Science Communication
We love sharing our science with the rest of the world. We're always looking for new ways to do so. Contact us if you've got ideas!
The Atlantic, “Mysterious Rings Around Reefs Have No Simple Explanation”
The New York Times, “Predators Gone, Small Fish Get Bolder”
Hawaii Public Radio, “Reef halos offer bird's-eye view of coral reef health”
Hakai Magazine, “Fragmented Protections Fail Top Predators”
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Summer Program
UH News, “Coral reef mural adds inspiration, beauty at Coconut Island“
Macquarie University’s Early-Career Researcher of the Year Award video featuring our spatial ecology of fear research (1:20)
Hawai’i Public Radio, interview, “Tropical Reefs Fare Better Than Temperate Ones Under Fishing Pressures“
Australian Geographic magazine, “Google program helping research”
The Conversation, "I'm an Expat US Scientist and I'm Returning to Trump's America to Stand Up For Science"
Nature, “Brave fish forage more”: Research Highlights blurb on Madin et al. (2010) American Naturalist.
The Scientist Magazine, “Satellite images capture fish fear”
WWF’s ClimatePrep.org, “From the Field: Blue Carbon on the Great Barrier Reef”
Wildlife Australia Magazine, “Seeing Fear From Space”
Time Magazine, “Testing the waters”
The Elizabeth Madin Lab featured on CBS’ “Mission Unstoppable” TV show (episode preview here)
Discover Magazine blog, "Satellite pictures reveal “landscape of fear” in Great Barrier Reef"
MSNBC, “Images From Space Reveal Mysterious ‘Halos‘ Surround Coral Reef”
"Female Scientists in the Spotlight": Interview with the Australian Coral Reef Society
Elizabeth’s lecture in Macquarie University’s Women in Science Masterclass for rural and underserved high school students in Australia (42:27)
Elizabeth’s seminar at Google HQ in Mountain View, CA (49:14)
Google Earth Outreach video featuring our spatial ecology of fear research (1:47; starts at 1:24)
Nature, “Hippos, haloes and black holes - April’s best science images”
BBC Earth From Space- Episode 1: Patterned Planet
CBC Radio- Quirks and Quarks, “Holy coral reefs? They've got a 'halo' that could show if they're healthy”
The Science Times, “Biologist Unlocks the Mystery Behind Bright Blue Halos Around Coral Reefs”
Fast Company Magazine, “I’m An Expat Scientist Coming Home To Stop Trump’s War On Science”
“Children, Coral Reefs, and Climate Change”: Primary and preschool students in Sydney, Australia show their concern for the future of coral reefs through a self-organised bake sale fundraiser, a guest lesson at school and group discussion on World Oceans Day 2017. Video by Alvaro del Campo and Natalie Lorentzen of QuickClips.
Daily Mail UK, “Mystery of the coral reef 'halos': Strange rings of light-colored material that can be seen from space could be a sign of reef health, experts say”
Live Science, “Coral Reefs have ‘Halos,’ and They Can Be Seen from the Heavens”
Science commentary
We're always excited to share our thoughts on cool new research coming out of other labs and institutions, too.
New Scientist, “Great Barrier Reef reserves protected fish from cyclone” (Photo: WaterFrame/Alamy)
International Business Times, “Coral reef conservation solution? Damaged coral reefs surprise experts with 15 ‘bright spots’ jam-packed with fish”
Science informing the news
Every now and then some of our science informs popular media.
The New Yorker, “Six Earth-Moving Moments of 2015″ (see "6. China Summons Islands from the Sea", which cites our brief correspondence Madin et al. (2015) Nature)
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