Monday, April 13, 2015 – Provost’s Lecture Series  
Dr. Richard Besser
Chief Health and Medical Editor, ABC News
http://communications.oregonstate.edu/events/besser

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 – Philosophy Talk – Live at OSU
“Science and Politics: Friends or Foes?”
http://philosophytalk.org/events/live-osu-corvallis-or

Thursday, April 21, 2015 – OSU SciComm Brown-bag
Crowdfunding your research – more info in April

Thursday, April 21, 2015 – ADVANCE Annual Lecture
Dr. Rita Colwell
http://calendar.oregonstate.edu/event/102432/

Enjoy Spring Break!

Brown-Bag Discussion

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 

LPSC 402 

 Should scientists withhold some evidence to avoid alarming the public? Who decides?

We will have conversations related to the connection between science as a journal article and as a media story.

Please bring an example to share (if you have one) of a science story in the media that either avoided the pitfalls of over-dramatization or fell headlong into the snake pit.

Share the brown-bag with colleagues who you feel could add to the discussion or need assistance.

Recent articles helpful for discussion:

• Scientists are cautious about public outreach (Nature)
• The Dangerous Silence of Academic Researchers(Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Risking Engagement To Be Relevant (COMPASS)
• Four Ways Scientists Can Give Good Answers to Bad Questions (AGUBlogospher)