From the President Scientists Need to be Better Communicators—and They Know It Science and technology permeate our daily lives. We depend on scientific discovery and technological advancement for food, water, energy, travel, communication, health, and other essential needs. The structured, systematic approach science uses to produce new knowledge enables us to reduce doubt, implement new solutions, and improve decision-making to benefit society and our planet. Yet, what Carl Sagan wrote in the Skeptical Inquirer three decades ago is still true today: “We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” That knowledge gap is compounded by a growing distrust and denial of science, which fundamentally threatens support for the scientific enterprise. Reduced funding for science undermines scientific progress. The rejection of sound evidence in public health literally costs lives. A disregard for the findings of climate science erodes our capacity to act in a timely fashion. These are but a few critical examples that require different, more engaged approaches to communicating science to address some of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.