{"title":"Chris Reddy's books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"science-communication-in-a-crisis-an-insiders-guide","title":"Science Communication in a Crisis: An Insider's Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eScience Communication in a Crisis: An Insider's Guide by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/chrisreddylab\/\"\u003eChristopher Reddy\u003c\/a\u003e, marine chemist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), identifies the principal challenges that scientists face during an environmental disaster when communicating with different stakeholder groups, and offers advice on how to navigate the maze of competing interests and deliver actionable science when the clock is ticking. The book\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003edraws on Reddy’s decades of experience and offers his hard-won advice from the front lines of environmental disasters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough multiple high-profile case studies including the Deepwater Horizon and North Cape oil spills, and the 2021 Sri Lanka shipping disaster, Reddy unpacks ten specific challenges scientists face when interfacing with the public and the media. “My aim for writing this guide is not to explain how to ace an interview or craft a sound bite, but rather to offer a clear pathway to effective and collaborative communication when multiple groups are involved,” Reddy said. “There are the responders, people affected by the event, the media, policymakers, industry, concerned citizens, and organizations; each category has its own goals, needs, and challenges, which scientists must understand in order to navigate them.” As Reddy outlines, if a scientist’s goal is to deliver content and expertise to the people who need it, then other stakeholder groups—the media, the government, industry—need to be considered as partners to collaborate with to solve problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the planet faces increasingly frequent and devastating climate disasters, with the ever-present risk of another pandemic, and as the spread of misinformation is turbocharged by Artificial Intelligence, it is imperative that experts deliver trustworthy and actionable information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Reddy, “while you may not be an oceanographer or a chemist, the communication challenges that I’ve faced can be lessons to anyone called on to provide an expert perspective. In communicating science with the outside world, we can share our unique, often first-hand expertise in a way that resonates and helps people understand what has happened, and what is at stake. A crisis can be a disaster, but it can also be an opportunity to close a knowledge gap.” illustrations by Natalie Renier, Riley Orlando.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover design:  Natalie Renier, Riley Orlando \/ ®Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44020734525694,"sku":"7066","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0090\/5199\/6222\/files\/ScienceCommunicationinaCrisiscover_1.jpg?v=1683560869"},{"product_id":"a-kids-book-about-becoming-a-scientist","title":"A Kids Book About Becoming A Scientist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAre you a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ecurious\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e person? Do you ask \"why\" a lot? Do you like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ediscovering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e new things? Then I have a secret for you...you may be a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003escientist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e! Learn from Woods Hole Oceanographic's very own scientist and author about what being a scientist is all about. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCelebrate the scientist in you - keep \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewondering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, keep \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003easking questions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and never stop \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003elearning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!  This book is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e beautifully designed to kickstart challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book does not contain illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorBio__author-bio__author-biography__WeqwH\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-section col-lg-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text--medium summarized\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eChristopher Reddy (he\/him) studies plastic pollution and oil spills at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. His research has led him to explore beaches, sail to the middle of the ocean, and dive to the bottom of the sea. Chris is committed to highlighting the wonder and awe of science to kids. Christopher is a globally recognized oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod. He is curious about how the ocean responds to uninvited guests like plastic and oil spills. Christopher uses his findings to help design safe and sustainable drinking straws and replace petroleum products with natural waxes in sunblock. Christopher credits his grandfather for kickstarting his lifelong interest in understanding how things work, and his mom for impromptu chemistry demonstrations in the kitchen. Christopher is a proud graduate of Rhode Island's public schools, from kindergarten through PhD, and he can tell you the name of every science teacher he has ever had. 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