Presenting Your Research Concisely to a Broad Audience

For most chemists, conveying the core message of their research to the public can be quite challenging. Nevertheless, almost all researchers should attempt it during their careers. In a world with prominent climate-change deniers in politically powerful positions and fake-news articles, the involvement of researchers in public debates is of unprecedented importance. The national board of the Austrian Young Chemists Network, received fantastic submissions, from which we selected three winners, whose videos can be viewed online. Thrilled by their contributions, we were intrigued to know more about their backgrounds, motivation, and approach to the contest. Therefore, we interviewed our three winners, Bianca Brandl, Daniele Franchi, and Francesco Tavanti, who provided us with further insights into their different research fields and their experience with scientific outreach and the generation of creative content.