PCST Webinars

New platforms for science communication

Wednesday 17 March 2021

The worldwide pandemic is driving technological developments further, as organisations and individuals adapt to restrictions on social interaction. This webinar will share experiences from our panellists using some of these newer communication technologies and the implications for future practices.

Panellists

Heather Doran, Public Engagement Manager at the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Dundee, Scotland, and editor of The SciCommer
Sofía Otero, Outreach Officer at the European Southern Observatory, Chile, who has applied virtual and augmented reality to explaining earthquakes and geothermal energy
Luz Helena Oviedo, Outreach and science engagement coordinator at Parque Explora science centre, Medellin, Colombia
John Cook, University of Queensland, Australia, cartoonist, scientist and developer of Cranky Uncle game for teaching critical thinking
Matthew Shribman, science presenter, environmentalist, Head Teacher at AimHi, and creator of the CO2 Widget

Moderator: Michelle Riedlinger, PCST Scientific Committee

Producer: Jenni Metcalfe, Chair PCST2020+1 Program Committee

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