Your experts in science consultancy and communication.
WE ARE A DIVERSE TEAM OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED YOUNG COMMUNICATORS
SHARPENING YOUR SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
HELPING YOU MAKE YOUR WORK EXPLAINABLE.
We are dedicated to supporting fellow scientists in their efforts to contribute to the social dialogue about their work. As a nonprofit organization seeking to enhance scientific literacy, all Explainables profits go towards community outreach programs and public STEAM education. By creating strong and enduring partnerships, we generate opportunities to make significant improvements in STEAM graduate and K-12 education. Every time you engage with us, you enable us to work on these projects that are so close to our hearts.
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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.”
We employ established science communication techniques such as improvisation, storytelling, divergent thinking, deficit, context, participation models and many, many others. We evaluate your particular needs and design your teams' perfect GAME plan:
We also provide communication products including, but not limited to, books, presentations, illustrations, corporate identities, data visualization, and infographics.
Seminars & Workshops
Hire us for a seminar or a short bootcamp. Ideal for communications and/or leadership series or as part of a larger conference. Or unlock your team's full communication potential with one of our custom tailored multi-day workshops. After an in-depth pre-workshop assessment, we will assemble our team and plan the sessions to match your group's specific needs.
Pricing starts at $1,500 per workshop, plus travel costs
Expert Exchange
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?
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.
Pricing depends on personnel and time commitments.
communication products
The Explainables' creatives cooperate with our scientists to deliver custom graphic and information design, providing communication products including, but not limited to, books, presentations, communication materials, support for grant proposals, folders, flyers, handouts, illustrations, corporate identities, data visualization and infographics.
PEOPLE WE WORK WITH
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!”
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.”
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.”
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.”
WHO ARE OUR CLIENTS?
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
Daniel is the Explainables' Master of the Universe. As an Astrophysicist and Astrobiologist, he worked on the search for life in space for NASA, and with other institutions such as RPI and Caltech.
As an Alda Center and Famelab alumnus, Dr. Angerhausen has given more than 100 presentations in 40 countries.
Dr. Jesse John
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
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 an its graphic visualization. Based in Hamburg, Germany, he extends our network to Europe.
associated EXPLAINABLEs
Sarah Blumenthal
Associated Partner
Michael Hippke
Associated Partner
Prof. Komal Magsi
Associated Partner
Danilo T Perez Rivera
Associated Partner
Isaac Simpson
Associated Partner
Dr. Hannah Wakeford
Associated Partner
ENGAGE THE EXPLAINABLES
Our GLOBAL Offices
Bern, Switzerland Neufeldstr. 11 3012 Bern daniel.angerhausen@explainables.org
New York City, NY
876 72nd st Brooklyn NY 11228
jesse.john@explainables.org
Hamburg, Germany
Mendelssohnstraße 1 22761 Hamburg
amran.salleh@explainables.org