Exploring Southeast Asia through science. Casual chats with scientists and science journalists in the region. More goodies at https://scienceilluminates.com/monsoon/ Follow @monsoon_podcast
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Exploring Southeast Asia through science. Casual chats with scientists and science journalists in the region. More goodies at https://scienceilluminates.com/monsoon/ Follow @monsoon_podcast
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April 22, 2021
Ep.5. Flipping science in the Philippines
<p>This is the interview that leaves me no room to say “I have no time to write". Here's a podcast guest who awed me so much with his passion for science communication that I lost my words at one point. <br/>Freelance science journalist (and full time copywriter) <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaelwrites/?originalSubdomain=ph'>Mikael Angelo Francisco</a> runs <a href='https://www.flipscience.ph'>Flipscience</a> with co-founder <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-abello-social-media/'>Hana Abello</a>. The platform, which he calls a "passion project" reports on science in the Philippines and serves a mainly Filipino audience. Started in 2017, Flipscience now attracts 80,000-100,000 views per month and has just started <a href='https://www.flipscience.ph/podcast'>a podcast called Ask Theory</a>. <br/>Mikael and Hana achieved all these despite having never ever been full-time journalists. Mikael shares his journey, his inspiration, his goals, and plenty of practical advice for science journalists/communicators in Southeast Asia. <br/><br/>Show notes and more goodies at <a href='https://scienceilluminates.com/monsoon/'>https://scienceilluminates.com/monsoon/</a><br/><br/>Markers:<br/>02:43 A gap to fill in science communication<br/>06:29 Story behind the name<br/>09:22 Nurturing new writers<br/>12:08 Social media is key<br/>13:09 They will flock to you<br/>13:50 No money to do this full-time<br/>14:34 We pay our writers<br/>15:46 100,000 views per month<br/>16:51 #HowHardDidHumansHitYou<br/>19:06 "So what?"<br/>19:32 Journalist or communicator?<br/>21:27 Too many scientists to highlight<br/>23:41 Why just one Flipscience?<br/>24:33 Inspiring new science communicators<br/>26:06 How to make Flipscience strong (stronger)<br/>29:18 Advice for science writers</p>
March 25, 2021
Ep.4. Coral-rich seas
<p> Do you dive? I don't, but as a kid, I have swam in coral reefs off the coast of Malaysia. The colours of the corals and the fishes - everything was alive and over the top. While Southeast Asia is the crown of marine diversity, the corals are severely threatened. Marine biologist <a href='https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=64Uw4kkAAAAJ&hl=en'>James Tan Chun Hong</a> tells us about the lives of corals and how we can protect them. Show notes and more goodies at <a href='https://scienceilluminates.com/monsoon/ '>https://scienceilluminates.com/monsoon/ </a>. Write to monsoonpodcast@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>Resources mentioned:</b><br/><a href='https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2021/01/coraldatabase/'>Coral Spawning Database </a>- A public database of >6000 observations of coral spawning events in the Indo-Pacific region. <br/><br/>(Show recorded on 8 March 2021. Episode cover photo by James Tan.) </p>
March 11, 2021
Ep.3. Let's start reporting science
<p>You want to take flight as a freelance science journalist in Southeast Asia? It's a testing but rewarding venture. My advice is to start small and aim big. Come listen and take your pick of the strategies and suggestions dished out by science journalists <a href='https://muckrack.com/dyna-rochmyaningsih'>Dyna Rochmyaningsih</a> and <a href='https://www.sandyong.com/'>Sandy Ong</a>. Detailed notes and goodies at <a href='https://scienceilluminates.com/monsoon/'>https://scienceilluminates.com/monsoon/</a> . Write to monsoonpodcast@gmail.com<br/><br/>(Show recorded on 2 Feb 2021. Episode cover photo by <a href='https://unsplash.com/@dhenox182?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText'>Denny Aulia</a> on <a href='/?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText'>Unsplash</a>)<br/><b><br/>Resources mentioned</b></p><ol><li><a href='https://www.theopennotebook.com/pitch-database/'>Pitch database at The Open Notebook</a>. Over 200 successful pitches here; you can add yours too.</li><li><a href='https://www.theopennotebook.com/pitch-database/'>Robin Lloyd's mega-list of outlets that accept pitches from journalists</a>. A rich hunting ground, updated periodically.</li><li><a href='http://wfsj.org/resources/sjcoop/'>Science Journalism COOPeration project</a>, or SjCoop. </li><li>Some of the outlets mentioned: <a href='https://ensia.com/contact/'>ENSIA</a>, <a href='https://www.hakaimagazine.com/submission-guidelines/'>Hakai</a>, <a href='https://www.nature.com/news'>Nature</a>, <a href='https://www.sapiens.org/write-for-us/'>Sapiens</a>, <a href='https://www.scidev.net/global/content/work-with-us.html'>SciDev.Net</a>, <a href='https://www.sciencemag.org/news/freelancer-guidelines'>Science</a>, <a href='https://www.sciencenews.org/about-science-news/contact-us'>Science News</a>, <a href='https://www.the-scientist.com/freelance'>The Scientist</a>, <a href='https://e360.yale.edu/about'> YaleE360</a></li></ol>
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