Science Communication

Rachel is a science writer and communicator who strives to spark interest in science. She has written articles on STEM topics for the general public and has also written scripts for K-5 STEM education videos. Besides creating scicomm content, Rachel has also presented on the craft of science communication at conferences and has run workshops on science communication. See below to learn more about Rachel's scicomm work.

Writing – Essays

Science | I hated writing—until I learned there's a science to it | 3 Oct 2024

Writing – News Articles

MIT News | Unlocking the quantum future | 18 Mar 2024

MIT EECS News | The Thriving Stars of data-driven medical diagnoses | 7 June 2023

MIT EECS News | Thriving Stars panel: women leaders share career wisdom | 1 Mar 2023

MIT News | Making quantum computers more accurate | 13 Oct 2022

MIT News | A musician-turned-anthropologist studies venture capitalism in China | 19 Sept 2022

MIT News | Modeling the social mind | 9 Sept 2022

MIT News | Building better batteries, faster | 24 Aug 2022

MIT News | Leveraging computational tools to enhance product design | 10 Aug 2022

MIT News | Emma Gibson: Optimizing health care logistics in Africa | 28 July 2022

MIT News | Your friendly neighborhood architect | 13 July 2022

MIT EECS News | Event: Thriving Stars of AI | 11 July 2022

MIT News | Making art through computation | 26 June 2022

MIT News | Helping renewable energy projects succeed in local communities | 12 June 2022

MIT News | An astrophysicist in a biomedical universe | 10 June 2022

MIT EECS Thriving Stars | Event: Career panel – “Oh, the things you’ll do! (with a PhD)” | 8 Apr 2022

MIT EECS News | MIT iQuHACK 2022: Bringing together the next generation of quantum coders | 16 Mar 2022

MIT News | EECS graduate women’s annual research summit increases research visibility and strengthens community | 8 Dec 2021

Science Club for Girls Live! (SCFG Live!)

Previously, Rachel was a script writer for SCFG Live!, an online STEM education show for kids (K-5), hosted by Science Club for Girls. Episodes are typically 20-30 minutes long.

Rachel was the primary writer on the following episodes (click to expand for video):

Conferences

J. Goldstein and R. S. Yang, “Inclusive Science Communication Coaching Best Practices,” Inclusive SciComm Symposium, Kingston, RI, 20 Oct 2023. (workshop co-facilitator)

R. S. Yang, “Getting scientists to open up in interviews,” Science Talk Annual Conference, The Association of Science Communicators, Portland, OR, 6 Apr 2023. (poster presenter)

Teaching

Co-Instructor, "Fundamentals of Communicating with the Public," 6-week workshop series on science communication for graduate students and postdocs, MIT, Summer 2022.

Co-Instructor, "Fundamentals of Communicating with the Public," 4-week workshop series on science communication for graduate students and postdocs, MIT, January 2021.