Daily Archives: November 18, 2010

Toronto Live Interview with Jim Handman

Wednesday December 1 Tuesday December 7, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Centre for Social Innovation, Room 120 (215 Spadina Ave)
Tickets are free, but please register as space is limited.

As executive producer of CBC’s Quirks & Quarks, Jim Handman is normally behind the scenes. In this interview we’ll get the chance to see what it takes to make one of the world’s top radio science shows, and to find out how it felt to jump into this role with no science background. We’ll also talk about the summer Jim spent teaching journalism in Rwanda, the top things scientists should learn to communicate with the media, and the role of journalism in shaping our world.

Jim will be interviewed by Jen Dodd. Jen is a physicist, designer of public science events including SciBarCamp and Perimeter Institute’s Quantum to Cosmos Festival, and is now managing director of Subtle Technologies, Toronto’s annual festival of art and science.

Location instructions: on arriving at 215 Spadina, go through the Dark Horse cafe to the lobby, go up the stairs to the left of the elevator, and room 120 is through the glass doors straight ahead.