Paige Jarreau

@fromthelabbench.bsky.social

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Science communicator! Storyteller, #sciart-ist, dancer, convener of scientists and creative professionals for better #scicomm. Currently, helping you learn the science of science communication at scicommlexicon.com - in English and #ASL! (She/Her.)

Nuri Smith, brain science researcher
Public audiences see scientists as smart but not great communicators. Can working with an artist help?
Panel 1 — The Question Visual: Young Paul Nurse at a desk, thinking deeply, with poster in the background of dividing budding yeast cells, some bigger than others, with “Lee Hartwell” appearing on it. Caption: As a grad student, Paul Nurse wondered about the fundamentals of life.  Paul: “All living things reproduce – a good place to start.”
Portrait of Joy, a young woman with olive skin and brown hair wearing a hiking backpack, with a lizard on her shoulder. Around her are icons of wildlife, animal tracks, binoculars, and a blue bird called the Pinyon Jay. She is quoted: "When small parts of an ecosystem become sick, ripple effects can touch everyone and everything."
Visual of a woman with long brown hair and glasses, with various insects around her. She is quoted: “If no one is working on invasive insects, we are walking into danger.”
Illustrative feature of Kelsey Hopland, a woman with long brown hair and a lab coat on. She was working as a health science policy analyst. In a speech bubble she says “I contributed to life-saving research for Alzheimer’s, a devastating condition that has affected my own family.” She studied Microglia for her PhD, the immune defense of the central nervous system. She is an avid crafter.
They can’t fire science. Tell your story.
A female scientist looks at a flask. Text: They can’t fire science. Tell us your story. Link: bit.ly/faces_of_science
CARD Christmas tree, ornament with alcohol bottle drawn on it
A header image on nih catalyst magazine showing a brain outline with musical instruments
Cover of “two heads” book - “a graphic exploration of how our brains work with other brains.”
Picture of page 49 of “the psychology of stupidity” on the phenomenon of mass stupidity.
Paige in a blue sweatshirt and ball cap, signing about her background and current job, and asking people to reach out if they’d like to chat about science and visual storytelling!
An arm reaches out of a computer monitor and draws a colorful visual of DNA on paper.