Genetics, Blood and Birds: Science Writing

Participants discussed the difficulties of writing about scientific topics for the general public. They focused on how they get the ideas fo… read more

Participants discussed the difficulties of writing about scientific topics for the general public. They focused on how they get the ideas for their books and what education level they assume from their readers. Douglas Starr is the author of Blood. V.S. Ramachandran is the co-author of Phantoms in the Brain. Pat Shipman is the author of Taking Wing. Simon Mawer is the author of Mendel’s Dwarf. After their discussion they took questions from the audience. close

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Genetics, Blood and Birds: Science Writing

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Program ID:
122725-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Forum
Location:
Los Angeles, California, United States
First Aired:
Apr 24, 1999 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Aug 19, 2000 | 2:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Apr 24, 1999 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 25, 1999 | 2:48pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 26, 1999 | 3:42am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 08, 1999 | 11:02am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 02, 1999 | 5:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 19, 2000 | 2:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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