Features
This is a short (and incomplete) collection of pieces about my research and other passions, written by others.
National Public Radio: Confessions of a math Convert
Math is a complex, beautiful language that can help people understand the world. And sometimes math is hard! Science communicator Sadie Witkowski says the key to making math your friend is to foster your own curiosity and shed the fear of sounding dumb.
August 4, 20220 (Rebroadcast on December 20, 2022)
the nerdist: Science is coming to san diego comic-con 2022
Though it’s easy to get excited about San Diego Comic-Con’s massive Hall H panelsOpens in new tab and big studio announcements, there are plenty of other amazing offerings too. In the last decade, more and more “science of” and other educational panels crept into the pop culture convention scene. (Includes Hollyweird Science panel, featuring Sadie)
July 18, 2022
CIERA news: SCOPE Program rising in numbers and influence
Free and open to any graduate student, SCOPE is an NSF-funded online science communication program designed for graduate students without access to in person training. The program, which just celebrated its three year anniversary in March of 2022, was created to be as flexible as possible while being held entirely online.
June 21, 2022
The Academic Minute
The Academic Minute features researchers from colleges and universities around the world, keeping listeners abreast of what’s new and exciting in the academy and of all the ways academic research contributes to solving the world’s toughest problems and to serving the public good.
March 16, 2018
PhysicsWorld's Rising Stars
PhysicsWorld published a pair of video interviews with early-career scientists based in the US, who share their thoughts on a range of issues. These scientists were invited delegates at ComSciCon 2017, a national workshop for promising science communicators. In the interviews, researchers discuss their career ambitions and the challenges they face in achieving those dreams. They also discuss a range of issues relating to science communication, diversity in science and the role scientists can play in the current political climate in the US.
December 1, 2017