Friday, February 19th, 2010

Communicating Science

Where will you get your science news? Photo by Flickr user ella marie.

With newspapers and cable news shows slashing their science reporting budgets, how can the public get accurate science and technology news? In this hour, live from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Diego, we'll talk about communicating science in all its forms. We'll try to help you figure out where to get your science news fix -- without the spin. We'll also look at the role of websites and podcasts -- are they helping to fill the science news void? And when anyone with a keyboard can post a story, who's vetting the reporting?

Plus, looking to spice up your screen play with a little string theory? Want to make sure the math in your movie adds up? The National Academy's Science and Entertainment Exchange can help. It's a service that links Hollywood with scientists, so that the science on the screen is sound.

Guests

Deborah Blum
Winner, Pulitzer Prize
Author, "The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York," (The Penguin Press, 2010)
Professor, Journalism
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin

Stephen Schneider
Climatologist
Author, "Science As a Contact Sport: Inside the Battle to Save Earth's Climate, " (National Geographic, 2010)
Winner, 2007 Collective Nobel Peace Prize
Stanford University
Stanford, California

Paul Raeburn
Author forthcoming "Why Fathers Matter," (Simon and Schuster, 2011); "Acquainted with the Night," (Broadway, 2004)
Blogs: Knight Science Journalism Tracker; True/Slant
Organizer, annual "New Horizons in Science" conference
New York, New York

Jennifer Ouellette
Director, Science and Entertainment Exchange (National Academy of Sciences Program)
Los Angeles, California

Jane Stevens
Director, Online Strategies
The World Company
Lawrence, Kansas