Editing Wikipedia as Climate Action
Wikipedia models what is possible for the climate movement: small contributions from people all over the world can make something massive and influential.
10 Best Practices in Climate Communications
It’s not about convincing. It’s about connecting. Strategic framing considers what motivates people to change their behavior and delivers information in a way that is conscious of their biases and circumstances. We can then move forward together.
Scientists, SciComm, & Storytelling – Getting Personal
What are the advantages of storytelling—and getting personal—for topics that often come with controversy or resistance, like climate change?
Why should scientists work with artists?
There’s both excitement and resistance from scientists to collaborate with artists in getting their message out there. How does this process even work? And how do you maintain scientific accuracy while also engaging bigger audiences with fun graphics?
Cues from birds and whales on how to live
Confronting the whack-a-mole persistence of grief by diving into some beautiful mysteries of life on our planet.
The harsh truth about your Wikipedia page
How can I reconcile my feminist archival background with the constraints of writing for Wikipedia? It’s especially tricky when I find myself fielding questions and concerns from real people about their own pages.
What am I doing here?
Sixth months after my job at Wikipedia laid me off, I still find myself job searching. I’ve also found a renewed purpose in writing biographies for the site as a volunteer.