Paige Brown is a 3rd year Ph.D. student in Mass Communication at the Manship School, Louisiana State University. In her research, she focuses on science and environmental communications and message effectiveness. She also holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from Louisiana State University. Paige is the author of the science blog From The Lab Bench, hosted on SciLogs.com, where she is also the blogging community manager.
Understanding Why Science Research Is Translated into News: A Survey for Journalists, Bloggers - Part II
In August, 2013, I started conducting a wide online survey of science journalists and bloggers to better understand why and how science research is translated into news.
Colder Than Ice: Researchers Discover How Microbes Survive in Subfreezing Conditions
Most microbial researchers grow their microbes in petri-dishes to study how they grow and how they respond to damaging conditions. But researchers in Louisiana State University’s Department of Biological Sciences are doing something almost unheard of: studying microbes under freezing conditions to understand how organisms could survive for hundreds of thousands of years in deep [...]
Understanding Why Science Research is Translated into News: A Survey for Journalists, Bloggers
When it comes to science in the news, many scientists lament poor quality of news coverage of scientific studies. Over-claiming headlines. Lack of understanding of the scientific method.
Zombie Ants and a Cultural Obsession
The Not-So-Mysterious Loss of Salt Marshes and Ecosystem Services
The "Sustainability" Paradox-Interview with Paul Ehrlich
Catalytic Clothing-Purifying Air Goes Trendy
Learning from Insect Swarms: Smart Cancer Targeting