Not sure how things lined up this way, but I'm going to be giving a veritable ton of talks and presentations over the next month--all of them focusing on related themes: science communication and the death of science journalism, Unscientific America, and C.P. Snow. In some of the talks, Sheril is going to be with me. Here, let me rattle them off, so that anyone wishing to drop in and say hello can do so:
May 1, 2009: Washington, D.C.34th Annual American Association for the Advancement of Science Forum on Science and Technology Policy 1:45-3:30 PM, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Amphitheater Plenary Session on the Future of Science Journalism (with Eli Kintisch, Science; Dan Vergano, USA Today; Cristine Russell, President, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing; and Joann Rodgers, Director of Media, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions) My Topic: Can Science Blogs Replace What's Being Lost? May 3, 2009: Pittsburgh, PACouncil of Science Editors Annual Meeting 11:00 AM–12:30 PM, Hilton Pittsburgh Panel: "How to Make Science Interesting, and Why It's Important" (with Bruce Lewenstein, Cornell, and John Tagler, Vice President and Executive Director of the Association of American Publishers) My Topic: Unscientific America May 9, 2009: New York, NYThe Two Cultures in the 21st Century All Day, The New York Academy of Sciences 7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich St, 40th Fl My Roles: 9:00 AM-9:15 AM: Introductions & Meeting Overview (with Sheril Kirshenbaum) 2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Political Science Panel (Moderator) May 14, 2009: Seattle, WALecture and Panel on "Science Illiteracy" Jointly Sponsored by the Northwest Science Writers Association and the Pacific Science Center. Venue: Pacific Science Center, Eames IMAX Theater; Time TBA 200 Second Avenue North My Topic: Unscientific America
May 18, 2009: Arlington, VASpecial Guest Speaker: American Institute of Biological Sciences Annual Meeting 1:45 PM-2:45 PM (lecture followed by booksigning) The Westin Arlington Gateway 801 North Glebe Road
My Topic: Unscientific America
May 18, 2009: Washington, DC Lecture: Unscientific AmericaDistrict of Columbia Chapter, American Meteorological Society Time and Location TBA
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