The Laboratory vs The Office. The comparison. Woking in the office a.k.a Science Communication / Publishing: There comes a point in which every scientist has had enough of the lab and they no longer want to work in the laboratory, no matter what field they're in. So they go out and look into other careers that they can go into that doesn't involve lab work (see this post by Nature ). Some scientists turn to science writing. Science communication is a great way to stick to your field and communicate science to the people with / without science background/education. A comment / quote in a post in Nature: Soapbox Science , perfectly describes why we need science communication: “It deals with an issue that is important not only, or even mainly, for the scientific community but also for the nation as a whole and for each individual within it. More than ever, people need some understanding of science, whether they are involved in decision-making at a national or local