October 29, 2015

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Earlier this month I had the opportunity to speak at Ryerson University's Social Media Lab about science communication. 

Here's the video of my talk, Future-Proofing Dinosaur Tattoos: Communicating Science on Social Media. I touch on the importance of sharing your expertise, building community and using Twitter. Oh and rad dinosaur ink.

By Glendon Mellow

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Earlier this month I had the opportunity to speak at Ryerson University's Social Media Lab about science communication. 

Here's the video of my talk, Future-Proofing Dinosaur Tattoos: Communicating Science on Social Media. I touch on the importance of sharing your expertise, building community and using Twitter. Oh and rad dinosaur ink. I cover stories about sharing the intersection of fine art and science communication, as well as creating the SciArt Tweet Storm.

 

 

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Check out more of the talks as they appear on their YouTube channel, including a talk by Dr. Frauke Zeller, creator of @Hitchbot.

Hope you enjoy the talk! 

Hearty thanks to Phili Mai @PhMai, Marc Esteve del Valle @NetMev, Anatoliy Gruzd @gruzd and the rest of the Social Media Lab team for putting together the Speaker Series and inviting me to participate. And a special thanks to the live audience for asking great questions and provoking a good discussion.

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