Science Communication

Debra Yourick Receives 2021 SfN Science Educator Award

Interview with Debra Yourick on using near-peer mentors to help kids get excited about science, and more.

Stephen Macknik Receives 2021 SfN Science Educator Award

Interview with Stephen Macknik on storytelling in science, magic, and more.

John Archie Pollock Receives 2020 SfN Science Educator Award

Interview with John Pollock on storytelling in science, the rewards of outreach, apps and other fun for pandemic sharing, and more.

Cristian Zaelzer-Perez Receives 2019 SfN Science Educator Award

Interview with Cristian Zaelzer-Perez on his work bringing scientists and artists together to enrich one another.

Stefano Sandrone Receives 2019 SfN Science Educator Award

Interview with Stefano Sandrone on how he got started in education, the importance of mentors, and more.

You’ve Got Some Explaining to Do

Your Brain on Improv

Heather Berlin and Chuck Nice team to explain the brain mechanisms that allow you to think and act spontaneously in your everyday life—or in the spotlight.

The Man with the Plan

Neal Kassell, founder of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, discusses the early stage, non-invasive therapy

Her Brain on Funny

Weill Cornell Medicine Neuroscience Ph.D. student Shannon Odell explains how she created, writes, and stars in the video series “Your Brain On [Blank]."

Laugh Out Loud Neuroscience

Shannon Odell writes and stars in “Your Brain On [Blank]” videos, a series that combines comedy and neuroscience to dispel the myth that her brainy teachers and classmates are not fundamentally different from anyone else.