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Reporting Science. Thomas Abraham. Asking the big questions…. Where do we live?. Composite image of middle of our galaxy from Hubble , Spitzer telescopes and Chandra X ray observatory www.hubblesite.org. Source: Christopher R Scotese , Paleomap project . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Reporting ScienceThomas Abraham
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Where do we live?
Asking the big questions…
Composite image of middle of our galaxy from Hubble , Spitzer telescopes and Chandra X ray observatory www.hubblesite.org
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Source: Christopher R Scotese, Paleomap project
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Map: Christopher R Scotese
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Map: Christopher R Scotese
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Image from the Hubble telescope: www.hubblesite.org
Where are we going?
Are we alone?
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Where will we live?
Santa Maria Crater, Mars. Photo taken by Nasa’s Mars exploration vehicle. Dec, 2010
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/24/tech-tycoons-asteroid-mining-venture
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Where did we come from…..and where are we going?
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James Ussher, Bishop of Armagh, Ireland. 1581-1656
The first day of creation began on the night preceding October 23, 4004 BC
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What was actually happening between 4000-5000BC? Human beings learned to grow crops
and settled down in settled communities
Rice began to be cultivated in China The wheel was developed in India Humans had learned to brew beer
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It was assumed that all species were created in one instant…
Archeopetryx fossil
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Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
Evolution through natural selection
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The Voyage of HMS Beagle- 1831-1836
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Genetics and re-engineering humans?
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/craig_venter_unveils_synthetic_life.html
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Good stories need to connect to broader themes
Explain the science What theories are being tested? What
are the prevailing theories? What experiments are being used to
test the theory? To do this, you need to understand
some of the science
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Good stories need human beings, doing things, saying things, thinking things
Scientific concepts are abstract; science stories need to make these come alive
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Understanding the science Talk to the scientist..ask them to
explain in lay terms Read: you might find high school text
books useful.
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www.science.com www.nature.com http://discovermagazine.com/ http://www.newscientist.com/ http://www.scientificamerican.com/
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Course work One feature length science story ( 1,500-
2,000 words) on the work of a scientist in Hong Kong
We will maintain a blog on science news: each of you will contribute two or three short stories during the course
Every class, each one of you will talk about the latest stories in a science magazine: Nature, Science, Discover, Scientific American, New Scientist
Read Michio Kaku book for book report
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Homework Do the assigned readings Think about your feature One person lead discussion for
tomorrow’s class