Upcoming screening of "The Human Spark"

--Thursday, Feb 17, 730pm


Screening of PBS series episode "The Human Spark," directed by SOC Prof. Larry Engel, and awarded the AAAS Science Journalism prize for in-depth TV reporting followed by panel discussion.

Weschler Theater, 3rd Floor, Mary Graydon Hall. Co-sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences.

Screening will be followed by discussion of key issues related to media, communication, and the debate over the teaching of evolution with Larry Engel, AU film professor and Human Spark director; Eugenie Scott, Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, and Jay Labov, Senior Advisor for Education and Communication at the National Academies. Discussion moderated by AU science communication professor Matthew Nisbet.