Ben Lewis

Science Writer @SAHMRIau
I help scientists explain why their work matters.
That voice on various radio stations. Wannabe explorer of space and Antarctica.

[Ben Lewis @BenSciGuy]

@Taraustralis Those were the days...

[Seattle Kraken @SeattleKraken]

BRB RUNNING THRU A BRICK WALL RN

[Academic Exit @academic_exit]

PhDs seeking to leave academia: you have a *number* of amazing resources available to you for making this leap here on Twitter. Here are just a few:

[dane 🚩 @buckadeath]

What a correction lol

[Dr Katharine Hubbard @KEHplantsci]

OK #Science twitter - do your thing! We have written an open letter to Conservatives strongly opposing 'kicking woke ideology out of science' rhetoric & show they do not represent science. Please distribute widely! Screen readable text + signature form at https://t.co/H7rNzb0wGh

[Ben Lewis @BenSciGuy]

Looking forward to this tomorrow!

Did I mention there's free food and drink? Come along!

[Ben Lewis @BenSciGuy]

I'll be giving this year's @sahmriAU Bowen Oliver Oration, on Thurs 5 October. Come along, it's free!
I'll be talking about the broken system that is failing scientists and limiting the impact of their work #scicomm @auscicomm https://t.co/E9PlRRHm8O

[Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea]

The University of Alberta’s free online critical thinking and science literacy course to help people differentiate science from pseudoscience:

https://t.co/4tJKSPxHer

[Ben Lewis @BenSciGuy]

I'll be giving this year's @sahmriAU Bowen Oliver Oration, on Thurs 5 October. Come along, it's free!
I'll be talking about the broken system that is failing scientists and limiting the impact of their work #scicomm @auscicomm https://t.co/E9PlRRHm8O

[Ben Lewis @BenSciGuy]

I'll be giving this year's @sahmriAU Bowen Oliver Oration, on Thurs 5 October. Come along, it's free! I'll be talking about training scientists to be better communicators #scicomm @auscicomm https://t.co/E9PlRRHm8O

[Ben Lewis @BenSciGuy]

I'll be giving this year's @sahmriAU Bowen Oliver Oration, on Thurs 5 October. Come along, it's free! I'll be talking about training scientists to be better communicators #scicomm @auscicomm https://t.co/E9PlRRHm8O

[blakandblack @blakandblack]

A message from Dr Victoria Fielding, Lecturer in Strategic Communication at The University of Adelaide.

Between now and the Voice referendum I will be managing a team of research assistants to document and analyse the Murdoch Media’s coverage of the referendum. We’ve just finished our first week – and I am already alarmed at what we’re seeing.
My team is analysing coverage from The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Herald Sun and Sky News. Our methodology identifies which voices and arguments are included, and how those voices are characterised down to specific words. In our first week we analysed 126 pieces of content and found:

•Of the Murdoch Press referendum coverage that contained an argument, 76% reflected messages from the No campaign.

•72% of their characterisations directly villainise the people advocating for Yes, with a significant portion of these attacks being directed at Anthony Albanese.

•Many arguments platformed against the Voice are premised on misinformation, including claims there are no details, and divisive false accusations that the Voice gives Aboriginal people special privileges.

•Sky News commentators who oppose the Voice were given a substantially bigger platform than those who support it. For example, Andrew Bolt had approximately eight times more anti-Voice coverage than Chris Kenny, who is in support.

[Mike Carlton @MikeCarlton01]

This was deliberate. Dutton will do anything to whip up fear, doubt, confusion. The same as Howard and Abbott did at the Republic referendum. He is a devious, cynical grub.
https://t.co/dbUpI8jmab

[Ben Lewis @BenSciGuy]

They're certainly erecting something at this building site.

[Walter Masterson @waltermasterson]

Mom’s for Liberty explains why they’re against teaching children EMPATHY. #klannedkarenhood

[Ben Lewis @BenSciGuy]

@BeWinstonSmith @EddieSynot @FairAusADV This one? The part where it says "Constitutional Amendment"? Those exact words that will be exactly inserted into the constitution? https://t.co/oTONLscIU3

[Iceland Cricket @icelandcricket]

Can anyone remember that time Broad edged to slip, was given not out, and did not walk off in line with the spirit of cricket?

[Rohan Connolly @rohan_connolly]

Love the conclusion to Gideon Haigh's column in The Times today. Says it all, really. #ENGvsAUS #Ashes23

[Felicity Ward @felicityward]

can I say to the England supporters who are crying about Australians who will try to “win at all costs”, have you ever watched the Ashes? That’s the point. Bairstow is a world class player. The ball wasn’t dead. He was out of his crease. Ex England Captains are blaming Bairstow