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Reporting Science

Reporting Science. Thomas Abraham. Asking the big questions…. Where do we live?. Composite image of middle of our galaxy from Hubble , Spitzer telescopes and Chandra X ray observatory www.hubblesite.org. Source: Christopher R Scotese , Paleomap project .

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Reporting Science

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  1. Reporting Science Thomas Abraham

  2. Asking the big questions… Where do we live? Composite image of middle of our galaxy from Hubble , Spitzer telescopes and Chandra X ray observatory www.hubblesite.org

  3. Source: Christopher R Scotese, Paleomap project

  4. Map: Christopher R Scotese

  5. Map: Christopher R Scotese

  6. Where are we going? Are we alone? Image from the Hubble telescope: www.hubblesite.org

  7. Where will we live? Santa Maria Crater, Mars. Photo taken by Nasa’s Mars exploration vehicle. Dec, 2010

  8. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/24/tech-tycoons-asteroid-mining-venturehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/24/tech-tycoons-asteroid-mining-venture

  9. Where did we come from…..and where are we going?

  10. The first day of creation began on the night preceding October 23, 4004 BC James Ussher, Bishop of Armagh, Ireland. 1581-1656

  11. What was actually happening between 4000-5000BC? • Human beings learned to grow crops and settled down in settled communities • Rice began to be cultivated in China • The wheel was developed in India • Humans had learned to brew beer

  12. It was assumed that all species were created in one instant… Archeopetryx fossil

  13. Evolution through natural selection Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

  14. The Voyage of HMS Beagle- 1831-1836

  15. Genetics and re-engineering humans? http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/craig_venter_unveils_synthetic_life.html

  16. Good stories need to connect to broader themes • Explain the science • What theories are being tested? What are the prevailing theories? • What experiments are being used to test the theory? • To do this, you need to understand some of the science

  17. Good stories need human beings, doing things, saying things, thinking things • Scientific concepts are abstract; science stories need to make these come alive

  18. Understanding the science • Talk to the scientist..ask them to explain in lay terms • Read: you might find high school text books useful.

  19. www.science.com • www.nature.com • http://discovermagazine.com/ • http://www.newscientist.com/ • http://www.scientificamerican.com/

  20. Course work • One feature length science story ( 1,500-2,000 words) on the work of a scientist in Hong Kong • We will maintain a blog on science news: each of you will contribute two or three short stories during the course • Every class, each one of you will talk about the latest stories in a science magazine: Nature, Science, Discover, Scientific American, New Scientist • Read MichioKaku book for book report

  21. Homework • Do the assigned readings • Think about your feature • One person lead discussion for tomorrow’s class

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