Join RCIScience for a special evening with Professor Timothy Caulfield, winner of this year’s Fleming Medal for Excellence in Science Communication!
You might recognize Professor Caulfield from his popular TV series A User’s Guide to Cheating Death, his numerous talks and appearances on television, radio and podcasts, or his many books, including RCIScience Fall Reads pick The Science of Celebrity...or Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?
Following presentation of the Fleming Medal and special remarks from The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Professor Caulfield will join science communicator and influencer Science Sam for an intimate conversation about his career to date and his experiences on the front lines of the war against misinformation. Get your questions ready as we try to highlight how you can combat the spread of misinformation in an era of fake news, hype and anti-science sentiment.
About Timothy Caulfield
Timothy Caulfield is a 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. His interdisciplinary research on topics like stem cells, genetics, research ethics, the public representations of science and health policy issues has allowed him to publish over 350 academic articles. He has won numerous academic and writing awards and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He contributes frequently to the popular press and is the author of two national bestsellers: The Cure for Everything: Untangling the Twisted Messages about Health, Fitness and Happiness (Penguin 2012) and Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?: When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash (Penguin 2015). His most recent book is The Vaccination Picture (Penguin, 2017). Caulfield is also the host and co-producer of the award winning documentary TV show, A User’s Guide to Cheating Death, which has been shown in over 60 countries.
Dr. Samantha Yammine
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Photo credit: Al Quintero Photography
About Samantha Yammine
Samantha is a Neuroscientist and popular Science Communicator better known as Science Sam. She earned her PhD from the University of Toronto studying how stem cells build and maintain the brain, and then went on to found Science Sam Media, a science-based digital production agency.
She is passionate about empowering people to explore science by making it more familiar, accessible, and inclusive. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, she's been sharing the science behind the headlines as @science.sam on Instagram and Tik Tok, garnering millions of views every month to better help people assess risk, spot misinformation, and have informed discussions with their friends and family.
She has been a guest Science Correspondent for a variety of shows on Netflix, TVO Kids, CBC GEM, Discovery UK, CBC Radio, and AsapSCIENCE. She sits on the Board of Trustees for RCIScience, Advisory Board for the anti-misinformation organization ScienceUpFirst, and the Editorial Board of the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers. Learn more and get in touch at samanthayammine.com.