The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's home for excellence in #scicomm. https://www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excellence-in-communicationhttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mufpndt2cs2aWinnie Karanja is inspiring the next generation of scientists by making sure kids see themselves in #STEM. 🔬✨ As the founder + CEO of Nakira’s World, Winnie uses digital storytelling to spark early STEM literacy, curiosity, and confidence. #SciComm #BackToSchool31 Aug 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufpndt2cs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mtjns62azk2bA new resource for scientists looking to connect their work with broader audiences: “Modern science outreach: a guide for scientists.” Excited to see members of our #SciComm awards community among the authors — @dr-brein.bsky.social + @bhamlalab.bsky.social. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S009286742600812320 Aug 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjns62azk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mthgd4wodk2b2024 #SciComm award winners @sapnaparikh.bsky.social, @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social, @joelbervell.bsky.social, and @cbo.bsky.social share how bringing your full self to science can help people connect with research, build understanding, and make people feel empowered by information. #STEM19 Aug 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthgd4wodk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mtf7ezt4gs2bWhat can ants teach us about making decisions? 🐜 #SciComm awardee @sofiaquagliajourno.bsky.social explores the surprisingly sophisticated ways insects navigate choices and what their “poppy-seed-sized” brains might reveal about wise decision-making. Read more: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260810-what-insects-can-teach-us-about-decision-making18 Aug 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtf7ezt4gs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mt2u6ibk2s2oJoss Fong is a video journalist and producer specializing in science and technology explainers. 💬 ▶️ Through her YouTube channel, Howtown, co-produced with Adam Cole, she helps people understand how we know what we know and sparks curiosity in a rapidly changing media landscape. #SciComm #DigitalAge14 Aug 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2u6ibk2s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3msqndfv6yc2eA very fun conversation with Nicola Twilley, one of our 2025 #scicomm award winners! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqndfv6yc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mrxiumgo3k2fScience can be wonderfully weird. ✨ By embracing humor, 2024 #SciComm award winners @clairelamman.bsky.social, @sofiaatsea.bsky.social, and @onlinekyne.bsky.social show that making people laugh can also help them learn and make science more fun for everyone. #ScienceComedy #Comedy #STEM31 Jul 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxiumgo3k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mrdufms5a22n2024 #scicomm award winners @cbo.bsky.social, @fieseler.bsky.social, @zacksavitsky.bsky.social, and @joelbervell.bsky.social show how science communication can build trust through transparency and empower all of us to keep learning by sharing the process of discovery. #medialiteracy #trustinscience23 Jul 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdufms5a22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mrbghjnrpk2n🧠 What if one of the most important things you can do for your brain is spend more time with the people around you? In honor of #WorldBrainDay, we’re listening to 2023 award winner @dr-brein.bsky.social discuss the neuroscience of social connection. Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stanford-neuroscientist-this-is-the-secret-to-living/id1398442165?i=100077199876622 Jul 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbghjnrpk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mr4cks4pi22nWhile much of the planet continues to warm, one region of the North Atlantic, known as the “cold blob,” hasn't. 2025 awardee Joss Fong takes us on a tour through oceanographic history to understand Earth's overturning circulation and why its worrisome. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqLM65HfVEw&t=68s20 Jul 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4cks4pi22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mpk2dbicf222For science journalist and video producer Jesse Nichols, curiosity is key. 🎥 🧐 By sparking curiosity first, Jesse helps audiences become more open to new ideas and deeper conversations about climate change, the environment, and the science that shapes our lives. #SciComm #ScienceJournalism30 Jun 2026 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk2dbicf222https://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3moeepse6d22uHow do "forever chemicals" reach one of Britain's most remote inhabited islands? @danielshailer.bsky.social's investigation traces the mystery of high PFAS levels in Fair Isle and examines emerging research on how these pollutants may travel through sea spray. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/02/toxic-pfas-drinking-water-scotland-how-fair-isle-island-forever-chemicals15 Jun 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moeepse6d22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mnsmwonkgk2fFor @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social , a fascination with the ocean became a mission to better understand and protect some of its most extraordinary inhabitants. 🐋 This #WorldOceanDay 🌊, she reminds us that whales are not only remarkable animals, but essential to healthy ocean ecosystems.08 Jun 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsmwonkgk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mnks3e2bns2pScience shapes the world around us in ways we may not notice. From your morning coffee to GPS navigation, science is woven into our experiences everywhere we look. 2025 #scicomm award winners explore how curiosity can transform ordinary moments into opportunities for discovery.05 Jun 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnks3e2bns2phttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mng4hcswcc2pEmily Zhang is a writer and director who specializes in making science videos for YouTube. 🎬 In 2026 she started her own channel Rabbit Hole 🐇 to cover extraordinary answers to everyday questions. We talked with her about everyday rabbit holes at: https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/the-rabbit-hole-of-everyday-questions-with-emily-zhang #scicomm03 Jun 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mng4hcswcc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mmttt2scak27The 21st century information ecosystem is increasingly challenging for children and youth to navigate as they connect, create content, seek information, and more. Join @nationalacademies.org on June 11-12 to examine promising initiatives for supporting their media literacy needs: bit.ly/3QjC4u827 May 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmttt2scak27https://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mmanacgwj22cSea and space may seem worlds apart, but both invite us to ask the same fundamental questions: Where do we come from? What connects us? And how much is left to discover? From reefs to distant galaxies, #scicomm awardees explore the wonder and sense of connection that drives scientific discovery.20 May 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmanacgwj22chttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mlwj642akc2cWe love a #scicomm awardee collab! ✨ @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social interviewed @chanda.blacksky.app about her new pop-science book which explores cosmology, creativity, and the big questions that made her want to become a physicist in the first place. Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/science/physics-prescod-weinstein.html?smid=url-share15 May 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwj642akc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mleebw6gsc22For journalist and podcast creator Golda Arthur, a deeply personal story became a podcast with a powerful call to action for women’s health. Through Overlooked, she brings visibility to gaps in research, injustice, and the urgent need to talk openly about women’s health. #WorldOvarianCancerDay08 May 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleebw6gsc22https://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3ml7flaosls2nA new piece by #SciComm awardee @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social with insights and research from fellow awardee @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social, explores a mysterious humpback whale behavior — “gaping,” where whales linger with their mouths open. 🐋 🔗 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humpback-whales-sometimes-hang-out-with-their-mouth-open-baffling-scientists/ #MarineLife06 May 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7flaosls2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mjnka7vtsc27For independent journalist and documentary photographer Sanket Jain, science is something people live every day. Reporting from remote villages in India, he brings forward the lived realities of communities on the frontlines of climate change. https://www.nationalacademies.org/programs/NAE-NAM-22-P-489/past-awardees/awardee/278 #scicomm16 Apr 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnka7vtsc27https://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mizf32pvus24For ER physician, musician, and writer @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, medicine and music are deeply connected. 🎶🩺 Through Inside Medicine, he makes complex public health information accessible, reminding us this #WorldHealthDay and #NPHW that clear communication is key to healthier communities. #scicomm08 Apr 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizf32pvus24https://bsky.app/profile/scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org/post/3mik24fv3pk2qDeadline to apply for our #scicomm awards is TOMORROW at 11:59 pm ET! 🏆⏰ Apply now: https://www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excellence-in-communication/for-applicants?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SciComm2026 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:sd3ldjfbrvc5bsaywysfrpsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mik24fv3pk2q