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Imogen Herrick

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Mom. Assist. Prof of STEM Ed at KU. I want to learn about the intersection of emotion, place, and climate justice to reimagine and create a more empathetic world.

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Imogen Herrick @imogenherrick.bsky.social · Mar 6

SO EXCITED to see this paper come out!!
3 years of work — many shared experiences with students and teachers across moments in time, continents, and cultures. True labor of love ❤️

Thanks to @vea.bsky.social @lamajaber.bsky.social and other reviewers for their guidance and thoughtful feedback.

doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · Mar 6

“‘How Do These Data Make You Feel?’ The Emergence of Emotional Pathways in Community Science Data Talks About Climate Justice Issues” by Imogen R. Herrick @imogenherrick.bsky.social, Michael Lawson @mlawsonteach.bsky.social, and Ananya Matewos onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

“How Do These Data Make You Feel?” The Emergence of Emotional Pathways in Community Science Data Talks About Climate Justice Issues

As part of the special issue Centering Affect and Emotion Toward Justice and Dignity in Science Education, we examined how placing emotion at the heart of climate change discussions can deepen and tr...

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Imogen Herrick @imogenherrick.bsky.social · 1d

Science belongs to the public. That’s why it was so special to share our Community Science Data Talks project on public radio!

When climate science and public media are under pressure, I’m reminded that informed, empathetic conversation is a form of civic action.

A Kansas professor is getting students to lead the climate change conversation

Dr. Imogen Herrick, assistant professor of STEM Education at the University of Kansas, is changing the way climate change is discussed in K-12 classrooms. Her Community Science Data Talks shift the fo...

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Evolutionary Studies at Vanderbilt @evolutionvu.bsky.social · Aug 26

Science denial is real — but so are tools for teaching #evolution effectively.
@galesinatra.bsky.social unpacks both in her #Scopes100 talk, now on YouTube: https://loom.ly/8SIzwSA
@ncse.bsky.social

Promotional graphic for Gale Sinatra’s Scopes Symposium lecture Science Denial and Teaching Evolution. Gale Sinatra, wearing glasses and a patterned shirt, stands at a podium speaking with a smile. The text reads “Gale Sinatra – Science Denial and Teaching Evolution.” Logos for Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies and the National Center for Science Education are at the bottom, along with a small image of two raised hands pressed against glass.

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Michael Ralph @michaelcralph.bsky.social · Aug 21

In this year's season finale, we identify our Most Noteworthy Papers. Congrats to @imogenherrick.bsky.social for being recognized as Laurence's top paper!

"How Do These Data Make You Feel?" really made an impact on both of our practices.

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102 Season 8 In Review - Podcast Episodes - Two Pint PLC

We review our most noteworthy papers (like data talks and error environments), then look at where past top papers are today.

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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · Aug 13

Co-authored with @drmuenks.bsky.social, our @insidehighered.com piece "Beyond Behaviorism: Why Motivation Matters" is out!

We reject behaviorist principles and argue that understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning.

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Beyond Behaviorism: Why Student Motivation Matters (opinion)

Understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning, Katie Muenks and Carlton Fong write.

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · Jun 28

Join @worldresources.bsky.social on July 1 for a conversation with @mikegrunwald.bsky.social about his new book, We Are Eating the Earth.

You will hear about our enormous food-land-climate problem…and the many solutions (and anti-solutions) we have to fix it.

RSVP here: www.wri.org/events/2025/...

Book cover for WE ARE EATING THE EARTH - the race to fix our food system and save our climate, by New York Times bestselling author Michael Grunwald. The cover is orange and there is an image of a broken dinner plate with a picture of the globe on it.

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · Jun 21

The White Cliffs of Dover have even been lit up with the stripes!

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Anya Kamenetz @anya1anya.bsky.social · Jun 20

Climate change and mental health are hugely interrelated on every level from the neurobiological to the social. People's denial, grief and anxiety is standing in the way of action and we can't solve climate change without dealing w/ it. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

A mental health focus to amplify climate resilience actions - npj Climate Action

npj Climate Action - A mental health focus to amplify climate resilience actions

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doctor of softboyology @vea.bsky.social · Jun 17

If you are a learning scientist who happened to miss the Closing Session of #isls25, you might want to know that the submission deadline for #isls26 is expected to be October 5–significantly earlier than in years past.

📢 pass it on!

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Michael Ralph @michaelcralph.bsky.social · Jun 16

I produce and co-host an education research podcast that releases new episodes on the 12th of each month.

In this XL episode, we talk with @imogenherrick.bsky.social about her work creating data talks. A wonderful conversation about data, climate science, and hope.

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100 Data Talks with Imogen Herrick - Podcast Episodes - Two Pint PLC

Dr. Imogen Herrick shares Community Science Data Talks, which use local stories to cultivate student agency and hope.

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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · Jun 14

The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

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Heather M. Collins🗽 @heathersdesk.bsky.social · Jun 14

Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO?

#NOKINGS

View of the No Kings protest from the 4th floor of the Boise Capitol Building

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · Jun 14

No kings in Kansas City! Awesome! Let’s go!

#nokings
#kansascity

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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · Jun 13

Oil prices spiked due to more aggression from a country currently committing genocide.

Renewable energy prices were unaffected.

Do you like entrusting your country's economy to the whims of genocidal maniacs?

If not, you have options.

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Imogen Herrick @imogenherrick.bsky.social · May 21

Check out our new book that includes practical ways to engage learners in transdisciplinary learning!
news.ku.edu/news/article...

STEM to STREAMS

New book explores expanding STEM fields through STREAMS metaphor for fuller educational approach.

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Philip Bell @philipbell.bsky.social · May 10

Education is a key climate solution. The @waclimetime.bsky.social teacher educator network has engaged teachers in learning to teach climate over 35k times in 7 years. We need to continue that vital work! We would appreciate your support. www.climetime.org

ClimeTime | Climate Science Learning

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Imogen Herrick @imogenherrick.bsky.social · Apr 7

Resist however YOU can.
This was our (myself and one other faculty member) small act today. ✊✊
Small acts matter ❤️

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Mar 29

Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.

Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !

SCiMaP

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · Mar 28

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.

Find out how your community may be impacted.

Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org

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US map via scienceimpacts.org visualization of economic loss due to IDC cuts to 15% as part of Feb 7, 2025 executive order, with shading denoting intensity of cuts.

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academicmarcusj.bsky.social @academicmarcusj.bsky.social · Mar 27

TBT: Very proud of our chapter on Teaching for Conceptual Learning @imogenherrick.bsky.social www.google.com/books/editio...

Teaching Learning for Effective Instruction

Given the complexity of learning, an increasingly diverse student population, and growing demands on today’s teachers, educational psychology has never been more relevant for informing instructional p...

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Imogen Herrick @imogenherrick.bsky.social · Mar 25

DC is in Bloom. ❤️🌸🌸 Beautiful.
Thankful that #NARST2025 brought us here right on time ❤️

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Mar 23

All you need to know about Twitter

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · Mar 18

It’s not a federal agency. Institute of Peace is a non-profit. They took over the building. Which 5-1C3 is next?

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Mar 17

BREAKING: The Trump Administration has declared war on the United States Institute of Peace

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Feb 21

Before it's taken offline, I want you to know about the NASA website where you can learn about the stratospheric ozone hole and check on how it's doing. It has cool movies like this one, showing the growth of the ozone hole during the Austral spring last year.

ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/SH.html

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · Mar 13

Fossil fuel lobby pushes for immunity, threatening future climate litigation #Climate

Environmental groups sound new alarm as fossil fuel lobby pushes for immunity

Nearly 200 groups urge Congress to reject fossil fuel industry immunity efforts, fearing long-term damage to climate lawsuits

www.theguardian.com

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Pat Inverted Vibe Curve Blanchfield @patblanchfield.bsky.social · Mar 8

Columbia doing all the gross and evil shit it did and still getting fucked might make anybody with both a brain and a spine think, but there’s the problem

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