2023 National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications award winners Andrea Obaid, Steven Strogatz, Calvin Mackie, Janina Jeff, and Saad Bhamla discuss barriers to STEM education, how science communication can support learning, and the power of community outreach, inclusive language, and discovery.

The National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, given by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in partnership with Schmidt Sciences, honor exceptional science communicators, journalists, and research scientists who have developed creative, original work to communicate issues and advances in science, engineering, or medicine for the general public.