SPARTIE-Cast

My outreach activities aim to bring public awareness to the lab’s topics and centers around SPARTIE-Cast, through which we produce podcast episodes and short-form (e.g., tiktok) edutainment videos. Here is some of the most watched content:

Op-Eds

I also enjoy writing op-eds as part of my outreach activities.

Ratan, R. & Meshi, D. (2022, Jan). The metaverse is money and crypto is king – why you’ll be on a blockchain when you’re virtual-world hopping. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/the-metaverse-is-money-and-crypto-is-king-why-youll-be-on-a-blockchain-when-youre-virtual-world-hopping-171659
Ratan, R. & Lei, Y. (2021, Aug). What is the metaverse? 2 media and information experts explain. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-metaverse-2-media-and-information-experts-explain-165731
Ratan, R., Shen, C., and Williams, D. (2020, Dec). Toxicity in Gaming Is Dangerous. Here’s How to Stand Up to It. Wired Magazine, https://www.wired.com/story/toxicity-in-gaming-is-dangerous-heres-how-to-stand-up-to-it/
Ratan, R. (2020, Aug). Eminem, Communication Scholar. https://medium.com/@raratan/eminem-communication-scholar-497adb1c6ace
Ratan, R. (2020, Jun). Sabbatical, the number one reason to be a professor. https://medium.com/@raratan/sabbatical-the-number-one-reason-to-be-a-professor-700c90a5020f

Interviews

I am also happy to participate in impactful interviews. Here are some that I have done recently.