Just Found Out About What the National Academies Are Up To

 They have introduced an award for best science communicator!

This is of interest to anyone writing hard SF, because these are people who can help you with your research. Also, encouraging scientists to communicate their work better is a good thing.

Here are the various winners:

https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2022/10/national-academies-announce-inaugural-recipients-of-eric-and-wendy-schmidt-awards-for-excellence-in-science-communications

All people who's work you should watch out for if you're trying to understand a knotty problem...not to mention the fact that hard SF is itself a form of science communication.