Oct 24, 2010
Where is Science in the Public Forum Heading? It's time for a
discussion! Most know Ira Flatow as a science journalist, producer,
and as the host of "Science Friday," broadcast on National Public
Radio (NPR) every Friday afternoon. But did you know about his
Minnesota connection? He was the original host and writer for the
Emmy award winning "Newton's Apple," which broadcast from the
television studios at KTCA in St. Paul, Minnesota. Science
communicators Greg Laden and Lynn Fellman will ask Ira about the
major changes in delivering science news and the effectiveness of
new media for science education. Science is changing our culture
and Ira has insights on the value of communicating science through
the humanities. Ira Flatow is a national science journalist working
in multiple media: TV, web, blogger, national speaker and book
author, and most widely known as the host of the very popular radio
show "Science Friday" which is a major stopping point for science
geeks on their weekly rounds. Greg Laden is a scientist, a science
educator, author and Scienceblogs.com blogger focused on biological
anthropology, the creation-evolution "debate" and human evolution.
Lynn Fellman is a visual artist who also speaks and writes about
the intersection of art and science; most recently at the "Personal
Genomes" meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Lab.