Science Debate and Miscommunication on Social Media

Submitted by Emily Harari to fulfill the ethics in science requirement for the Young Scientist Program at BMSIS. Background Media Bias in American Media The Founding Fathers of the United States pointed out media bias as early as the 1800s, claiming it targeted their campaigns (1). The phenomenon is not new. However, social media has increased its prevalence. With fewer barriers to publication, almost anyone can disseminate information without adhering to journalistic etiquette. Most commonly, conversations on media bias pertain […]

Public Outreach in Brazil

Our BMSIS Scientist Dr. Ivan Glaucio Paulino Lima recently traveled to Brazil and spent 3 weeks engaged in public outreach activities. He talked about his role as microbiologist in the space mission Eu:CROPIS, a partnership between NASA and the German Space Agency, DLR., as well as the Space Settlement Design Contest, co-operated by NASA Ames Research Center, San Jose State University, and the National Space Society (NSS) for all students up to 12th grade (18 years old) from anywhere in […]