• Boston Science Literacy Workshop
  • The Science Literacy Project workshop is an intensive, six-day training opportunity for mid-career public radio producers and reporters.

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2011 workshop at UC Berkeley from April 10 to April 16

The next Science Literacy Project will take place on the UC Berkeley campus from April 10 to April 16, 2011.

Science Literacy Project Highlights

Workshop Audio

Listen to audio highlights.
  • Chemistry: Public Perception versus Chemical Reality
    Brent Iverson discusses the limits of scientific understanding.
  • A Primer in Evolution
    Daniel Bolnick asks, "Is evolution a fact?"
  • Astronomy and the Popular Press
    Dr. J. Craig Wheeler delves into "dark matter"
  • Water Sustainability
    Bridget Scanlon discusses water sustainability.

Sample Berkeley Sessions

  • Shop Talk
    April 17, 2010 - 9:30am

    Free-form discussion on any issues you want to talk about in the group setting.

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  • Learning from Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
    April 13, 2010 - 11:30am

    Mary C. Comerio

    When an earthquake happens (most recently in Haiti and Chile), reporters focus on the dramatic damage and the human suffering. What causes earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters? How can we understand what happened and why?

    Bio(s): 
    Mary Comerio

Tip Sheets

Science Literacy Binder

We've developed a series of science journalism tip sheets written by experts in the field. Now you can read them online. Learn how to identify a significant story, interpret a scientific study, make the most out of statistics, integrate diversity into reporting, and more:

  • Science Journal Resource List
    by
    David
    Baron

    Many stories about scientific discoveries originate with peer-reviewed journals.

    These weekly, biweekly and monthly publications—which the research community uses to disseminate its latest findings—often make their contents available to journalists in advance of publication as long as reporters abide by the journals' embargo rules.