
OSS 20th Anniversary Event: “Talking Science in the Age of Fake News”

Please join the ɬ Office for Science and Society (OSS) on Thursday, May 23 to mark their 20th anniversary!
David Harpp, Tomlinson Chair in Science Education, will take a look back at the OSS’ last 20 years and how they became the first-ever University backed office dedicated to critical thinking and disseminating information based on scientific evidence in a world long before the term "fake news" even existed.
Following this retrospective, , Author of Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything and star of A User's Guide to Cheating Death, , Director of the ɬ OSS, , National Health Reporter at The Globe and Mail, and , Executive Director of the non-profit organization Bad Science Watch, will each present a 10-minute "flash talk" describing one main challenge they face in science communication today. This will then be followed by a panel discussion moderated by ɬ OSS science communicator,