SG:Stories may not have a 'big payoff'. Alzheimers, Parkinsons: can be visualized, can explain the science, handled diff. #NIH #scicomm
10:40am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Q:How to explain basic research? (I.e. BRAIN) A:There's an appetite for this. 'Wildly fascinating, always relevant' #NIH #scicomm
10:38am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:'Why did you get interested in this?' Then a story comes out. #NIH #scicomm
10:36am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:See if they can understand it; 'you are going from a microscope view to a telescope view'. Just a conversation. #NIH #scicomm
SG:Q:Tips for scientists? A:w/3 kids (eldest 9yo) he aims to explain so she understands. Try the story out to others #NIH #scicomm
10:35am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Scientists have reasons for their research; you find the 'why'. 'Is it impt to me? As a viewer? #NIH #scicomm
10:33am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Now onto Q&A session w/@nihdirector - what makes a good story? A:Stories often surprise people; turn to scientists' w/why #NIH #scic
SG: Photo of @nihdirector http://t.co/V7a35lBHK3 to conclude his presentation. #NIH #scicomm
10:32am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: @nihdirector with guitar, motorcycle. Not creating information, but knowledge. To affect people's lives, to change them. #NIH #scicomm
10:30am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: The Flynn effect - the increase in IQ plateauing - a Prezi set of slides of @nihdirector - now all with a beer! #NIH #scicomm
10:28am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: And the time devoted to it is shrinking - 2 minute segments. Will there be a demand for the level of knowledge we have? #NIH #scicomm
10:26am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Humor & telling stories - getting people to remember. In-depth science reporting 'is becoming more challenging' #NIH #scicomm
SG: My wife 'encouraged me to try to be funnier'. 'But there are no jokes about neurosurgeons'... #NIH #scicomm
10:24am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: 'Think of the camera as a patient or a good friend' 'It's important that they understand'; they walk away w/something #NIH #scicomm
10:23am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: 'Don't sit facing away from the street' 'Don't wear pants with belt loops' (can be snatched easier) #NIH #scicomm
10:22am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Starting something brand new: why not try it? A war correspondent, given advice 'make sure your phone works' #NIH #scicomm
SG: "Devil Doc's" embedded in Iraq - asked to take care of people in the field. "Tremendous respect for these docs" #NIH #scicomm
10:21am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Suddenly - 9/11. Stories of people injured. Anthrax: Fauci's expertise. 'If you present facts, it can help calm fears' #NIH #scicomm
10:19am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Getting home safely - 'that part is important by the way'. Started in '01: thought it was going to be health-care policy #NIH #scicomm
10:18am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: No idea what he was getting into - parachuting into a tsunami, landing in Haiti. 100 countries visited. Gunfire. #NIH #scicomm
SG: And there's tremendous impact - to educate, but you have to really understand the issue well first. 'Paramount importance' #NIH #scicomm
10:17am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: 'With both you do a LOT of homework'. He's reading more than ever now. Losing credibility: you've lost a lot #NIH #scicomm
SG: Medicine and Media 'fall along the same spectrum' - opp to educate people, in person, on TV, in articles. #NIH #scicomm
10:16am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Thinks of himself as someone who can foster conversations. Designed not to end with the story - to make you think & share #scicomm #
10:15am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Sanjay Gupta ddressing the #NIH community. http://t.co/HI6jmnJGlO
SG: "There's not enough science journalism out there" "If done well it can make a tremendous difference" #scicomm #NIH
10:14am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
Collins: 'Wake up every morning with a plan. A plan to affect society', quoting Dr. Gupta. "I'm glad you woke up today in Bethesda" #NIH
10:12am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
Collins: Paths crossed again at the White House; Sanjay advised HRC. And now of course onto CNN career. Undiagnosed disease story #NIH
Francis Collins taught at UMich in '89; their paths crossed there for Dr. Gupta's combined UMich eng / MD training. #NIH
10:10am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
This is an NIH Director's 'Cultural Lecture'; last year it was the Dalai Lama. @nihdirector Francis Collins doing the intro #NIH
10:08am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: While waiting for Sanjay Gupta: TIL from his bio that he went to UMich (undergrad & MD) and is on the Emory Med Sch. faculty #NIH
10:04am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
.@drsanjaygupta You can hear his talk via live stream at 10am ET 3/25 at http://t.co/gy060hgAt6 #NIH
9:47am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
.@drsanjaygupta speaking this AM from the NIH: “Medicine & the Media” http://t.co/MfY92kgHXC Packed out Masur at 940am!
9:44am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
RT @wjsullivan: Paving the way for #Paleo fecal transplants? "Ancient bacteria found in hunter-gatherer guts" http://t.co/Z8uSWk8A76
9:20am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
RT @broadinstitute: Don’t miss annual Cambridge Science Festival (@CSFtweets), April 17-26. In greater Boston area: http://t.co/jXYMhZO1d5
7:10am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
MT @heidirehm: For those attending the ACMG Exome Course, my updated slides on exome/genome lab practices http://t.co/3gZU5Fm7eJ
6:30am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
Why a long night's sleep may be bad for you - BBC News http://t.co/TqMfiUzJvL
5:15am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
Precision Medicine Initiative Could Be a Boon for Diagnostics Players | Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry News http://t.co/JTCfikkA5D
4:05am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
Are humans getting cleverer? - BBC News http://t.co/PIA3INxKvu
10:55pm March 24th 2015 via Hootsuite
Researchers Find Diverse Soil Microbiome Influences Various Parts of Grapevine | GenomeWeb http://t.co/zpDyeZAbKU
9:50pm March 24th 2015 via Hootsuite
"We feel richer and poorer at the same time": The Whirlpool Economy http://t.co/zsExlzYqZc
8:10pm March 24th 2015 via Hootsuite
RT @kylifesciences: @google's Calico widens its R&D net with @QB3 partnership http://t.co/YnGQ6iip4T by @DamianFierce/@FierceBiotech. #A
7:05pm March 24th 2015 via Hootsuite
RT @EricTopol: Superb feature on the #cancer gap: #genomics vs economics http://t.co/u5UdAMvPWE @TIME #indivmed http://t.co/4AQj71ODlS
6:05pm March 24th 2015 via Hootsuite
MT @DrKhouryCDC: It's #WorldTBDay How is #genomics influencing the fight against TB? http://t.co/w8Lb3cc9KA http://t.co/TcfsMhbjra
5:15pm March 24th 2015 via Hootsuite
Precision Medicine: Who Benefits from Aspirin to Prevent Colorectal Cancer? | NIH Director's Blog http://t.co/Zb3zGspXu2
3:10pm March 24th 2015 via Hootsuite
If you are afraid of heights, do not watch. Unbelievable, esp at 5' 35". El Camino del Rey - YouTube http://t.co/8uGwp9Ix10
2:55pm March 24th 2015 via Hootsuite
RT @LifeTech: How does your qPCR master mix compare? http://t.co/vQJ3zO0XRM http://t.co/LeJdq5QDwX
1:25pm March 24th 2015 via Hootsuite in reply to LifeTech
RM @pickover: In 1991, a prime number P was found with 6400 digits that is composed of all 9s except one 8. http://t.co/DUecd7Ppur
12:25pm March 24th 2015 via Hootsuite in reply to pickover
A question of cumpute resources RT @tpoi: [blog] Is computational research reproducible at all? http://t.co/6kbjm10ijW
11:00am March 24th 2015 via Hootsuite in reply to tpoi
Air France's New Safety Video Is Stylish to the Point of Being Downright Silly | Adweek http://t.co/hpm5srUDBP
10:25am March 24th 2015 via Hootsuite
