Dr Craig Cormick has been a science communicator for over 25 years, working with organisations such as CSIRO, Questacon and the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. He has been widely published on science communication issues in key journals and the popular media, including ABC Radio National's The Science Show, the Conversation, and has twice appeared in Best Australian Science Writing. He is a popular speaker on science communication issues at conferences in Australia and overseas. In 2013 he was awarded the Unsung Hero of Science Communication by the Australian Science Communicators (ASC) and is currently the President of the ASC. He has published over 25 books, including having edited the award-winning book published with CSIRO Publications, Ned Kelly Under the Microscope (2014), and his writing awards include a Queensland Premier's Literary Award (2006), The ACT Book of the Year Award (1999), the Tasmanian Writers Prize (2016) and an ACT Writing and Publishing Award (2015).

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• 1: THE GROUND RULES 1: What makes good science communication? (in fewer than 280 characters) 2: Why we need to communicate science better 3: Burying the deficit model 4: Objective! Your honour! 5: What do the public really think about science? 6: There is no one public: Making sense of segmentation 2: COMMUNICATION TOOLS 7: Messages and metaphors 8: Once upon a time: Storytelling 9: Trust me, I’m a scientist 10: Media matters 11: Being a social media superstar 12: I’ve been framed! The art of framing 13: Who’s afraid of public speaking? 14: Getting engaged 15: P-values: Policy and politics 16: Evaluation: Metrics, damn metrics and statistics 3: WHEN THINGS GET HARD 17: I’m a believer! Understanding different beliefs 18: The risky business of communicating risk 19: Valuing values 20: Can you really change behaviours? 21: Communicating controversies: The good, the bad and the ugly 4: SCIENCE COMMUNICATION ISSUES 22: Debunking bunkum 23: Fantastic ethics and where to find them 24: Why we don’t actually know what we think we know 25: Last words: Sermon on the Endnote

Dr Craig Cormick has been a science communicator for over 25 years, working with organisations such as CSIRO, Questacon and the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. He has been widely published on science communication issues in key journals and the popular media, including ABC Radio National's The Science Show, the Conversation, and has twice appeared in Best Australian Science Writing. He is a popular speaker on science communication issues at conferences in Australia and overseas. In 2013 he was awarded the Unsung Hero of Science Communication by the Australian Science Communicators (ASC) and is currently the President of the ASC. He has published over 25 books, including having edited the award-winning book published with CSIRO Publications, Ned Kelly Under the Microscope (2014), and his writing awards include a Queensland Premier's Literary Award (2006), The ACT Book of the Year Award (1999), the Tasmanian Writers Prize (2016) and an ACT Writing and Publishing Award (2015).

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• 1: THE GROUND RULES 1: What makes good science communication? (in fewer than 280 characters) 2: Why we need to communicate science better 3: Burying the deficit model 4: Objective! Your honour! 5: What do the public really think about science? 6: There is no one public: Making sense of segmentation 2: COMMUNICATION TOOLS 7: Messages and metaphors 8: Once upon a time: Storytelling 9: Trust me, I’m a scientist 10: Media matters 11: Being a social media superstar 12: I’ve been framed! The art of framing 13: Who’s afraid of public speaking? 14: Getting engaged 15: P-values: Policy and politics 16: Evaluation: Metrics, damn metrics and statistics 3: WHEN THINGS GET HARD 17: I’m a believer! Understanding different beliefs 18: The risky business of communicating risk 19: Valuing values 20: Can you really change behaviours? 21: Communicating controversies: The good, the bad and the ugly 4: SCIENCE COMMUNICATION ISSUES 22: Debunking bunkum 23: Fantastic ethics and where to find them 24: Why we don’t actually know what we think we know 25: Last words: Sermon on the Endnote