Kavli Conversations on Science Communication at NYU

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What happens when leading journalists who cover science and eminent scientists who reach mass audiences get together to exchange ideas? What do their differing perspectives tell us about how science communication is changing and how we can do it better?

Sponsored by the Kavli Foundation and the Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program at NYU.

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Upcoming Events

Covering the climate crisis poster

March 27, 2024

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Communicating the Climate Crisis in Word and Image

A conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert and acclaimed illustrator Wesley Allsbrook, who have collaborated on Kolbert's new collection of climate change reporting. 

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Past Events

Covering long covid poster

March 6, 2024

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Covering Long Covid: Beyond ‘Mystery’ and Misunderstanding

Join us for a conversation with journalist Betsy Ladyzhets and Long Covid clinician Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez.

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Taking UFOs seriously - poster

November 30, 2023

6:30pm-8:30pm

Taking UFOs Seriously: Science, Pseudoscience, and Culture

A conversation for journalists and everyone else, featuring Sarah Scoles and Nadia Drake.

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November 15, 2023

6:30pm-8:30pm

You, the Publisher

A conversation on the new world of DIY newsletters with Substackers Jane Hu (The Microdose) and Michael Easter (2 percent).

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Storming the lab event poster

October 12, 2023

6:30 p.m.

Storming the Lab

A conversation for journalists, health care providers, and everyone else, featuring Amy Dockser Marcus, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of We the Scientists: How a Daring Team of Parents and Doctors Forged a New Path for Medicine, and Elaine Schattner, author of From Whispers to Shouts: The Ways We Talk About Cancer.

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Heat, smoke, and climate justice poster

September 28, 2023

6:30 p.m.

Heat, Smoke and Climate Justice

A conversation for journalists, scientists and everyone else, featuring Jeff Goodell, author of the bestseller The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet, and Joseph Wilkens, PhD, an atmospheric scientist at Howard University who studies the health effects of wildfire smoke.  

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May 2, 2023

6:30 PM

Towards Neurodiverse Journalism

A Kavli Conversation with Devon Price and Eric Garcia, moderated by Anna Rothschild.

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April 5, 2023

6:30 PM

Rethinking the Interview

In an Unequal World, Do We Need New Rules? A Kavli Conversation with Tara Haelle and Naseem Miller, moderated by Robin Lloyd.

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March 22, 2023

6:30 PM

This Changes Everything | This Changes Nothing

ChatGPT, Journalism, and the Future of Creativity. A Kavli Conversation with Joanna Stern and Jean Oh, moderated by Anna Rothschild.

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March 1, 2023

6:30 PM

When the Story is You

Singular first-person journalism. A Kavli Conversation with Sabrina Imbler and Helen Santoro, moderated by Robin Lloyd.

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Covering maternal health in post-roe America event poster

December 5, 2022

6:30 p.m.

Covering Maternal Health in Post-Roe America

A Kavli Conversation on Science Communication with Diana Greene Foster and Shefali Luthra. Moderated by Anna Rothschild.

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Event Poster - They write about poop: So what are the rest of us so freaked out about? - See event page for details

November 15, 2022

7:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m. ET

They write about poop. So what are the rest of us so freaked out about?

A Kavli Conversation on Science Communication with Lina Zeldovich and Bryn Nelson. Moderated by Anna Rothschild.

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Event Poster - Why do we keep blowing it? Covid, monkeypox and the next pandemic. - See event page for details

October 18, 2022

7:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m. ET

Why do we keep blowing it? Covid, monkeypox and the next pandemic

A Kavli Conversation on Science Communication with Katherine Wu and Jay Varma. Moderated by Robin Lloyd.

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Event Poster - Covering the Trans Health Crisis - See event page for details

October 3, 2022

6:30 p.m - 8:00 p.m. ET

Covering the Trans Health Crisis

A Kavli Conversation on Science Communication with Tuck Woodstock and Jules Gill-Peterson. Moderated by Robin Lloyd.

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Event Poster - 2022 Spring - Can Better Journalism End the Drug Wars? - See event page for details

May 3, 2022

6:30 p.m - 8:00 p.m. ET

Can Better Journalism End the Drug Wars?

A conversation about shifting the narrative with asha bandele (The Prisoner’s Wife) and Carl Hart (Drug Use for Grownups) moderated by Molly Webster.

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Event Poster - 2022 Spring - Inside the Minds of Conspiracy Theorists - See event page for details

April 12, 2022

6:30 p.m - 8:00 p.m. ET

Inside the Minds of Conspiracy Theorists: What Journalists Should Know

A conversation with Kaleigh Rogers (FiveThirtyEight) and Joseph Uscinski (Conspiracy Theories: A Primer), moderated by Anna Rothschild.

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Event Poster - Animating Science: Design and motion in STEM storytelling - See event page for details

March 21, 2022

6:30 p.m - 8:00 p.m. ET

Animating Science: Design and Motion in STEM Storytelling

A conversation with Sabrina Cruz, Vanessa Hill, Alex Rosenthal and Anna Rothschild.

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Event Poster - 2021 Fall - All News is Local: Reviving specialized coverage where it matters most - See event page for details

November 30, 2021

6:30 p.m - 8:00 p.m. ET

All News is Local: Reviving specialized coverage where it matters most

A conversation with Sabrina Shankman, Rose Hoban, and Marion Renault.

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Event Poster - 2021 Fall - Visualizing Climate Change: An online conversation, illustrated - See event page for details

November 15, 2021

6:30 p.m - 8:00 p.m. ET

Visualizing Climate Change: An online conversation, illustrated

A conversation with Kennedy Elliot, Alberto Cairo, Rosamund Pearce, and Sara Chodosh.

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Event Poster - Fluorescent Wombats and Ig Nobel Prizes: Reporting Weird Science - 2021 Fall - Oct 19, 6:30-8 ET - Visit event page for details

October 19, 2021

6:30 p.m - 8:00 p.m. ET

Fluorescent Wombats and Ig Nobel Prizes: Reporting Weird Science

A conversation with Marc Abrahams, Cara Giaimo and Jessica Boddy.

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Event Poster - 2021 Fall - Wild Deep Yonder - Oct 5, 2021 6:30 - 8pm ET - See event page for details

October 5, 2021

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET


Event Poster - 2021 Spring - April 14, 2021, 6:30pm - 8:00pm - See event page for details

April 14, 2021

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET

Science Podcasting is People!

A conversation with Rose Eveleth (Flash Forward), Dr. Janina Jeff (In Those Genes) & Emily Kwong (Short Wave).

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Event Poster - 2021 Spring - March 24, 2021, 6:30pm - 8:00pm - See event page for details

March 24, 2021

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET

The Toughest Audience: Writing Science-Themed Books for Young People

A conversation with Melissa Stewart, Loree Griffin Burns and Lita Judge.

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Event Poster - 2021 Spring - March 11, 2021, 6:30pm - 8:00pm - See event page for details

March 11, 2021

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET

Crypto Journalism: Making sense of Bitcoin

A conversation with Nathaniel Popper, Neha Narula and Mike Orcutt.

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Event Poster - 2021 Spring - March 4, 2021, 6:30pm - 8:00pm - See event page for details

March 4, 2021

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET


Event Poster - 2021 Spring - Feb 25, 2021, 6:30pm - 8:00pm - See event page for details

February 25, 2021

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET

Baby Business: Biotechnology, journalism and the future of fertility

A conversation with Antonio Regalado, Dr. Norbert Gleicher and Katherine Foley.

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Event Poster - 2020 Fall - Looking for Life as We Don't Know It: A Conversation about Journalism and Life in the Universe - Nov 19, 2020 - See event page for details

November 19, 2020

6:30pm - 8:00pm


Event Poster - 2020 Fall - Nov 12, 6:30-8pm - See event page for details

November 12, 2020

6:30pm - 8:00pm

The Crisis Within the Crisis: Covering the CDC and Public Health During the Pandemic

A conversation with Helen Branswell, Richard Besser and Apoorva Mandavilli.

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Event Poster - 2020 Fall - Oct 29, 6:30-8pm - See event page for details

October 29, 2020

6:30pm - 8:00pm


Event Poster - 2020 Fall - Watching Them Watching Us - Oct. 8, 5-6:30pm - Read event page for details

October 8, 2020

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Watching Them Watching Us: Reporting on Surveillance Capitalism

A conversation with Jillian York, Kashmir Hill and Shoshana Wodinsky.

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Event Poster - 2020 Spring - After COVID: Public Health, the Environment, and What's Next (See event page for details)

May 5, 2020

5:00pm - 6:30pm

After COVID: Public Health, the Environment, and What’s Next

A conversation with Ron Klain and Katharine Hayhoe via Zoom webinar.

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Seeing Data - A Conversation on Visualization - Event Poster (see event page for details)

March 4, 2020

6:00-8:00pm

Seeing Data: A Conversation on Visualization

A conversation with Betsy Mason and Enrico Bertini.

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Blind Spots: A Screening, Live-Audience Test, and Conversation About Implicit Bias - Event Poster (read web page for details)

November 12, 2019

5:00-8:00pm


Moving Images: A Conversation on the Power of Photography - Event Poster (read web page for details)

October 29, 2019

6:00-8:00pm


Drug Stories: Covering the Opioid Crisis - Event Poster (Details on web page)

October 8, 2019

6:00-8:00pm

Drug Stories: Covering the Opioid Crisis

A conversation with Beth Macy and Travis Rieder

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Ebola and Beyond: Covering Epidemics

September 24, 2019

6:00-8:00pm

Ebola & Beyond: Covering Epidemics

A conversation with award-winning writer Amy Maxmen and Boston University physician Nahid Bhadelia

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Event Poster - 2019 Spring - 2019 April 24th - 6-8pm (Read details on page)

April 24, 2019

6:00pm - 8:00pm


Event Poster - 27 March 2019, 6-8pm - Vidsplaining: Explanatory Videos that Reach Millions (Read details on webpage)

March 27, 2019

6:00pm - 8:00pm


Event Poster - Mar 12 2019 6-8pm - Bad Medicine: Digging into Dysfunctional Health Care (Read details on webpage)

March 12, 2019

6:00pm - 8:00pm


Event Poster - 20 Feb 2019 6-8pm - Jurassic Journalism Fossils, Evolution and Science Denial (Read details on webpage)

February 20, 2019

6:00pm - 8:00pm


Event Poster: Food Fights: Covering Disputed Science About Food and Nutrition

December 6, 2018

6:00 - 8:00pm


Event Poster: The Most Unknown: A Screening

November 15, 2018

6:00 - 8:30pm

The Most Unknown: A Special Screening

Followed by a conversation with Ian Cheney and Jennifer Macalady

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Event Poster: Why You're You: Explaining Heredity to a Confused Public

October 9, 2018

6:00 - 8:00pm


Event Poster: Poached: Covering the Illegal Wildlife Trade

September 25, 2018

6:00 - 8:00pm

Poached: Covering the Illegal Wildlife Trade

A conversation with Rachel Nuwer and Timothy Tear

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The Future of Wild on a Tamed Planet - Event Poster 2018

April 25, 2018

6:00-8:00PM

The Future of Wild on a Tamed Planet

A conversation with Emma Marris and Joe Roman

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How Science Distorts Gender - Event Poster 2018

April 4, 2018

6:00-8:00PM

How Science Distorts Gender

A conversation with Anne Fausto-Sterling and Angela Saini

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Humans by Design - Event Poster 2018

March 6, 2018

6:00-8:00PM

Humans by Design: Covering the Gene Editing Revolution

A conversation with Samuel Sternberg and Antonio Regalado

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The 'Doomed Earth' Controversy - Event Poster 2017

November 30, 2017

7:00-9:00PM

The ‘Doomed Earth’ Controversy

The author of the controversial New York magazine cover story about worst-case climate scenarios in conversation with a prominent critic

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Making Sense of Mind-Blowing Physics - Event Poster 2017

November 16, 2017

6:00-8:00PM

Making Sense of Mind-Blowing Physics

A conversation with Sabine Hossenfelder and Natalie Wolchover

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Digging Into Polluted Science - Event Poster 2017

October 12, 2017

6:00-8:00PM


The Farthest Voyager in Space - Special Screening - Event Poster September 21st 2017

September 21, 2017

6:00-9:00PM

Making Science Movies

A special screening of The Farthest, followed by a conversation with producer John Rubin and astronomer Heidi Hammel.

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Covering and Uncovering Harassment in Science - Event Poster 26 Apr 2017

April 26, 2017

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Covering and Uncovering Harassment in Science

A conversation with Azeen Ghorayshi and Kate Clancy

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Bad Science and Good: Telling the Difference - Event Poster 5 Apr 2017

April 5, 2017

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Bad Science and Good: Telling the Difference

A conversation with John Ioannidis and Richard Harris

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Life in the Universe: One in a Billion Trillion? - Event Poster 22 Mar 2017

March 22, 2017

6 p.m. - 8 p.m.


Age of Algorithms: Data, Democracy and the News - Event Poster 15 Feb 2017

February 15, 2017

6:00-8:00PM


Shiny Things: Technology and its Discontents

December 1, 2016

6:00pm

Shiny Things: Technology and its Discontents

A conversation with Danah Boyd and Christopher Mims. Webcast begins at 6:30 p.m. EST.

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What Does the Fox Say? Understanding Animal Cognition

November 10, 2016

6:00pm

What Does the Fox Say? Understanding Animal Cognition

A conversation with Virginia Morell and Alexandra Horowitz. Webcast begins at 6:30 p.m. EST.

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Planet Human: Surviving the Extinction Crisis

October 25, 2016

6:00pm

Planet Human: Surviving the Extinction Crisis

A conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert and Stuart Pimm. Webcast begins at 6:30 p.m. EST.

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Being Ridiculous: Finding the Humor in Science

October 13, 2016

6:00pm

Being Ridiculous: Finding the Humor in Science

A conversation with Mary Roach and Randall Munroe. Webcast begins at 6:30 p.m. EST.

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The Swarm Inside: Making Sense of the Microbiome

September 27, 2016

6:00pm

The Swarm Inside: Making Sense of the Microbiome

A conversation with Ed Yong and Susan Perkins. Webcast begins at 6:30 p.m. EST.

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Explaining Evolution: Communicating the Origin of (Our) Species

May 4, 2016

6:00pm

Explaining Evolution: Communicating the Origin of (Our) Species

A conversation with Ann Gibbons and Ian Tattersall. Webcast begins at 6:30 p.m. EST.

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The Fragile Brain: Neuroscience that Hits Home

April 20, 2016

6:00pm

The Fragile Brain: Neuroscience that Hits Home

A conversation with R. Douglas Fields and Andrea McDaniels. Webcast begins at 6:30 p.m. EST.

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The Frankenstein Problem: How to Talk About Genetic Engineering

April 6, 2016

6:00pm

The Frankenstein Problem: How to Talk About Genetic Engineering

A conversation with George Church and Amy Harmon. Webcast begins at 6:30 p.m. EST.

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Particle Fever and the Grandfather Paradox: Physics for Everyone

March 9, 2016

6:00pm

Particle Fever and the Grandfather Paradox: Physics for Everyone

A conversation with Charles Adler and Mark Levinson. Webcast begins at 6:30 p.m. EST.

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Getting Real About Climate: Storytelling for a Warming Planet

February 24, 2016

6:00pm

Getting Real About Climate: Storytelling for a Warming Planet

SHERP invites you to our inaugural Kavli Conversation with Suzanne Goldenberg and Gavin Schmidt, moderated by Robert Lee Holtz.

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