"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."
Marie Curie
How the brain works, what makes up the world, how we came to be, and how we can stop climate change are all questions that are being analyzed and answered through science. Because science is the study of how the world works and is structured, it is capable of helping humans reason and understand the world. With technology, this understanding can be spread in the click of a button, as opposed to the longer print, transportation, and delivery of paper. Countless science newspapers, such as National Geographic, are excellent at spreading news and understanding, but with the world going digital, online options are readily available as well. The following list reveals and analyzes ten personal websites created by scientists (in no particular order). Screenshots of these scientists' websites and hyperlinks to them are included in this article!
1. Juanrga.com
Scientist Juan R. González Álvarez studies physics, quantum physics, and chemistry. The website contains information about his books, the things he is working on, and his views on science.
Although the website may not be visually appealing to some, it is still well-organized and navigable; a person could simply click on a box to access it. The writing is concise and to-the-point.
People who enjoy organization, accessibility, and relevance in a website would be glad to navigate this website.
Linda Mcaulay is a computer scientist. The website contains her views about computer science and women in STEM. The screenshot above is an image of a book she wrote.
The website has some decent visuals and color for spatial thinkers, and the posts provide readers in-depth insight into who Linda is, as a scientist and a person.
Isaiah Nengo is a biological anthropologist and paleontologist. This website contains information about his publications and their locations, his speaking, and his projects.
The website is incredibly entertaining to scroll through, because of its visuals and graphics. The words in the Publications page were a bit hard to read due to the way they blended with the background, but the website overall was pretty neat.
Darren Reed is a social scientist interested in human-technology interaction and its connection to dance. As seen in the screenshot, the website contains his publications, his posts, the courses he made, and information about his job.
The website is not very graphic or visual oriented, but the details the website provides make up for it. All the publications are listed in one place, and a person can access both the title of a publication, a link to it (if it is online), and the citations for it. You can learn about Reed's educational background and view the kind of courses he makes.
Lucy is a scientific researcher and communicator who studied biomedicine. Her website contains posts with her insight and commentary about certain scientific topics she is curious about, such as machine consciousness. The posts in the screenshot above are from her Instagram.
The visuals and graphics are unique, utilizing neon colors to produce a glow-in-the dark impression in the website. Lucy is able to summarize scientific information in the website and make it appeal to the layperson, so learning the fundamentals of what this researcher blogs about is easy. You may, however, want to learn more, so you may need other sources to supplement the knowledge, and the glowing colors may be distracting, but it is a pretty impressive website, and it may be helpful for people who love visuals and need something to start a research project.
Gitanjali Rao was 2020's Kid of the Year. She is a teenaged inventor who created products meant to prediagnose opioid addiction, prevent cyberbullying, and detect lead in water. The website contains information about Gitanjali's missions and accomplishments.
The website gives viewers sufficient insight into who Gitanjali is and what she has accomplished. There is much content to view, so initial glances at the website may make viewers a bit overwhelmed, but there is still organization for all the information. You can even sign up for a school workshop with her.
Ian Li studies computer science, as a user interface (UI) designer (see above) and a former Ph.D. student. His website contains personal information about himself and his work, including publications, presentations, and projects.
Like Darren Reed's website, this is not oriented in visuals and graphics, but it has impressive and relevant details about Li's work and job as a computer scientist. The Publications section contains a list of hyperlinks to Microsoft Word documents containing his papers. Some of the hyperlinks do not seem to work, showing 404 Page not Found, or claiming that his work does not exist, which can be considered a technical error, but since the section contains the titles of his works, you could type in the titles on your search bar and look them up. (I was able to successfully find a paper that couldn't be accessed through a hyperlink).
This website is pretty informative when it comes to researching Mr. Li's work.
Soph Milbourne is a scientific communicator and biologist. Her website is meant to help scientists effectively communicate their ideas.
This website has some animations and images, for vision-oriented viewers wanting to "see" Milbourne's work. There is a sufficient amount of information to help readers understand her passion for scientific communication and her advice for scientific communicators. (One post in the website listed 13 books Soph recommended to aspiring scientific communicators).
Meaghan Gade researches ecology, evolutionary biology, and physiology. Her website contains her research, publications, teaching philosophies, and contacts.
There is a pretty decent balance of information and visuals. Images of nature can pique readers' curiosity and the text about Meaghan's findings and work give good insight for aspiring scientists and people who want to know more about her.
10. joeleklof.com
Joel Eklof is a Ph.D. student studying hydrology, biology, geology, and chemistry in the environment. His website includes his interests, his research, his work experience, stuff he posts online, and his contact info.
Everything you need to know about this scientist can be found on this website. There are not too many buttons to click through, so you could easily access information based on category (home, experience, research, media, contact). There are some images spread throughout the site as well, making the website have enough visual appeal.
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