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To honor our recent collaboration with TheSciCommunity, we sat down with the founders Dan and Gabe and discussed the importance of science communication.\\xa0 Dan and Gabe share their values and mission to spread science in\\xa0a transparent and direct way.\\xa0 Also in this episode, we discuss our pathways into science, how to improve the dialogue between scientists and the public, and fake news.\\xa0 We also talk about the\\xa0Skype A Scientist\\xa0program that connects scientists with classrooms around the world.\\xa0 Finally, we answer the question: Is scicomm enough?

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About Dan

Dan is a science writer and founder of Instagram\'s theSciCommunity, a science-centered networking page that strives to bring scientists and science enthusiasts from all over the world together to share their love of the STEAM fields.\\xa0 Dan strives to prove to as many people willing to listen that science is for everyone.

Connect with Dan on Instagram.

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About Gabe

Gabe Santos is a paleontologist from Los Angeles, California where he is the Collections Manager and Outreach Coordinator for the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology.\\xa0 As Collections Manager, Gabe is responsible for the care, cataloging, and organization of the Alf Museum\\u2019s research fossils.\\xa0 Also as Outreach Coordinator, he organizes the museum\\u2019s outreach and education programs, such as Skype in the Classroom and Discovery Days.\\xa0 Gabe also assists in teaching the Museum After School program.\\xa0 He received his B.Sc. in biology at University of California-Irvine, and his M.Sc. in geology at California State University-Fullerton.\\xa0 His research interests focus on the Eocene vertebrate fauna of Southern California and the paleobiology of marine mammals, particularly in the extinct hippo-like desmostylians.\\xa0 Gabe is also an active science communicator and co-founder of the Cosplay for Science Initiative, which connects pop culture with science education to make science more relatable and scientists more approachable.\\xa0

Connect with Gabe on Instagram.

Also check out Cosplay for Science.

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More Information

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@silli_scientist

@beyond.the.ivory.tower

@susannalharris

@chem.with.kellen

@becky.outside

@animedia_science

@science.bae

@caimarison

@patrickkelly_

@thescalex.of.science

@mark_thescienceguy

@ph_d_epression

Want to learn more about science communication?\\xa0 Listen to Episode 20: Biomedical Engineering and Science Education with Stephanie Teeter to hear a discussion about difficulties in science education recorded at ComSciCon Triangle.

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