{"id":2393,"date":"2019-02-26T15:06:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T03:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/?p=2393"},"modified":"2021-04-09T09:06:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T21:06:27","slug":"setting-off-on-a-treasure-hunt-researching-for-a-talk-film-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/setting-off-on-a-treasure-hunt-researching-for-a-talk-film-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting off on a Treasure Hunt: Researching  for a talk, film, podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having decided on your\u00a0 topic the next challenge is researching the science around that topic and collating the information you need to get across your key message(s) or theme\u00a0 about your topic.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/files\/2011\/11\/Footrot-cartoon-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1092\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/files\/2011\/11\/Footrot-cartoon-3-300x267.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon of Footrot flats dog scribbling furiously\" width=\"184\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/files\/2011\/11\/Footrot-cartoon-3-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/files\/2011\/11\/Footrot-cartoon-3-336x300.jpg 336w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/files\/2011\/11\/Footrot-cartoon-3.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300\">There&#8217;s so much information out there it can be overwhelming.\u00a0 Even more so in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300\">these\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300\">days of\u00a0 `false facts&#8217; and `fake news&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300\">What&#8217;s the agreed knowledge, w<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300\">hat&#8217;s new,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300\">what&#8217;s controversial?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So I thought I&#8217;d highlight a few post from previous years that may help you as you dive into the research phase of your science communication projects.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>July Science Talks: Knowing your Material<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kLpEo7YNEp\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/july-science-talks-knowing-your-material\/\">July Science Talks: Knowing your Material<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;July Science Talks: Knowing your Material&#8221; &#8212; Science Academy (OUASSA) Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/july-science-talks-knowing-your-material\/embed\/#?secret=K7gcC7XctR#?secret=kLpEo7YNEp\" data-secret=\"kLpEo7YNEp\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>How to evaluate websites<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/files\/2017\/05\/How_to_Evaluate_Websites.pdf\">https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/files\/2017\/05\/How_to_Evaluate_Websites.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Online Literacy E-learning module<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oil.otago.ac.nz\/oil\/module7\/Welcome.html\">http:\/\/oil.otago.ac.nz\/oil\/module7\/Welcome.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you are researching, one approach is to sort the information you think is relevant to your project around the 5 key questions:\u00a0 what?, where?, when? why? and how?<\/p>\n<p>That will help you when you start pulling the first draft\u00a0 together.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, when it comes to conveying a difficult science concept to a public audience never underestimate the value of the children&#8217;s section of the library.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for a good graphic to illustrate, for example how DNA replication works, or nuclear fission vs fusion, those found in\u00a0 books aimed at young readers will not only\u00a0 be more easily understood by non-scientists, they will be more attractive and engaging when\u00a0 presented\u00a0 on screen, rather than an overly complicated\u00a0 diagram from a university level text. ( Don&#8217;t forget\u00a0 to credit any image you use).<\/p>\n<p>While it might seem daunting at first, delving into the research phase of\u00a0 any science communication can be fun and exciting as\u00a0 you set off on a treasure hunt for\u00a0 relevant information on your\u00a0 chosen\u00a0 topic &#8211; a topic that you are already passionate about!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having decided on your\u00a0 topic the next challenge is researching the science around that topic and collating the information you need to get across your key message(s) or theme\u00a0 about your topic. There&#8217;s so much information out there it can &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/setting-off-on-a-treasure-hunt-researching-for-a-talk-film-podcast\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5718,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5718"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/ouassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}