AI is often sold as perfect solutions to the "problem" of having to create captions and transcripts. That framing, of course, centers creators and producers over the people who actually rely upon the captions and transcripts. But there is no replacement for humans when making content accessible.

JBI's Research Dissemination Guides include advice on how to create a video abstract. Various downloadable guides available at: https://jbi.global/research-dissemination-resources #SciComm #ResearchDissemination

Do not rely on the A.I.-generated alt text in Facebook or Instagram. The result is vague and useless, like "may be an image of food and text," and "may be an image of outdoors." These do nothing to give users the context and content of an image.

Pages of links to buy books to support authors who have pulled out of the Adelaide Writers' Week. From Avid Reader in Qld. #AusPol #booksky 💙📚 avidreader.com.au/c/support-x-...

A common question about alt text is whether or not it's appropriate to mention attributes like race or skin tone. A common response is, "It depends." In this post, Tolu Adegbite explains how race can be relevant and important in providing context. medium.com/shopify-ux/t...

To reduce the cognitive load in data visualizations, directly label your data rather than using legends. This helps colorblind or visually impaired users. It also decreases the work of scanning back and forth trying to match the legend with the data.

JBI's practical research dissemination guides are freely available for download and are developed for authors who want their research to reach audiences beyond academia to amplify their research impact. https://jbi.global/research-dissemination-resources #EBHC #SciComm

The Cochrane Collaboration, The Campbell Collaboration, JBI & Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) have released a position statement on the use of #AI in #EvidenceSynthesis, marking a unified global approach to managing AI's integration into #EBP research. https://ow.ly/1Fzg50Xqkkb#AI#EvidenceSynthesis#EBP#EBHC

Really looking forward to #JBIKochi and delivering a workshop on Inclusive #SciComm of #EBHC using Gen-AI. Co-facilitators are @biancapilla.bsky.social of @jbiebhc.bsky.social and our friends at the @campbellreviews.bsky.social and eBASE Africa.

MEXA shares an adaptable academic poster template that makes scientific posters clearer, more accessible, and more effective. Downloadable at: docs.neuromatch.io/p/g0uskpKuJp... #SciComm

An overview of the steps for disseminating research presented a visual format. For step by step guidance, go to: jbi.global/research-dis... #SciComm

We explain what collaborative knowledge communication is, and how it contributes towards #HealthEquity. 🎉Celebrating #WorldEBHCDay and #SciComm!

Spoken poem, reflecting on the possibilities and problems when it comes to communicating evidence. Celebrating #WorldEBHCDay and #SciComm

Heather McCulloch from JBI invites us to consider the role of #CitizenScience in fostering collaborative knowledge communication, exploring how individuals can contribute to shared knowledge creation for more inclusive & equitable #EBHC policy & practice. https://ow.ly/WINo50WOUn6#CitizenScience#EBHC#WorldEBHCDay

Read #WorldEBHCDay blog by Heather McCulloch, Global Comms Coordinator at JBI, which tells the story of a toxic bloom in South Australia that is devastating marine life & bringing harm to human health. But with it comes a story of hope. https://ow.ly/e41250XcSkL#WorldEBHCDay#SciComm #OceanChat #CitizenScience

New article in The Lancet is a good read for #SciComm peeps.

Find a complete guide for research dissemination, and a host of other practical guides, including how to create a video abstract, communicating your research through blogs, and more! Go to: jbi.global/research-dis...

Twitter isn't dead, but it is on life-support. It has swapped tweets for beeps in social media's ICU, tapping out SOS in morse code. #AcademicSky

How do we improve citizen science? I'm presenting at the Australian Citizen Science Association conference about how we co-created 10 recommendations with researchers and the public. You can read our discussion paper pre-print here: doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.13.670232 #CitSciOz25

So excited about the #SciComm workshop I'm co-facilitating with @biancapilla.bsky.social and colleagues from Campbell South Asia & eBASE Africa at the JBI colloquium in Kochi, India. Registrations for #JBIKochi close 17 October: jbi.global/jbi-colloquium #EvidenceSynthesis #HealthEquity

"Improving citizen science: Co-creating recommendations with researchers and the public" A pre-print about an exciting project with Science for All, supported by the Australian Citizen Science Association & the Australian Academy of Science doi.org/10.1101/2025... #citizenscience #public #science

Capitalization affects how people read hashtags or how people hear them on screen readers. Use #camelCase or #PascalCase in hashtags instead of lowercase. You could have #DoctorWhoRewatch ("Doctor Who Rewatch") or #doctorwhorewatch ("doctor whore watch.")

To mark #MentalHealth Awareness month, we share a story of hope that comes out of the #HAB devastating #MarineLife in Australia. “Communities became the storytellers, scientists, and sentinels, sharing what they saw and what they knew." Read #WorldEBHCDay blog at: worldebhcday.org/blog/2025/re...

Read #WorldEBHCDay blog on impact stories: why they work and how to craft them with rigour, empathy and purpose through the lens of collaborative knowledge communication: worldebhcday.org/blog/2025/im... #SciComm @biancapilla.bsky.social

Talk about knowing your audience

"A video abstract is like a movie trailer; it introduces a wide audience to a research paper. As with a movie trailer, a video abstract should be short, engaging & easy to understand ... [It] aims to pique interest & direct viewers to the published article." jbi.global/sites/defaul... #SciComm

English dominates scientific publishing, which can limit access to knowledge for #EBHC for clinicians, policymakers, and communities who speak languages other than English (LOTE). www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gzt...

You don't necessarily want to use the exact same alt text each time a specific image is used. Alt text must consider the context of the image and why it's being included on a site, post, article, etc. In other words, alt text depends on where you're including the image and why.

If you have a hashtag with multiple words, write the hashtag in #PascalCase or #camelCase to help users of screen readers. That helps the screen reader to read out the words out individually, rather than trying to read them in one long word.

What happens after evidence is generated/published/disseminated?🤔 For 5+ years I’ve worked with JBI’s global evidence network to publish impact stories — powerful narratives of evidence driving real change 📖 Read more in my latest #WorldEBHCDay blog: worldebhcday.org/blog/2025/im... #Storytelling

NEW Researcher Profiles in Altmetric Altmetric tracks research items and where they are mentioned or cited online. Searching by researcher name wasn't a feature unless you imported your own from a repository or CRIS Today we are launching a global researcher search feature. 1/5

#SciComm peeps are invited to share a visual representation that addresses the #WorldEBHCDay 2025 theme, Collaborative Knowledge Communication. Your submission can be in any language, but an English transcript is needed with submission. See examples and how to submit: worldebhcday.org/visual-media

Excited about the workshop on prompt design for inclusive #SciComm at #JBIKochi. I will be co-facilitating with @biancapilla.bsky.social @jbiebhc.bsky.social; Ashima Mohan @campbellreviews.bsky.social South Asia; Andrea Elanga eBASE Africa. #HealthEquity & #EBHC program at jbi.global/jbi-colloqui...

The science of knowledge communication is evolving. Storytelling, digital media, open science and knowledge translation are reshaping how knowledge can be shared to inform decisions. As #WorldEBHCDay approaches we invite you to share your #SciComm initiatives with us worldebhcday.org/take-action

"Diversity in healthcare. Unity in evidence" is the theme for the JBI Colloquium in Kochi, Kerala. See program for presentations on health equity; equity-centred methodology for #EvidenceSynthesis; and traditional medicine & #EBHC integration. Registrations close soon: jbi.global/jbi-colloquium

Data available upon request is not acceptable. Search/es available upon request is also not acceptable. If you are going to do science, do science, please.

v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚 Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to! Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇

If you've been using a 📌 emoji to bookmark posts, @rafael.my and @samuel.bsky.team cooked up a special tool you can use to migrate them to your Saved Posts. Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app

Story about how South Australia first began reacting to the harmful algal bloom. Written for World EBHC Day: worldebhcday.org/blog/2025/re... Share your story in just about any format you like, so get on board, #SciComm community! Learn how: worldebhcday.org/take-action #OceanChat #CitizenScience

Evidence is powerful, but only if it’s accessible. Whether it’s storytelling, video, podcast, or something like this by JBI, different formats help knowledge reach the people who need it. If #SciComm is your thing, check out the World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day campaign: worldebhcday.org

Blog tells the story of how everyday people became the scientists, the storytellers and sentinels as the Karenia mikimotoi algal bloom in South Australia began its catastrophic spread over 4,500km. SA Govt adopted a One Health approach for its HAB Taskforce worldebhcday.org/blog/2025/re... #addOcean

An “underwater bushfire” is devastating #OceanLife on South Australia’s coast. Around 450 species washed up on shore have been documented by citizen scientists, including sharks, dolphins, penguins and sea turtles. worldebhcday.org/blog/2025/re... #WorldEBHCDay #SciComm #OceanChat #CitizenScience

Twitter’s decline is Bluesky’s rise. The scientific migration away from spam, porn, bots and hostility: arstechnica.com/science/2025... #SciComm

If advancing equity-centred and culturally appropriate evidence-based healthcare is your thing, take a look at the program just released for the JBI Colloquium in Kochi, India: jbi.global/jbi-colloqui... "Diversity in healthcare | Unity in evidence" #HealthEquity #EBHC #JBIKochi

Heather McCulloch from JBI, Australia, invites us to consider the role of citizen science in fostering collaborative knowledge communication in this short video: 👇 ow.ly/WINo50WOUn6 #WorldEBHCDay @hmcatjbi.bsky.social @jbiebhc.bsky.social @cochrane.org @campbellreviews.bsky.social

The #WorldEBHCDay 2025 campaign calls for examples of health-related #SciComm. You can submit a video or visual abstract of your health-related research to share with the world! Find out more: worldebhcday.org/take-action #EBHC #EvidenceSynthesis

“What is clear is that the Altmetric hegemony of X may have come to an end, as for the first time there is a clear alternative in @bsky.app, which even matches user engagement in ways that would have seemed unthinkable until recently." #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

As a member of our global evidence community, you are invited to participate in the #WorldEBHCDay 2025 campaign, ‘Collaborative Knowledge Communication’. There are many ways you can participate! worldebhcday.org/take-action #SciComm #EvidenceSynthesis

Just announced! The #WorldEBHCDay 2025 campaign launched today, with a #SciComm focus. The campaign aims to foster discussion & contribute to global discourse on the human, cultural, technological & political dynamics that shape how knowledge travels—and transforms lives. Learn more worldebhcday.org