This Wednesday, September 7, PEWS Director Angela Potochnik will speak at Science on Tap, a monthly event held at Urban Artifact. Join us at 6:00 pm for this free event in the Radio Artifact Studio at Urban Artifact. Potochnik will talk about why it is important to understand how science works (its methods, interaction with the society, success, etc.) in addition to knowing scientific content. She will also describe the Center for Public Engagement with Science, which she founded in 2017.
Please join us, and invite any friends who might be interested!
Event Details
Gathering at 6:00 pm, talk begins about 6:30. There will be a food truck and Urban Artifact beer. Free parking is available in front of Urban Artifact and on side streets. Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1121012311958331
About the Speaker
Angela Potochnik is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Public Engagement with Science at the University of Cincinnati. Her research addresses the nature of science and its successes, the relationships between science and the public, and methods in population biology. She is the author of Idealization and the Aims of Science (2017) and coauthor of Recipes for Science (2018), an introduction to scientific methods and reasoning. She earned her PhD from Stanford University in 2007.
