Event

The Wilder Penfield Lecture: How to Share Science and Fight Misinformation

Tuesday, October 4, 2022 16:00to17:00

Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University street, Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, 3801 rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, CA

The Wilder Penfield Lecture was inaugurated in 1985 to honour Wilder Penfield, pioneering neurosurgeon and founder of The Neuro.

The 2022 Lecture will be delivered on October 4, 2022 by Laura Helmuth, Editor in Chief of Scientific American.

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Talk Abstract

The COVID pandemic demonstrated dramatically that science can save lives and that misinformation is literally deadly. Yet we’re exposed to more misinformation, at a faster pace, than at any time in history. Researchers, policy makers, publishers and journalists have been adapting to our new information infrastructure and finding ways to try to amplify knowledge and outcompete nonsense. This lecture will share the current state of science communication, how researchers and clinicians and policymakers can participate in it more effectively, and how everyone can help improve the signal to noise ratio in the world.

To view the livestream: vimeo

Laura Helmuth, PhD

Laura Helmuth earned a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of California and a graduate certificate in Science Communication from the University of California. Prior to joining Scientific American, she was the Health and Science Editor at The Washington Post and an editor and contributing writer for National Geographic, Smithsonian, Slate, and Science magazines.