The Aspen Institute and Link TV Partner for New Documentary Series INFODEMIC Explores Global Science Denial and Misinformation Premiering May 2 benzinga.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from benzinga.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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INFODEMIC: Global Conversations on Science and Misinformation, a documentary series for broadcast on Link TV and PBS and streaming on Link TV and YouTube produced by the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program and Robyn Lane Productions.
This six-part documentary series showcases top science experts from around the world Japan, China, Philippines, India, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Germany, Italy, France, Brazil, and the United States diving deeply into the costs of science misappropriation and denialism and offering solutions to the challenges science faces globally. Created completely under lockdown, the series a wide range of topics from climate change to governments ignoring science to busting the myths of pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, and the paranormal.
“Busting the Myths” – May 16
From debunking conspiracy theories and supernatural claims to revealing disaster cover-ups and bad science communication, scientific experts from Italy, Germany, the Philippines and Japan separate truth from fiction as they examine how to rebuild a post-COVID world where science is central and critical thinking is crucial.
Includes: Italian journalist/TV personality
Massimo Polidoro
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INFODEMIC’s Director and Executive Producer,
Robyn Rosenfeld, was scheduled to travel to Rome with a film crew to cover the Aspen Institute’s Global Congress on Scientific Thinking & Action, organized by Executive Producer and Director of the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program
Aspen Global Congress on Scientific Thinking & Action
The following components of the
March 17–20, 2021, co-organized by the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program (USA) and the Question of Science Institute (Brazil) in collaboration with the Aspen Institute Italia (Rome, Italy) and EquiTech Futures, were open to public audiences. We invited scientists, science advocates, science communicators, journalists, and interested and curious members of the public to attend.
Wednesday, March 17, 11:00–11:45am EDT
with welcome remarks 10:45–11:00am EDT by Aaron Mertz (Aspen Institute), Natália Pasternak (Question of Science Institute), Angelo Maria Petroni (Aspen Italia), and Seema Kumar (Johnson & Johnson)
This public conversation features a renowned science journalist and one of science’s most vocal advocates, who will discuss scientific attitudes during times of rampant science denial around the world. They will offer insights into how scientists, journalists, and govern