By Marit Bonne When I was little, my mom used to read Nijntje (Miffy) books to me. My favourite was the story about the dog Snuffie that put out a dangerous fire. But there is another book that stood out to me: the one where Nijntje talks about what she wants to become when she grows up. Her reasoning: she likes to read, so she … Continue reading Expanding Your Writing Skills with Marit Bonne

By Cristina Pop If there is one key takeaway from the Student Science Communication Conference in Leiden, it is the power of storytelling in communicating science. But what is the most compelling way to tell a story? According to Lizah van der Aart,  what truly brings a story to life are images. This was the focus of their Graphic Design workshop, where we explored how … Continue reading Visual storytelling in science: Behind the scenes with Minute Earth

Do improv theater and scientific writing have anything in common?? Last week I visited the workshop of scientific storytelling at the Science Communication Conference in Leiden. Click to find out what I learned from this workshop. Continue reading The Key Ingredients of Storytelling