Communicating about Science & Politics
gregladen | October 4, 2008...in 1908!!!!
I debated the fit for this post on this blog vs. my own, and decided that it belongs here for about five or six reason that you can figure out for yourself.
Science News has put up a site that shows numerous images from the presidential election of 100 years ago, including actual sound of the candidates stating their position on key issues! The candidates were recorded on the brand new "Edison Phonograph" (which I think did not play Blue Ray but was pretty good anyway).
We hear William Jennings Bryan discussing banking regulation, and we heqar William Howard Taft on "Rights…
apalazzo | September 26, 2008If you live in the Boston area:
Symposium: Science and the Presidential Election
September 30, 2008 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School
Confirmed Speakers:
Dr. George Daley, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Kelly Gallagher, Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard University Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Dr. Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Dr. Henry Kelly, President, Federation of American Scientists
Mr. Kevin…
nisbetmc | September 25, 2008Back in July, I sat down for an hour long interview with the new TED-like social media site Big Think. The innovative project features "hundreds of hours of direct, unfiltered interviews with today's leading thinkers" segmented by topic category and spliced into 3 to 4 minute conversations.
The general focus of the interview was on the nature of strategic communication with an emphasis on science and environmental topics. Big Think has organized the conversations into 11 different sections. I link to several of these below with the description from the site. The themes will be familiar to…