Gairdner Science Literacy Workshop “Let’s Get Social: Leveraging Social Media For Science”
Hosted by the Gairdner Foundation, this virtual webinar took place on September 28, 2022.
TED talk-style presentations from Lisa Richardson, Parshati Patel, Timothy Caulfield and Alice Fleerackers were followed by a panel discussion moderated by internationally acclaimed American educator and molecular biologist, Dr. Raven Baxter.
This event explored concrete ideas to combat misinformation, how to use a professional platform to advocate and educate the public, and the ups and downs to using social media as an “amplifier” for science, and more. This event was presented by the Government of Canada and CIHR and in partnership with the Royal Society of Canada and ScienceUpFirst, a Canadian Association of Science Centres initiative.
Sam Bradd from Drawing Change drew a live representation of the discussion. See the creation below.
Translations
In partnership with Lotus STEMM, we have provided Hindi and Urdu translations of the transcript below. Please click the links to view.
- Urdu Transcript translated by Sadaf Adnan
- Hindi Transcript translated by Pratik Wadghule
Guest Speakers
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Raven Baxter
Science communicator and molecular biologistDr. Raven Baxter — better known as Dr. Raven the Science Mav... -
Timothy Caulfield
Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, a Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health, and Research Director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta.Prof. Tim Caulfield is a Canada Research Chair in Health Law... -
Alice Fleerackers
Researcher at the ScholCommLab and a doctoral candidate at Simon Fraser University’s Interdisciplinary Studies programAlice Fleerackers is a researcher at the ScholCommLab and a ... -
Parshati Patel
Astrophysicit and Science CommunicatorDr. Parshati Patel is an Astrophysicist turned Science Commu... -
Lisa Richardson
MD, MA, FRCPC Clinician-educator in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, General Internal Medicine at the University Health Network, Centre Researcher at the Wilson Centre, Associate Dean, Inclusion and Diversity at Temerty Medicine and is the Strategic Lead in Indigenous Health for Women’s College HospitalDr. Lisa Richardson, MD, MA, FRCPC, is a mixed blood Anishin...
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