Panel Discussion on Science Writing
2015-04-18T18:08:24-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/56b/20150418181052002_hd.jpgAmir 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.
“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.
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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