Socio-Cultural Responses within India during Times of Pandemic Disease
Focusing on the history of India, Dr. Mathew will explore the complex and underappreciated ways in which Indian folk-beliefs, myth, superstition, related stories (witnessed and fictional) and local traditions, have combined to inform the experience of epidemic and pandemic disease, including in the main, but not limited to, cholera, plague, influenza and COVID-19. Drawing on collections of the NLM and other institutions, he will investigate how these complex belief systems intersect with different kinds of information about these diseases, revealing how every new outbreak is accompanied with information that did not exist ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - December 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
From PHD to NPR: Careers in Science Communication and Tips for Communicating Your Research
Ever wondered how to transition from a career in laboratory research to a career in science communication? Or are you happy in the lab, but want to enhance your skills in communicating research to broader audiences?
Join us as NPR's Madeline Sofia details her journey from the bench to a career in science communication, and provides practical tips for researchers to enhance their ability to communicate their science.
Madeline Sofia is an assistant producer on NPR's Science Desk, specifically for Joe's Big Idea. The goal of Joe's Big Idea is to tell scientific stories that explore the minds and motivations of researchers and...
Source: Videocast - All Events - March 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
