It's been a whole summer since the last newsletter, but we're catching up now with: a discussion of what "trust" means in science, a tool that measures how abstractly you communicate, what gave away a researcher who used ChatGPT to write his scientific paper, and what we can learn from Star Trek about personal stories in science.

If you're curious about how ChatGPT can help us, but also mess up your research, read on. I've written before about how and why researchers are preparing to speak the language of the general public, and how aggressive communication can change the way the public views science. Finally, a look from several perspectives at the recent "research prize affair" scandal.

A 100% Romanian edition. I introduce you to various outreach initiatives, present a study in which the business community demonstrates how important science communication is, and tell you about exceptional women scientists. Photo credit: SeismoLab.

Read some behind-the-scenes information about how press releases about scientific studies are written. Plus useful resources: promoting patents, a checklist for making sure you've prepared a science communication effort well, and a guide to writing an explanatory article.

We start preparations for the heated discussions at the Christmas table by finding out how to argue (or not) scientifically. I'm talking about how to communicate better in tech. And we asked artificial intelligence to convince you that it's important to talk about science to the general public. Did it succeed?

A new issue of the Science and Communication newsletter: we see how marketing helped a research lab increase the number of contracts with 300%; we talk to the organisers of the Romanian Science Festival and find out what factors make the public pay attention to scientific information

More: Three "holiday themes" for communication training

And why they need everything "now" and why you can't send the questions beforehand. Everything has an explanation. Plus: a dog from the Republic of Moldova published a scientific article. What??? Yes

Tips on how you can promote your research with minimal effort, why to collaborate with libraries in science activities for the public, and what topics Ukrainian science journalists write about.

A spring-fresh edition, with information on: how and why to build a communication strategy for a research project; figures on the status of women in research in our country; Romanian debates on the role of the researcher in society; a PhD on yeast in dance steps - yes, it exists.

Many researchers say that what motivates them to make extra communication efforts is the change in society. To get those results to authorities, decision-makers or bodies that can make public strategies. What communication strategies do you need to have in place to ensure that your research has an impact?

Plus: videos of Romanian research projects and how we measure the impact of popularisation events

It's like it's beginning to take shape. Plus: a reminder of why it's important to talk about science and templates to use for organising science events for the public.

Plus: how much confidence Romanians still have in science and why UK universities are doing activities with and for the general public.