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Your experts in science consultancy and communication.

We are a diverse team of high qualified young communicators sharpening your scientific and cultural communication skills helping you make your work explainable,

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“The Olympics of Science”: Explainables help at XPRIZE Visioneering summit
“The Olympics of Science”: Explainables help at XPRIZE Visioneering summit

Every year the XPRIZE foundation defines new breakthrough challenges tackling humanities’ biggest and most acute problems at their Visioneering Event. For the 2018 round 10 groups from all over the world competed in a mix of “Shark Tank” and “the Voice” – to see which will be the next Grand Challenge to become an XPRIZE. The Explainables supported the teams in preparation for their pitches and lobbying sessions. And met some interesting people…

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Of Cats, dogs and artificial intelligence in space - final presentations at NASA Frontier Development Lab
Of Cats, dogs and artificial intelligence in space - final presentations at NASA Frontier Development Lab

A summary of the final presentations of this year’s NASA Frontier Development Lab.

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Tackling humanity’s biggest challenges with Artificial Intelligence: Explainables at NASA’s Frontier Development Lab
Tackling humanity’s biggest challenges with Artificial Intelligence: Explainables at NASA’s Frontier Development Lab

At NASA frontier development lab (FDL) Machine learning experts and space scientists will spend the summer in Silicon Valley to work on some of NASA’s most important challenges. Explainable Daniel Angerhausen is an FDL science advisor and mentor for the Exoplanet and Astrobiology challenges. For the last week of the program Explainables Sally Blumenthal, Amran Salleh and Jesse John will join him to prepare the group for their final "TED-style" presentations.

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The Cosmic Microwave Background on the last page of your notebook - Explainables at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg
The Cosmic Microwave Background on the last page of your notebook - Explainables at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg

For the second workshop in 5 days and the first one in Germany the Explainables headed out to the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy Heidelberg for a short 'communication and branding for scientists' bootcamp. One group of participants at Heidelberg came up with one of the all time best analogies we had at Explainables workshops: observations of the cosmic microwave background explained with a notebook. 

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NASA space science Meets Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence: Explainables at Frontier Development Lab
NASA space science Meets Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence: Explainables at Frontier Development Lab

For 8 weeks a group of space scientists and artificial intelligence experts met in Silicon Valley to tackle some of NASA's biggest challenges. The Explainables helped them to communicate their amazing results.

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WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

“KNOW YOUR [G]OALS, ENGAGE YOUR [A]UDIENCE, GROOVE YOUR [M]ESSAGE AND PERFECT YOUR [E]XECUTION.”
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SEMINARS, BOOTCAMPS  & WORKSHOPS
COMMUNICATION | CAREER | COACHING

Short seminars about communication essentials, one or two day bootcamps or week long deep dives. Ideal for professional communications and/or leadership series, to prepare for special events and presentations, or as additional offer during a larger conference.

Our team will plan the sessions to perfectly fit your group's specific needs. Mix and match your custom tailored workshop from the following list of modules:

 

Expert Exchange
Agency Service | GRANT APPLICATIONS AND PROPOSAL SUPPORT | Consulting

You need an expert on a particular topic who is also a talented science communicator? In need of a keynote speaker or a court-appointed expert? Want to pick our brains about your latest proposal?

Give your buzzwords meaning by letting us explain for you. Explainables connects scientific experts adept at communication to clients in need of talent. We will use our diverse and versatile network of externals to find the perfect match for our clients needs.

 

communication DESIGN
Print | visualization | Corporate design

The Explainables’ creatives cooperate with our trained academics to deliver custom graphic and information design, providing communication products to help you getting your message out.

Our team uniquely combines the knowledge of scientific needs with an artsy jolt from our creative department.

PEOPLE WE WORK WITH

 
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BILL DIAMOND
CEO/Director of SETI Institute

“Your workshop was a big hit,
and the teams really valued your exercises and overall program. I know that the final presentations at FDL 2.0 were better than they would have been without your help.”

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J.L. GALACHE, PhD
Asteroid Prospector &
CTO @ Aten Engineering

“After having given dozens of talks in my career, there was still a lot I was able to learn from the Explainables, which is helping me grow as a presenter. Seeing the FDL participants improve their presentations after the Explainables sessions tells me I'm not alone!”

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SARA JENNINGS
Producer, NASA Frontier Development Lab

“The Explainables were able to help our researchers feel confident in sharing their highly technical results in an engaging and intelligent way. You could see the change in the way the material was presented after just a couple of days of workshop exercises. The Explainables challenged our researchers to think differently and overall improved the presentation of their work through lasting life lessons. I look forward to working with them again in the future.”

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Ludmila Carone
Astrophysicist, MPIA

“The workshop was ideally suited to the specific needs of a postdoctoral researcher. I could immediately apply several concepts to a highly competitive observation proposal that I was working on.”

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JAMES PARR
Director, NASA Frontier Development Lab

“Science communication is an art form, which makes it particularly challenging to balance the language of cautious technical progress and the wonder and potential of discovery. The Explainables team are uniquely accomplished at finding this balance - they are scientists with the souls of storytellers and we were thrilled with the results they got working with our FDL researchers.”

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SHASHI JAIN
Innovation Manager

@ Intel

“I do a lot of design thinking sessions but what made this thing special was how the researchers took to it. They are usually very reserved.”

WHO WE WORKED FOR

 

THE EXPLAINABLES TEAM

We are a special force, highly-educated both in our sciences and in science communication. We hail from a wide range of scientific backgrounds, and all work on state-of-the-art frontiers in our sub-disciplines. We are young, diverse, and speak the language of our generation.

Dr. Daniel Angerhausen Executive Director As an Astrophysicist and Astrobiologist, Daniel worked on the search for life in space for NASA, and with other institutions such as RPI and Caltech. He is currently a fellow at the Center for Space and Habitability at Bern University and adviser for NASA’s Frontier Development Lab. As a popular “science slammer” and Famelab alumnus, Dr. Angerhausen has given more than 100 presentations in 40 countries.

Dr. Daniel Angerhausen
Executive Director

As an Astrophysicist and Astrobiologist, Daniel worked on the search for life in space for NASA, and with other institutions such as RPI and Caltech. He is currently a fellow at the Center for Space and Habitability at Bern University and adviser for NASA’s Frontier Development Lab. As a popular “science slammer” and Famelab alumnus, Dr. Angerhausen has given more than 100 presentations in 40 countries.

Dr. Jesse John Managing Director Jesse is a Graduate Researcher in the Geosciences Department of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is the Explainables' expert for all things material science and nano-technology. Jesse is an Alda Center and Famelab alumnus. He lives in Brooklyn where he runs our New York office.

Dr. Jesse John
Managing Director

Jesse is a Graduate Researcher in the Geosciences Department of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is the Explainables' expert for all things material science and nano-technology.
Jesse is an Alda Center and Famelab alumnus. He lives in Brooklyn where he runs our New York office.

Amran Salleh Creative Director Amran is the creative head of the Explainables. Working as an independent designer, he is passionate about creating brands and communication concepts. He has realized conceptions for several exhibitions in Latvia, Italy, and Germany. Amran's main objective is to close the gap between science and its graphic visualization. Based in Hamburg, Germany, he extends our network to Europe.

Amran Salleh
Creative Director

Amran is the creative head of the Explainables. Working as an independent designer, he is passionate about creating brands and communication concepts. He has realized conceptions for several exhibitions in Latvia, Italy, and Germany. Amran's main objective is to close the gap between science and its graphic visualization. Based in Hamburg, Germany, he extends our network to Europe.

 associated EXPLAINABLEs

Sarah Blumenthal Associated Partner

Sarah Blumenthal
Associated Partner

Michael Hippke Associated Partner

Michael Hippke
Associated Partner

Prof. Komal Magsi Associated Partner

Prof. Komal Magsi
Associated Partner

Danilo T Perez Rivera Associated Partner

Danilo T Perez Rivera
Associated Partner

Isaac Simpson Associated Partner

Isaac Simpson
Associated Partner

Dr. Hannah Wakeford Associated Partner

Dr. Hannah Wakeford
Associated Partner

 

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Bern, Switzerland                                             Neufeldstr. 11 3012 Bern      daniel.angerhausen@explainables.org

New York City, NY
876 72nd st Brooklyn NY 11228
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Hamburg, Germany
Mendelssohnstraße 1  22761 Hamburg
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