Media Advisory: Talking Science in the Age of Fake News
Members of the media are invited to attend an event celebrating the 20th anniversary of ۲ݮƵ University’s Office for Science and Society.
Presentations on the challenges facing science communication featuring Timothy Caulfield from A User’s Guide to Cheating Death, now on Netflix, Joe Schwarcz, Director of the ۲ݮƵ OSS; Carly Weeks, National Health Reporter at The Globe and Mail; and Ryan Armstrong, Executive Director, Bad Science Watch, followed by a panel discussion moderated by ۲ݮƵ OSS science communicator, Jonathan Jarry.
What: Panel Discussion: Talking Science in the Age of Fake News
When: Thursday, May 23, 2019; 7- 9 p.m.
6pm – 7pm: Reception
7pm – 8pm: Panelists present “flash talks”, addressing one main challenge they face in science communication today.
8 p.m.: Panel discussion
8: 45 p.m.: Q&A
Where: Otto Maass, Chemistry Building,
۲ݮƵ University
801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B8,
CONTACT
Emily Shore, ۲ݮƵ OSS Communications, O: 514.398.2852; C: 514.594.0614; emily.shore [at] mcgill.ca