the four experts, Si...

Diving into NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program

Learning to operate the Mississippi River

New York Harbor NSF STEM Project Design Week, Part 2

...quo; Superhero Clubhouse ’. This one act musical, with original songs and script incorporated accurate science , history, as well as Shakespeare . It appeared to be a hit for both the students and adults. Students gather for burgers, hot dog...

IAN in Cambodia

Long Island Sound Report Card in context

...eings who walk other spheres. Walt Witman was one of America's most influential poets. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The big story about our Long Island Sound report card was that of extremes, with pollution dominating the Sound health in the Western...

Northern Australia floodplains research workshop in Brisbane

... under the National Environment Research Program Northern Hub (NERP Northern) . Our goal is to piece together the larger story being told by individual research components. As always, it was exciting to learn more about a new ecosystem - although...

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