{"id":374,"date":"2017-08-07T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/big\/?p=374"},"modified":"2017-11-27T22:17:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T02:17:47","slug":"introducing-the-new-jp-student-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/big\/introducing-the-new-jp-student-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the new JP-student blog!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/big\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2017\/03\/science-communication.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/big\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2017\/03\/science-communication.jpg 290w, https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/big\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2017\/03\/science-communication-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You probably want to start your own blog and share all your adventures, breakthroughs, mishaps, and sometimes sheer frustration with the world, right? Yet, the thought of setting up a website, having to fight with yet another computer language, and be witty and charming on semi-regular basis on top of all your research duties pretty much puts a damper on the whole thing doesn\u2019t it? Yea, we agree.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a simple solution, write for the JP blog! Write as often as you want and share it on our broader impacts group website. List it on your CV or personal website too, whatever you like. We can all band together as JP-ers to form and curate a mega blog, a communications\/outreach super-organism if you will. With the goals of communicating science, showcasing the grad student life, and sharing interesting stories with the public.<\/p>\n<p>If thinking about writing anything also tends to stress you out, you should know that writing a blog can be quite quick and fun. A paragraph or two can do! Did you take some amazing pictures on your last cruise? Make a slideshow. Figure out how to finally get that pesky instrument to analyze your samples? Tell us about your struggles. Did you finally figure out how to explain to your 5-year-old niece what you do? Tell us too!<\/p>\n<p>And if you want a few more ideas here\u2019s quick list the BIG blog managers brainstormed to get you started, but you\u2019re by no means tied to any of them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day in the life \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A behind the scenes peek in to what you do on a regular day<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Local climate impacts\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Explain to someone from your home state, why they should be concerned about climate change<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sustainable living<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tell us how to avoid polluting our ocean with more plastic or other ways to make a difference<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New research discussion <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Is the media raving about some new study in a field you\u2019re an expert in? Chime in!<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fieldwork journal<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Because who doesn\u2019t love looking at pictures of nice a landscape and awesome sea creatures<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Conference stories<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Remember that time your slides kept auto-advancing during a talk? Help others avoid that mistake!<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Basic science<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 How would you tell a small human what ocean floor petrology is? Or epigenetics?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And if you want some guidance on how to simplify your writing from the jargon-rich lexicon of science into a decipherable, intelligible\u2026 simple paragraph or two we\u2019ve put together a list of <a href=\"http:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/big\/resources\/science-communication\">resources<\/a> to help!<\/p>\n<p>Send your ideas to big_leadership [at] mit [dot] edu!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You probably want to start your own blog and share all your adventures, breakthroughs, mishaps, and sometimes sheer frustration with the world, right? 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