Guides

How-to guides for research communication.

Practical, opinionated playbooks for explaining research without losing the evidence.

How to write a plain-language research summary

A repeatable structure for a 120–200 word summary that informs without flattening.

How to explain study limitations clearly

Turn caveats into a feature, not a footnote.

How to build a press kit for a new paper

What a newsroom-ready, evidence-grounded kit includes.

How to turn a paper into a LinkedIn carousel

A responsible slide sequence that keeps the caveats in.

How to explain figures for non-experts

Guide readers through what a figure shows — and what not to infer.

How to communicate preprints responsibly

Label status clearly and avoid treating preprints as settled science.