Communicating Science

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02/19/2010

Feb. 19, 2010

Communicating Science

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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.

Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer

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

Feb. 19, 2010