Erice International School of Science Journalism (http://ericescijc.wordpress.com/)

Name: Erice International School of Science Journalism (http://ericescijc.wordpress.com/)
Start: 2013-05-26T08:45:00+02:00
End: 2013-05-28T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Erice, Sicily, Italy

26 May 2013, 08:45 → 28 May 2013, 19:30 Europe/Rome

Erice, Sicily, Italy

Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture

Fabio Turone (Agency Zoe of Science Journalism), Umberto Dosselli (LNF)

Description

4th Course: Brain Imaging and Cognitive Neuroscience

Support

EISSJC@lnf.infn.it

Participants

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Sunday 26 May
- 1
  
  Introduction
  
  Speaker: Umberto Dosselli (INFN - LNF & Padua)
- 2
  
  The frontiers of knowing ourselves -1
  
  Speaker: Arno Villringer (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science)
  
  Slides
- 3
  
  The technology behind MRI
  
  Speaker: Federico Giove (Centro Fermi)
  
  Slides
- 11:00
  
  Coffee Break
- 4
  
  Science Writing in the UK
  
  Speaker: Connie St. Louis (BBC, City University London)
  
  Slides
- 5
  
  The Italian version of Scientific American's "Mind": a success story
  
  Speaker: Marco Cattaneo (Le Scienze/Mente&Cervello)
  
  Slides
- 13:30
  
  Lunch
- 6
  
  Writing a book ("Brain on music")
  
  Speaker: Silvia Bencivelli (RAI)
  
  Slides
- 7
  
  Finding sources on neuroimaging
  
  Speaker: Daniela Ovadia (Zoe, Niguarda Hospital)
  
  Slides
- 17:00
  
  Coffee Break
- 8
  
  Science and the radio
  
  Speakers: Connie St. Louis (BBC, City University London), Silvia Bencivelli (RAI)
  
  Slides
- 9
  
  Final Discussion
Monday 27 May
- 10
  
  The frontiers of knowing ourselves -2
  
  Speaker: Arno Villringer (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science)
  
  Slides
- 11
  
  From Dirac equation to MRI
  
  Speaker: John Womersley (UK Science and Technology Facilities Council)
  
  Slides
- 11:00
  
  Coffee Break
- 12
  
  Blogging about the brain
  
  Speaker: Mo Costandi (Neurophilosophy/The Guardian)
- 13
  
  Round Table: The role of science journalists
  
  Speakers: Connie St. Louis (BBC, City University London), John Womersley (UK Science and Technology Facilities Council), Marco Cattaneo (Le Science/Mente & Cervello), Mo Costandi (Neurophilosophy/The Guardian)
- 13:30
  
  Lunch
- 14
  
  fMRI and coma through the headlines: writing about controversial topics in a balanced way (workshop)
  
  Speaker: Daniela Ovadia (Agency Zoe, Niguarda Hospital)
  
  Slides
- 17:00
  
  Coffee Break
- 15
  
  The discovery of the Higgs
  
  Speaker: Dr Fabiola Gianotti (CERN)
  
  Slides
- 16
  
  The Higgs in the media
  
  Speaker: Marco Cattaneo (Le Scienze/Mente&Cervello)
  
  Slides
- 17
  
  Final discussion
Tuesday 28 May
- 18
  
  The frontiers of knowing ourselves
  
  Speaker: Arno Villringer (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences)
  
  Slides
- 19
  
  Imaging in the courts: the pifalls for the media
  
  Speaker: Barbara Bottalico (Neuroscience and Law Uni. Pavia)
  
  Slides
- 11:00
  
  Coffee Break
- 20
  
  Exhibiting the Brain
  
  Speaker: Beatrice Mautino (Codice/Genoa Science Festival)
- 21
  
  Promoting neuroscience research in the media
  
  Speaker: Nicla Panciera (CIMEC, Rovereto)
- 13:30
  
  Lunch
- 22
  
  Helping a productive relationship between scientists and journalists (workshop) -1
  
  Speakers: Fred Balvert (Erasmus MC), Souad ZGAOUI (Erasmus MC)
- 17:00
  
  Coffee Break
- 23
  
  Helping a productive relationship between scientists and journalists (workshop) -2
  
  Speakers: Fred Balvert (Erasmus MC), Souad ZGAOUI (Erasmus MC)
- 24
  
  Concluding remarks and final discussion