The Berkeley Science Review sponsors an ongoing seminar series featuring lectures and Q&A sessions with authors, film makers, and journalists working towards the public understanding of science. Seminars are free and open to the public. All events are wheelchair accessible.

December 2006 seminar talk materials:
The speakers from our science writing seminar on December 2006 have kindly sent us both the slides from the talk and links to the video and audio clips that they used:

1) The PDF version of the talk (4.2 MB)
2) The audio recording of the ultrasonic calls of male mice (1 MB. From the November 2005 paper in PLoS Biology)
3) The video of baby rhesus monkeys imitating facial gestures (3.9 MB. From the September 2006 paper in PLoS Biology)
4) "Selfish scientists won't share findings" (link goes to the page hosted by The Onion)

Previous Seminar Speakers

• Emma Hill, Liza Gross, and Gavin Yamey: Associate Editor, PLoS Biology;
      Science Writer, PLoS Biology; Senior Editor of PLoS Medicine and Consulting
      Editor of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, respectively. (December 2006)     Science as a Public Good: PLoS Shares Its Vision
• Peter Aldhous, SF Bureau Chief, The New Scientist (March 2006)    
• Erica Klarreich, freelance writer and Math Correspondent for Science News
      and UCSC Science Writing Program graduate (March 2005)
• Jennifer Kahn, Contributing Editor for Wired, Freelance writer for Discover
      (and UC Berkeley School of Journalism graduate)
      Selling Science: Getting Science Writing Sold (November 2004 & 2002)
• Andreas Kluth, Science Writer for The Economist (Dec 2004)
• Keay Davidson, Science Writer for The San Francisco Chronicle
      Writing Science in Peace and War (April 2003)
• Marcia Barinaga, Correspondent for Science
      Science Writing as a Career (January 2003)
• Evelyn Strauss, Editor and Contributing Correspondent for Science
      From Benchtop to Laptop: Making the leap from academia to the newsroom
       (March 2002)
• Charles Petit, Senior Writer for US News & World Report
      Beyond Gee Whiz: Why Science Writing is Good News (November 2001)
• David Perlman, Science Editor for The San Francisco Chronicle
      How Science Makes News (August 2001)
• Jonathan Knight, correspondent for Nature and New Scientist
      From Lab Rat to News Hound: Science Writing as a Career (May 2001)
• Rodes Fishburne, Projects Editor for Forbes ASAP
       Effective Magazine Editing (March 2001)
• Timothy Ferris, Best Selling Author of The Whole Shebang
        The Role of the Writer in Science (February 2001)