Science and the Media - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Speaker: Dr Simon Singh
The IET Cambridge Network Christmas Lecture
Date 10 December 2009
Time
6.30 for 7pm
Location
Computer Laboratory
William Gates Building
JJ Thompson Avenue
Cambridge
About this event
As science impacts on society more than ever before, it is crucial that media reporting is accurate, insightful and informative, rather than distorted, scaremongering and sensationalist. Simon Singh examines TV and print journalism to discuss the forces at work behind the scenes.
About the Speaker
After completing a PhD in particle physics at Cambridge, Simon Singh joined the BBC science department and worked on 'Tomorrow's World' and 'Horizon' - his documentary about Fermat's Last Theorem won a BAFTA in 1996. In 1997 he authored 'Fermat's Last Theorem', the first book about mathematics to become a No.1 bestseller in the UK. Since then he has published 'The Code Book', 'Big Bang' and 'Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial'. He has also presented 'Mind Games' on BBC4 and 'Five Numbers' and 'Five Particles' on BBC Radio 4.
Cost
Free of Charge
Organiser
IET Cambridge Network