The upcoming March for Science has already succeeded in generating immense enthusiasm and has the potential to be the starting point for a powerful movement. We鈥檇 like to keep the conversation about science going long after the marching is done.
Dr. Caroline Weinberg, a public health researcher and co-chairwoman of the march told the New York Times, 鈥淚 will have considered it pretty much a failure if after April 22 all of this movement and all of this passion dissipates.鈥� Fortunately, science is constantly providing us with new reasons to care about it, and there are many ways to get science into your everyday life even if you鈥檙e not a scientist.
Share your own ways to keep that passion strong using #scienceeveryday. Here are a few ideas from CSHL to help you get started:
Subscribe to science podcasts
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Podcasts are a great way to build science into your routine, because you can listen while doing otherwise mundane tasks like driving or cleaning, and you can have them delivered to your phone automatically. It鈥檚 free, and all it takes is a few taps on your phone鈥攔ead our guide on how to subscribe.
颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Base Pairs podcast, which tells science stories that highlight the power of genetic information, is just one example. Other excellent science podcasts include and .
Find local science events
Take a few minutes to find out if there鈥檚 science happening near you. Universities, private research institutions, research hospitals, and other organizations that perform scientific research often have public events where you can learn more about that work and why people are doing it.
For those around Long Island, CSHL holds regular public walking tours and 鈥渟cience for the public鈥� talks on campus, on topics ranging from mapping the brain to improving food crops like tomatoes. We also take our scientists out to a local bar for informal, interactive talks that we call Cocktails & Chromosomes. Next up: a public lecture from Professor Adam Siepel that will explore our Neanderthal ancestry, a Cocktails & Chromosomes featuring Professor Adam Kepecs on how our brains make decisions, and our Open House for science enthusiasts of all ages.
Additionally, the Alda Center for Communicating Science holds numerous public events, and 鈥渟cience caf茅鈥� events like and that take place in bars are becoming more common.
Sign up for science newsletters
Email newsletters from research institutions and science publications are another way to make a habit out of engaging in conversations about science. Once you subscribe, you鈥檒l get round-ups of the latest science news delivered to your inbox automatically to remind you that science happens every day. You can sign up for 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 monthly newsletter.
Follow science pages on social media
If you already go on social media everyday, make sure you get some science into your feed, and share the content that gets you thinking! Here鈥檚 a to give you some ideas.
You can also follow CSHL on , , , and .
The video above was shared widely from 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Facebook page, and it is great to see how much people care about spreading the message of support for science. As CSHL President Bruce Stillman says in the video, 鈥渨e need your vocal advocacy.鈥� We hope that with these suggestions, you鈥檒l have plenty to share with co-workers, friends and family about why science deserves everyone鈥檚 support.