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Communicating Science: Conversations with Three 2010 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Winners
May 22, 2011

Three winners of the 2010 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards offer their insight into the craft of science writing, the process of creating their winning work, the state of science journalism and the similarities between journalism and science.

 

Communicating Science: Television Producer, Director, Writer Sarah Holt
May 21, 2011

Sarah Holt discusses her award-winning documentary, “How Memory Works,” which vividly introduced NOVA’s viewers to how researchers are uncovering the complex chemistry behind the way our brains store and retrieve memories.

 

Communicating Science: A Conversation with Hillary Rosner
May 21, 2011

Hillary Rosner's award-winning feature article, “One Tough Sucker” (High Country News), reveals how the razorback sucker -- one of four endangered fishes of the mainstream Colorado River – is at the heart of a struggle over the management of fish species in the river.

 

Communicating Science: A Conversation with Science Writer Steve Silberman
May 21, 2011

Steve Silberman, a 2010 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award winner, discusses his feature article, “The Placebo Problem” – a story that reveals how dummy pills called placebos are impacting the development and marketing of new medications by pharmaceutical companies.