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Featured videos from past events
Public talk: Changing How People Think and Act on Climate Change
Climate change is an urgent threat to the people and places we love. Solutions to climate change exist, but we are held back by the lack of public and political will to successfully address the issue. Put simply, the primary barriers are social and psychological in nature. In this presentation, Dr. Matthew Goldberg discusses promising climate change communication opportunities, success stories, and tools for thinking about how we generate the understanding and motivation that is needed to address climate change.
Panel Discussion: Celebrating the Art & Artists of the Atlas: Cincinnati’s Foodshed
This panel features the Artists, Designers, and Story Shares who helped to create the Cincinnati’s Foodshed: An Art Atlas. The Atlas is a visually stunning and thought-provoking exploration through the past, present, and future of the Cincinnati Tristate region’s food economy. This collection blends artistic storymaps, historical insights, and community-driven research to celebrate the people, innovations, and businesses that have shaped the local food movement. For more information, visit: https://www.cincinnatifoodatlas.com/
This event was sponsored by Green Umbrella & The Greater Cincinnati Regional Food Policy Council, The UC Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS), and the UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology (CECH)’s Office for Innovation & Community Partnerships.
Panel Discussion: Reporting on Science in an Era of Misinformation
This panel of scientists and journalists discusses how news media cover scientific topics in this era plagued with misinformation and disinformation, including:
(1) how journalists cover scientific topics, including the process of selecting what science stories are covered in news outlets and how they’re reported
(2) what challenges are involved in accurately interpreting and communicating scientific/health/environmental topics to the public (from the viewpoints of scientists and journalists), and
(3) how scientists and journalists can best work together to effectively and accurately communicate scientific topics to the public.
The event was sponsored by PEWS and the Greater Cincinnati Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).
Watch these videos and many more on the PEWS YouTube channel!