Decoding the pandemic: a behind-the-scenes journey into COVID-19 modeling
In March 2020, the world awoke to a new reality defined by lockdowns, overwhelmed hospitals, and the omnipresence of COVID-19. As I immersed
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Sooike Stoops
Jun 30
Popular science magazine Eos turns 40
CEO Dorien Luyckx & Editor-in-Chief Raf Scheers talk strategy, responsibility, and the way forward As Eos marks its 40th year, we sat...
Liesbeth Aerts
Jun 30
How to deal with preprints? A practical guide for science communicators
How and when should we discuss preprints? What precautions and considerations should we take? Here we list a few practical tips.
Marie Verstappen
Apr 10
Why all science news images look the same: the complexity of stock photos on social media
On social media, every news post is accompanied by a striking photo. For journalists, images are a powerful tool not only to draw attention,
Elisa Nelissen
Mar 14
The long and winding road from lab to layperson
Science journalism is having a moment. Data from Belga.press shows that in 2022, Flemish legacy news outlets published almost three...
Liesbeth Aerts
Mar 5
From a PhD in economics to the science news desk at De Standaard: the career story of Dries De Smet
Even when he was little, Dries De Smet was a loyal reader of De Standaard . Back then, his favorite sections were Opinion, Science, and...
Liesbeth Aerts
Jan 5
The daily challenges of science press officers
Press officers at research institutes and universities act as liaisons between scientists and the media. They take on a wide range of...
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