MAKE SCIENCE MAKE SENSE

The next generation of scientists is ready to change the world.
It’s time we actually prepare them to reach it.

Science shapes our air, water, food, health, and future. Most science programs do not teach students how to communicate what they do or why it matters. That gap costs trust. It costs time. Sometimes it costs lives.

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The Problem.

We have trained generations of scientists to collect data, run experiments, and publish papers. We have not trained them to talk to the public.

  • No practice translating complex ideas.

  • No understanding of how people learn.

  • No bridge between the lab and the public.

  • When communication fails, confusion spreads faster than truth.

  • Trust breaks. Preventable harm grows.

  • If scientists cannot explain what they do, the work stops where it starts.

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A Solution:

Make science communication training required in every STEM degree.
Not an optional seminar. Not a club.

Real training with real standards.

  • What students should learn:

    Explain complex ideas in plain language for any audience

    Use learning science so messages stick

    Tell stories and use visuals that build understanding

    Communicate clearly online, on camera, and in person

    Design talks, workshops, and community projects that connect science with daily life

    Navigate uncertainty, corrections, accessibility, and two-way dialogue

  • How programs should deliver:

    A required course or sequence taught by trained science communicators and education specialists in partnership with research faculty

    Assessed deliverables that leave the campus bubble
    public talks, classroom mini lessons, infographics, short videos, op-eds, policy briefs, community workshops, citizen science toolkits

    Integrated practice across the degree
    first year seminars, labs with lay summaries, capstones with a public presentation, thesis defenses with a plain language abstract and a community briefing

    Evaluation that measures clarity, accuracy, accessibility, and impact on audience understanding and trust

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