What is a science communicator? The era of once-a-decade outliers like Carl Sagan is long gone. In the present day of internet-borne disinformation and science denial, science communication has emerged as a vibrant and painfully necessary field, with an army of scholars focusing their expertise exclusively on informing the public.

On the next Skeptical Inquirer Presents livestream on Thursday, March 16, at 7:00 p.m. ET, Dave Farina of the popular YouTube channel “Professor Dave Explains” will discuss the current state of science communication. Charlatans and anti-science propaganda have never been more prevalent, and the stakes have never been higher. The existential challenge of the 21st century is here: How do we help people know what is true? Farina will help clarify the issue and the players involved, as well as highlight important strategies that can help us win this war with ourselves.

Dave Farina is a science communicator and generalist best known for his YouTube channel, Professor Dave Explains, which has 2.4M subscribers. While the channel is primarily a database of academic tutorials to help students with a variety of subjects, Farina is also passionate about neutralizing disinformation and science denial, from flat earthers and creationists to anti-vaxxers and medical hoaxes. Farina hopes to serve as a beacon for others by working toward the rehabilitation of public science literacy.

This talk took place on March 16, 2023, at 7:00 pm EDT.

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