summer forum to focus on communicating controversial science

Sponsored by LSC and the Division of Continuing Studies, this forum examines the processes of communicating controversial science to different publics. Open to all

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Schedule and Speakers

Tue./Thu., 7:00-9:00 pm, 1100 Grainger Hall

  • June 16th – Dominique Brossard: Introduction to the forum
  • June 18th – Deborah Blum, Science Writer and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Professor of Journalism, UW-MadisonTopic: “Shoot the Messenger: Tales from Investigative Science Journalism“
  • June 23rd – Steve Ackerman, Professor of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences; Director, CIMSS, UW-MadisonTopic: “Talking with the Public about Weather and Climate“
  • June 25th – Matthew Nisbet, Professor of Communication, American UniversityTopic: “What’s Next for Science Communication? Promising Directions and Lingering Distractions”*Co-sponsored by the Robert F. & Jean E. Holtz Center of Science and Technologies Studies
  • June 30th – John Wiley, UW-Madison Professor and former Chancellor; Interim director of the Wisconsin Institutes for DiscoveryTopic: “Science Communication and Science Policy”
  • July 2nd – Susan Lederer, Robert Turell Professor of Medical History and Bioethics, Chair, Medical History and Bioethics, UW-MadisonTopic: “Radiating Truth and Justice: Cold War Human Radiation Experiments and the Media“
  • July 7th – Jim Bender, Legislative aide to Assembly Minority Leader Jeff FitzgeraldNote: Unfortunately Mr. Bender had to cancel his talk at the forum. In his place, the film Flock of Dodos, focusing on the debate between evolution and intelligent design, will be shown.
  • July 9th – Dietram Scheufele, Professor of Life Sciences Communication, UW-MadisonTopic: “The Politics of Communicating Science“

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