We\u2019re delighted to be able to share some details of a new monthly event for anyone based in New York who\u2019s interested in how science is carried out and communicated online.<\/p>\n
Nature.com,<\/a> in collaboration with co-organisers Jeanne Garbarino <\/a>at Rockefeller University, John Timmer<\/a> \u00a0at Ars Technica and Joe Bonner <\/a>from Rockefeller and SWINY<\/span>, will be hosting a monthly discussion series consisting of a panel debate followed by audience Q&A and post-debate networking. We\u2019d love you to come along!<\/p>\n The first SoNYC event will take place on Wednesday 20th April from 7pm at Rockefeller University (Weiss 305 \u2013 location 25 on this map<\/a>), later adjourning to the Faculty and Students Club on-campus bar<\/a>. The topic for discussion is:<\/p>\n Courting Controversy: how to successfully engage an online audience with complex or controversial topics.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Climate change. Nuclear safety. Vaccination. These are topics where scientific and medical experts are nearly unanimous when it comes to the basics. But the public has remained uncertain and sometimes hostile to the scientific understanding, in part because of the efforts of vocal and well organized groups that argue against the consensus position. In other cases, like the recent events in Japan, expert opinions have been drowned out by rumors and a rush to provide coverage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Join us to discuss how science communicators can help ensure that accurate information rises above the noise, and the challenges faced by experts who attempt to reach the public directly. Our panel includes researchers who have engaged the press and the public about climate change, vaccines, and the perception of risk.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Ken Bromberg<\/strong> is the director of the Vaccine Research Center at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, and has made frequent appearances in the media to discuss vaccine safety.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n David Ropeik<\/strong> is a former journalist who now lectures and consults on risk perception. In recent entries at his blog, On Risk, he has tackled vaccines and nuclear safety.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Gavin Schmidt<\/strong> is a climate researcher at NASA\u2019s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and a driving force behind the RealClimate blog. His public outreach efforts have included an appearance on the Letterman Show.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The aim is to make these meet-ups as interactive as possible; please bring your ideas, your experiences and your enthusiasm for a lively debate and chance to meet other like-minded NYC<\/span> sci comm. folks. Once we\u2019ve held the first event, we\u2019ll be asking for your feedback and suggestions for the next one so that this becomes an regular, inclusive opportunity for the discussion of all things related to how science is carried out and communicated online.<\/p>\n You can find us online at the following places:<\/p>\n Twitter: @S_O_NYC<\/a> hashtag: #sonyc<\/p>\n Facebook: SoNYC page<\/a><\/p>\n Please let us know if you\u2019re planning to come by signing up on Eventbrite <\/a>as it helps to ensure we have the right sized room and enough for everyone to drink. Feel free to invite your colleagues and friends too. If you have any questions, do send Lou an email (l.woodley@nature.com).<\/p>\n Hope to see you in April!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We\u2019re delighted to be able to share some details of a new monthly event for anyone based in New York who\u2019s interested in how science is carried out and communicated online. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":185,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[28,65],"class_list":["post-201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-online-nyc-sonyc","tag-sonyc","tag-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/ofschemesandmemes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/ofschemesandmemes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/ofschemesandmemes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/ofschemesandmemes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/ofschemesandmemes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/ofschemesandmemes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/ofschemesandmemes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/ofschemesandmemes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/ofschemesandmemes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}