Leslie K. Wang
@yourwordsunleashed.bsky.social
Helping scholars write and publish books that matter / Writing coach / Recovering academic / Your Words Unleashed Podcast host.
https://yourwordsunleashed.com
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Great points. It doesn’t pay off to preach to the choir or to focus on anti-science folks, but I think there’s a third group of “ambivalent but could be swayed” folks who deserve attention. Actual strategies to reach them I’m not sure about yet!
February 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Great points. It doesn’t pay off to preach to the choir or to focus on anti-science folks, but I think there’s a third group of “ambivalent but could be swayed” folks who deserve attention. Actual strategies to reach them I’m not sure about yet!
If there's ever been a time to fix this perception problem, it's now.
What are your thoughts?
#academicsky
What are your thoughts?
#academicsky
February 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If there's ever been a time to fix this perception problem, it's now.
What are your thoughts?
#academicsky
What are your thoughts?
#academicsky
More than ever, researchers need to start engaging with the public and translating the broader implications of their findings in accessible language.
Tell people what you do on a daily basis! Talk about why it matters to the world and why cutting off funds harms EVERYONE.
Tell people what you do on a daily basis! Talk about why it matters to the world and why cutting off funds harms EVERYONE.
February 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
More than ever, researchers need to start engaging with the public and translating the broader implications of their findings in accessible language.
Tell people what you do on a daily basis! Talk about why it matters to the world and why cutting off funds harms EVERYONE.
Tell people what you do on a daily basis! Talk about why it matters to the world and why cutting off funds harms EVERYONE.
This misperception of academics as out of touch has paved the way for this new presidential administration to obliterate knowledge production.
Because the folks in power are *scared* of knowledge. They want a society where people can't think critically, and therefore, won't question the system.
Because the folks in power are *scared* of knowledge. They want a society where people can't think critically, and therefore, won't question the system.
February 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This misperception of academics as out of touch has paved the way for this new presidential administration to obliterate knowledge production.
Because the folks in power are *scared* of knowledge. They want a society where people can't think critically, and therefore, won't question the system.
Because the folks in power are *scared* of knowledge. They want a society where people can't think critically, and therefore, won't question the system.