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I am grateful for Dr. Evanson's kind comments and encouragement. Many other colleagues have expressed similar sentiments, and a few people have come forward, in addition, to discuss their (often mixed) personal experiences as active scientists who engage the public. This positive reaction from the scientific community led me to write a follow-up version of this work for Scientific American, intended for a general readership. A printed article and a related blog post can be found in the following links: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-should-speak-out-m...
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As a new assistant professor, I am not unaware of the pressure to publish, and to be focused while I am beginning my independent research career. I have also heard disparaging remarks about "popularizers," with the implication that they are sub-standard scientists. Dr. Martinez- Conde's review of studies on the subject refutes this idea, for which I am grateful. To me, it would be a frightening scientific landscape if the...
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