Episode 615: Hashtags for Space Outreach : Our guests for this episode, Kathryn Kat Robison and our very own Kassy Tamanini ( aka Craft Lass) took on the task of studying the impact of social media on spaceflight outreach and presented their results in the form of an academic paper entitled Hastags for Outreach. at this years International Astronautical Congress held in Toronto, Ontario from September 29 to October 3, 2014. Our show explores the intriguing results of their combined research. Ms. Robison is a graduate student at Yongstown State University in Ohio. Her main speciality is the impact of social media and how it is being leveraged as an outreach tool by various interest groups. Ms. Tamanini has distinguished herself not only as a talented musical artist but as a leader in innovative science outreach methods. Both are also the masterminds behind the blog Geek Girls Night Out, an online community for female geeks both on and off line. Host: Gene Mikulka Panel Member: Mark Ratterman ( Sawyer Rosenstein is off dealing with academics but will return)
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 02:34:52 +0000
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