STEM Ed Announcement: STEM Tuesday Talk Info 11/16

["Mort Sternheim" <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Institute presents:
 
 Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 4 PM
 Hasbrouck Lab, Room 138, University of Massachusetts Amherst
 
 Evan Hadingham
 Senior Science editor
 NOVA/WGBH
 
 "Communicating Climate Change on Television"
 
 How do you translate the abstract science and politics of global warming
 to television, a highly visual medium that demands a lot of emotion and
 action? Climate programs tend to fall into predictable genres, ranging
 from "gloom and doom" exploitations of disaster to "eco-fantasies" about
 the environmental future. In this talk, Evan Hadingham, Science Editor 
 of the PBS NOVA series, will discuss NOVA's approach to producing shows 
 about global warming, highlighting the special challenges of covering 
 this vital subject. The take-home message is that climate programs can 
 be successful without relying on "disaster porn."
 
 The program begins at 4 PM; refreshments at 3:45 PM.
 Parking available at the Campus Center Garage.
 For more information, contact STEM Ed Institute at 545-0734
 

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