Tuberculosis: The Ancient Killer — taste of science Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection can lead to tuberculosis (TB) disease, causing ~10 million new infections and ~1.8 million deaths globally, every year. Join us to learn how a centuries ol...

Our annual taste of science festival kicks off this weekend with our first scheduled in #SanAntonio. Dr. Smriti Mehra will be talking about the modern day effects of an ancient killer: tuberculosis.
RSVP for your free spot:
#TasteOfScience #TasteOfSci #Scicomm
tasteofscience.org/san-antonio-...

Check out my virtual talk in a few weeks with @tasteofscience.org !

Join us for this free event 🚰🧪

#PFAS #PublicHealth #water #EnvironmentalJustice #scicomm

Unbreakable bonds, unequal burdens: environmental justice in the age of "forever chemicals" — taste of science 2PM PST | 3PM MST | 4PM CST | 5PM EST

We're looking forward to hanging with @jahredwithanh.bsky.social to learn all things PFAS. Excited and more than a little nervous to find out more about the issues with these "forever chemicals" in our water, but hopeful to learn about the science to tackle them!
RSVP: tasteofscience.org/events/pfas

And in the process we get to announce the launch of our newly formed Atlanta chapter! 🍑🚀

Learn more about our Emory and Georgia Tech based team, and sign up to their mailing list to stay up to date with their upcoming in-person events.

tasteofscience.org/atlanta

Behind the Mind: Dr. Ahna Skop YouTube video by taste of science

taste of science is excited to present our next online event with the most excellent @ahnaskop.bsky.social.

Join us on September 4th at 7pm eastern to find out more about how one cell divides into three:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Ov...

#tasteOfSci #SciComm

taste of science An event series and festival for grown ups in your favorite places. Come feed your curiosity!

Our annual festival is a go!

First events will take place tonight in NYC and San Diego. Coincidentally both related to eating and digestion, pretty apt for taste of science!

Find out more details on our website:
tasteofscience.org

#TasteOfSci #SciComm #NYC #SanDiego

Biology, bytes, and big bangs... This year's themes are here! Come grab a drink 🍻 bring your curiosity 🧠 and get a taste of science 🔭 #sandiego #tasteofsci #scicomm

San Diego — taste of science Inspiring scientists share their work with you in your favorite spaces. Feed your curiosity!

Welcome to @tasteofscisd.bsky.social, the #SanDiego chapter of our annual #ScienceFestival and event series. We're looking forward to seeing what tasty treats they have on offer for us this year.
Check out their webpage to learn more:
tasteofscience.org/san-diego

#TasteOfSci #Scicomm

Scientists Inc is on @bsky.app so give it a follow @scientistsinc.org. In these times we need science outreach more than ever so follow @tasteofscience.org for the science festival and @2scientists.org for the podcast while you are at it

#scicomm #science #podcast #festival #nonprofit

Inflation — taste of science What on earth is going on in the economy? Curious if prices will keep climbing forever? Talk about inflation seems to be everywhere, but how many of us actually understand what it is, and what drives ...

For friends in #NYC, our local chapter has a free upcoming event. Join them on Feb 26th to learn more about inflation; both the economic and the cosmic kind.

tasteofscience.org/new-york-eve...

#TasteOfSci #NewYork #SciComm #events

A screech owl sitting on a glove.

#SuperbOwl in the form of a screech owl. Taken during 2017 @tasteofscience.bsky.social event in Tampa.

This is perfectly normal and not at all completely horrifying.

When science gets political — 2Scientists Science, genetics, teaching and policy. Four things that easily define our guest Dr. Amy J Hawkins. She’s studied the ways that DNA can be damaged in cancer. She’s worked on curricula to help teach ...

For no particular reason 😏 we're re-sharing our episode with dear friend and dedicated science advocate @amyjhawkins.bsky.social. She's done cancer research, is an expert in genetics education, she's a scicommer and has run for local office in Utah.
2scientists.org/podcast/poli...
#SciComm #SciPol

This also acts as a great story for a #TBT. We had the pleasure of hanging out with Dr. William Beckerson a few years back. We had a fun time learning more about fictional and real life #zombies. Check out the event below.

tasteofscience.org/vlog/zombies

#SciComm #TasteOfSci

Newly discovered fungal species makes zombies of cave spiders on island of Ireland Dr. Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists—including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark and Royal Botanical Gardens Kew—in a study to investigate the identity of a f...

Sorry for the arachnophobes among you, but this kind of weird...well we just had to share!

phys.org/news/2025-01...

Hack the Genome - A new age of biology YouTube video by taste of science

Thanks to everyone who joined today's event. If you missed it, it's captured YouTube, and our Houston chapter's FB page.
Thanks again to our guest Brian for an excellent take on computational biology, studying genomes, and the phrase "peanut butter-driven feast" 🥜🧈🐿️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NJB...

Hack the Genome - The new age of biology — taste of science Computational biology uses data analysis, modeling, and coding to answer biological questions. Brian uses these techniques to study population genetics using pedigrees. Pedigrees are family trees tha...

The new year brings the revival of our Houston chapter, and a new event! Check out the details below and join us later today for this free online conversation.

#SciComm #tasteOfSci #ComputationalBiology

tasteofscience.org/houston-even...

Shout-out to science comedians Kasha Patel (can't see her on Bsky) and @kylemarian.bsky.social. I'm sure they know more in the realm of #ScienceComedy.

#scicomm #ClimateScience

An example from a collab with @tasteofscience.bsky.social and @2scientists.bsky.social

2scientists.org/podcast/wait

@scientistsinc.bsky.social has done this for 10+ yrs now through our in-person events for grown ups @tasteofscience.bsky.social, our @2scientists.bsky.social podcast and most recently our #SensationalSciFest for kids with sensory sensitivities. Each connecting people with science in unique ways.

Restoration of Balance: Strategies for Mental Health and Stress Management YouTube video by taste of science

In time for the holidays, we're looking forward to hearing from our guest Juan Arreche about strategies for managing stress and mental well-being.

Join us for this free live stream event at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyPb...

Alt text: Flyer for an event on stress management on Dec 19th at 6pm CST

Restoration of Balance: Strategies for Mental Health and Stress Management YouTube video by taste of science

In time for the holidays, we're looking forward to hearing from our guest Juan Arreche about strategies for managing stress and mental well-being.

Join us for this free live stream event at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyPb...

Alt text: Flyer for an event on stress management on Dec 19th at 6pm CST

We're happy to be here!

Watch this space for some tasty science coming up soon 😋

#SciComm #TasteOfSci