SciToons

The SciToons model is a novel approach for communicating scientific research to a broad audience. Dr. Oludurotimi Adetunji leads the program @BrownUniversity.

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Imagine you are building a #robot to clean your room. How would you design this robot? To answer this question we can look at how humans have evolved to overcome these challenges through a phenomenon known as #affordances. #NSFfunded #BrownUniversity #STEM https://t.co/5ZUpK2KUhN

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NEW VIDEO: Picture this: you wake up in a #jungle with no memory of how you got there. This can be a powerful analogy for how a #cancer cell begins its journey in the human body. Watch our video to learn more! #CancerResearch #CancerAwareness #SciToons https://t.co/vpJIrrXpP0

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You are pushing your cart down a grocery store aisle and notice a box of #cereal with the label Non-GMOs. You may know that #GMO stands for genetically modified organisms, but what exactly does that mean? Watch our #new video to learn more #STEM #Biotech
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Happy Earth Day! In celebration of our planet and the world we live in, we have created a playlist of #Earth related videos on our YouTube channel. #EarthDay #EarthDay2025 Check it out! https://t.co/X4gwjun9CN

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Happy Pi Day, everybody!
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#piday #pi #radius #math #sciedu #scicomm #march14 #geometry #calculus #algebra #trigonometry

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Did you know that our brain and human rights are more connected than you may think? Watch our video on Dignity Neuroscience to learn more. https://t.co/pxRLb5lLKp
#DignityNeuroscience #Neuroscience #HumanRights #Brain #Health #Science #SciComm #STEMM #BrownUniversity

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NEW VIDEO: Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the choices available when you seek medical care? Understanding your choices and who you should listen to is health literacy in action. In celebration of #HealthLiteracyMonth, watch our video to learn more.
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NEW VIDEO: Dignity Neuroscience. Our brain and human rights are more connected than you may think. https://t.co/pxRLb5lLKp

#DignityNeuroscience #Neuroscience #HumanRights #Brain #Health #Science #SciComm #STEMM

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Watch our new video! Is my neighborhood making me sick? Why Community Health Matters https://t.co/PUgqG3LsIO #publichealth #scicomm #animation

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NEW VIDEO #Eutrophication: When excess nutrients like phosphorus and #nitrogen cause #algalblooms in our #waters, oxygen is depleted and #aquaticlife is harmed. Watch how this can impact our lives. #environment #SciComm #deadzones #ecosystem #cleanwater https://t.co/hfsYKuranC

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Sharing a sneak peek of our upcoming video on algae blooms. Learn about eutrophication alongside our elephant character. #eutrophication #video #elephant #scicomm #algaebloom #ocean #2Danimation #illustration #canoe #green #ocean #lake #river #envirnoment #disease

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StayTooned to our upcoming video on community health. Here is a look at the evolution from #storyboard to #animation for a scene showing higher exposure of certain communities to hazardous waste sites and other #environmental pathogens #communityhealth #PublicHealth #Scicomm

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Research, regardless of the field, may not benefit everyone it is intended for in practice. Watch our “Equity in Research” video to learn more.
#scicomm #equity #research #equityinresearch #academictwitter #equitableresearch #EquityInAI #AI https://t.co/z5kmjVbuDq

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NEW SciToons: Did you know that equity plays an important role in research to benefit as many people as possible? Watch our newest video to learn more!
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#scicomm #learning #STEM #education #science #equitableresearch #research #equity

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Do you have post #Thanksgiving leftovers? Try composting them! Watch our video on #compost to learn more. #food #foodie #agriculture #environment
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Did you know a rich ecosystem of #bacteria, #fungi, and #viruses lives in your body? Watch our video to learn more about the role these #microbes play in human health. #Scicomm #PublicHealth #STEMM #teachers #gut #humanmicrobiome #microbiome #animation https://t.co/HpC0z4CCyh

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It is #GeographyAwarenessWeek! Watch our video to learn about the geographic perspective of an epidemic.
#maps #spatial #location #patterns #scicomm #zika #geospatial #GeoWeek #geographic #pandemic #epidemic https://t.co/7LVRmIymE6

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We’ve thought about this! Watch this video to learn about #DEI in #STEMM @ScienceMagazine #scicomm https://t.co/6Ll9Mbs2pU

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When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the U.S. are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018. #ScienceMagArchives https://t.co/E5KsODwrqo

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Happy #NationalSandwichDay! What’s juicy, pairs great with ketchup, and never went “moo”? Watch our video to find out! https://t.co/qTJRq9Lxnd
#labgrownmeat #culturedmeat #sustainable #cellularagriculture #BrownUniversity #SciComm #science #education #sciedu #AI #sustainablefood

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To explore some of the #pages in the Big Book of the #Cosmos and find out more about what happened after the #BIGBANG, watch our cosmic #microwave background(#CMB) #scicomm #STEM #illustration #discovery #universe #physics #stars #space #science #astronomy https://t.co/dGu0hC2e4y