Mind the Gap: Becoming Better Science Communicators [PDF]

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The Center for Cognitive Sciences and CATSS present. Mind the Gap: ... With Madeline Sofia, NPR science writer ... as Friends of Joe's Big Idea, or FOJBIs.
The Center for Cognitive Sciences and CATSS present

Mind the Gap: Becoming Better Science Communicators With Madeline Sofia, NPR science writer Thursday, Sept. 13, 11am – 12pm Rm. 402 Walter Library Madeline Sofia is an associate producer on NPR's Science Desk. She is the host of the show Maddie About Science, which takes viewers behind the scenes with scientists, revealing their motivations and sharing their research—from insect mimics to space probes headed for the sun. The show is part of the special project Joe's Big Idea. The goal of Joe's Big Idea is to tell scientific stories that explore the minds and motivations of researchers, and highlight the scientific process. Joe's Big Idea is also involved in helping young scientists become better scientific communicators. These scientists are part of a world-wide group known as Friends of Joe's Big Idea, or FOJBIs. Madeline is in charge of connecting the FOJBI community and facilitating their growth as communicators. FOJBIs regularly volunteer at outreach events, hold science socials, and contribute to blogs. Before working at NPR, Madeline received her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Rochester Medical Center. She studied Vibrio cholerae, a fascinating 4 billion-year-old, single-celled organism that's evolved to outsmart the human immune system — and cause cholerae. This talk is made possible through funding from the NRT Graduate Training Program in Sensory Science -- CogniSense