April 18, 2015

Panel Discussion on Science Writing

Amir Alexander, Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World; Michael Benson, Cosmigraphics: Picturing Space Through… read more

Amir Alexander, Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World; Michael Benson, Cosmigraphics: Picturing Space Through Time; and Martin Blaser, Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics is Fueling Our Modern Plagues, talked about their books on science. The panel was moderated by Michael Shermer, author of The Moral Arc: How Science and Reason Lead Humanity Toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom.

“Writing Big Science” was a panel from the 2015 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, and took place at the Hancock Foundation building on the campus of the University of Southern California. close

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Amir Alexander Adjunct Associate Professor University of California, Los Angeles->History Department
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Martin Blaser Professor New York University->School of Medicine
Michael Shermer Founding Publisher Skeptic Magazine

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Program ID:: 325091-8
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Los Angeles, California, United States
First Aired:: Apr 18, 2015 | 6:08pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Apr 19, 2015 | 4:39am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Apr 19, 2015 | 4:39am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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