Author: Reyhaneh Maktoufi
I have a pet black hole called Steve. He occasionally crushes my world.
"Reyhaneh is a PhD candidate in Media, Technology, and Society at Northwestern University. Her main fields of interest are science communication, curiosity, and public engagement in with scientists. She works at the Nonprofit Network and Social Impact Lab where she researches nonprofit mergers and attitudes toward nonprofit-corporation partnerships.
Her working background is mainly in audience outreach in nonprofits, mostly in the field of health. Rey currently enjoys working with different nonprofits such as the Adler Planetarium as a communication workshop facilitator and the Communicating Science Conference ComSciCon - Chicago as an organizer. She also engages in science outreach through writing blog-posts and making science comics."
Follow me on instagram and twitter @thecosmicrey
Horoscope: What Type of Science Communicator are You?
…And find a list of SciComm organizations you should know about! Embrace yourself for this super-obviously-accurate SciComm horoscope: [know more … More
Researching the Science of Science Communication
The science of #ScienceCommunication is a thing. This means there are scientists who study what the best ways to communicate … More
Empathy Lessons from the Ocean
For good resolution, check out PDF: Empathy
Be a Good Friend, Stay Home.
Flatten the Curve Explainer
Gotta be nice to eachother
These days I have to struggle with lots of background thoughts in my day. It’s scary, sad, and exhausting.
Go Back to Your Country
Keep the Chirp Alive
Sometimes I think, maybe I used to be a bird. And the more I know them, the more I feel … More
The Cosmic Rey 