The Center for Educational Development (CED)

MAYAMA Satoshi

This is an image of ALMA telescope, which is operated by a partnership of 22 countries and is located in the Atacama Desert of Chile. One of the science targets of ALMA is astrobiology which is a new interdisciplinary field including astronomy, life science, and so on. Science communication plays an important role to conduct such an interdisciplinary research. ( Credit: ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org))

Astrobiology, interdisciplinary research, science communication

School of Advanced Sciences

ITO Kenji

National Institute of Genetics

GOHMARU Taji

Scientific presentation is a tool not just to spread new findings but to encourage our peers to challenge and offer alternative suggestions for every decision and interpretation involved in our research. An audience can never provide this if they do not deeply understand the message and the logic of the story. The image illustrates one common barrier to successful communication; presenters forget they are having a conversation with their peers in the audience and adopt a strange unnatural style of speaking. All elements of the presentation both visual and oral must be designed for efficient and effective communication.

logic, communication, feedback

School of Advanced Sciences

ONISHI Yukinori