Kathleen Garrigan
@kgarrigan.bsky.social
Director of Research Communications at The George Washington University | Previously with the National Science Foundation & the African Wildlife Foundation | Exploring bluer skies | Views my own.
… when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience and their public business a vaudeville act, then a nation finds itself at risk; culture-death is a clear possibility.”
- Neil Postman, “Amusing Ourselves to Death”
- Neil Postman, “Amusing Ourselves to Death”
June 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
… when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience and their public business a vaudeville act, then a nation finds itself at risk; culture-death is a clear possibility.”
- Neil Postman, “Amusing Ourselves to Death”
- Neil Postman, “Amusing Ourselves to Death”
Learn about other GW programming at the #AAASmtg and stop by the GW booth (#922) to say 👋 and play our brain-computer interface game! aaasmeeting.research.gwu.edu
GW Research at AAAS | The George Washington University
Come see GW research faculty and staff present at the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2025 Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.
aaasmeeting.research.gwu.edu
February 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Learn about other GW programming at the #AAASmtg and stop by the GW booth (#922) to say 👋 and play our brain-computer interface game! aaasmeeting.research.gwu.edu
Happening on the Sci-Mic Stage Friday, 2/14, 4:00pm-5:00pm: "Scientists Under Siege: Addressing Researcher Harassment," with GW's Rebekah Tromble and Science Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp. 👉 aaas.confex.com/aaas/2025/meetingapp.cgi/Session/36099
Scientists Under Siege: Addressing Researcher Harassment
Researchers across disciplines are facing unprecedented levels of intimidation and harassment that aims to discredit, delay, or end their work altogether. This abuse has dire consequences for research...
aaas.confex.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Happening on the Sci-Mic Stage Friday, 2/14, 4:00pm-5:00pm: "Scientists Under Siege: Addressing Researcher Harassment," with GW's Rebekah Tromble and Science Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp. 👉 aaas.confex.com/aaas/2025/meetingapp.cgi/Session/36099
Happening on the Sci-Mic Stage Friday, 2/14, 11am-12pm: "Talking About Tomorrow: When Reliable Data Disappears," with @slate.bsky.social What Next: TBD host @lizzieohreally.bsky.social & GW political communication scholar @davekarpf.bsky.social aaas.confex.com/aaas/2025/meetingapp.cgi/Session/36107
Talking About Tomorrow: When Reliable Data Disappears
For much of the 2010s, the social media environment was relatively stable. Scientific researchers learned through experience how to communicate their findings and engage with the public on Twitter, Fa...
aaas.confex.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Happening on the Sci-Mic Stage Friday, 2/14, 11am-12pm: "Talking About Tomorrow: When Reliable Data Disappears," with @slate.bsky.social What Next: TBD host @lizzieohreally.bsky.social & GW political communication scholar @davekarpf.bsky.social aaas.confex.com/aaas/2025/meetingapp.cgi/Session/36107