Science Communication: Stories about spreading the word
b"This week, we present two stories about communicating science, whether it's through journalism or over a fragile Skype connection. Part 1: Science journalist Judith Stone worries about causing conflict when she writes about cultural differences aboard the International Space Station. Part 2:\\xa0Nurse Anna Freeman is frustrated by the limits of technology when she attempts to advise a Syrian hospital over a shaky Skype connection. Judith Stone is the author of Light Elements: Essays on Science from Gravity to Levity, a collection of her award-winning columns from Discover magazine. Her book When She Was White: The True Story of a Family Divided by Race was named one of the Washington Post\\u2019s annual top 100 books. Her work has appeared in the anthologies Mysteries of Life and the Universe: New Essays from America\\u2019s Finest Writers on Science and\\xa0Life\\u2019s a Stitch: The Best of Contemporary Women\\u2019s Humor, as well as in The New York Times Magazine;\\xa0Smithsonian; O, The Oprah Magazine\\xa0and many other publications. She was on the founding board of The Moth, and is currently an instructor in The Moth\\u2019s community outreach program. During the Late Cretaceous Epoch, she was a member of The Second City touring company. Anna Freeman is a nurse and quality improvement specialist at M\\xe9decins Sans Fronti\\xe8res / Doctors Without Borders. She has worked in humanitarian response in ten countries over the past ten years, focusing on refugee health, infectious disease, and quality of care.\\xa0 Anna is an excellent dancer, an enthusiastic fumbler in any foreign language, and one of the world\\u2019s worst surfers.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"