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

News

Coming: the next round Science Literacy workshops

Check back in January 2012 for more information.

Science Literacy Project Highlights

Workshop Audio

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

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:

  • Some Things I've Learned About Science Journalism
    by
    Boyce
    Rensberger

    One: Almost all cutting edge science is uncertain.

    Only after repeated studies, ideally using different methods, does the answer approach certainty.