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New York Times science journalist Carl Zimmer speaks with SWINY chair David Levine about his book Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe (Penguin Random House, February 25).
March 11, 2025: A Virtual Conversation with Carl Zimmer, Author of Airborne
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Peter Asaro, associate professor at The New School’s School of Media Studies and vice chair of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, talks with Science Writers in New York chair David Levine about the history of drone warfare and the troubling proliferation of new technologies that can surveil and kill from a distance.
Feb. 13, 2025: How Worried Should We Be About Drones?
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Science Writers in New York is pleased to kick off 2025 with a talk by teacher and author Susan Shapiro (@susanshapironet), an award-winning writer and professor who freelances for The New York Times, New York Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. Her first talk with SWINY—”How To Get Published in Five Weeks”—broke attendance records. Susan will talk to SWINY co-chair David Levine (@dlloydlevine.bsky. social) about how you can seal the deal and get published. As Susan noted in her book The Book Bible hundreds of thousands of books come out every year worldwide. So why not yours? Joining Susan will be several writers who will tell how they sealed the deal and got their book published.
Secrets of Landing a Book Deal: Jan 6 Zoom Panel
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On Wednesday October 9, Science Writers in New York spoke with Robert Klitzman, MD, (@RobertKlitzman), professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and director of the Master of Science in Bioethics Program at Columbia University. He discussed his new book Doctor, Will You Pray for Me?: Medicine, Chaplains, and Healing the Whole Person (Oxford University Press, September 2024). According to Dr. Klitzman, most Americans will die in hospitals or nursing homes, and face existential and spiritual quandaries. Many of their prior religious and spiritual beliefs will fall short, and chaplains will often be the ones to assist, partly by reframing narratives and understandings of illness and spirituality. Yet people often know little, if anything, about these professionals. Dr. Klitzman presents stories about the spiritual lives of patients and explores the role of chaplains – who they are, what they do and the challenges they face. He notes that physicians and other clinical staff are frequently uncomfortable with these issues, and chaplains have been filling the void, developing valuable approaches and insights.
Doctor, Will You Pray for Me?: A Conversation with Robert Klitzman, MD
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In this video, Dr. Emma Hitt Nichols discusses: How to decide whether to use ChatGPT4 in a project—sometimes you should not An easy way to compare chatbots How to write effective prompts tailored to science writing tasks Creating a custom GPT tailored to your specific writing needs Perplexity and why it is the search engine you will want to use Creating an AI usage policy for yourself or your organization The impact of generative AI on science writing
Using Artificial Intelligence to Up Your Science Writing Game
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Science Writers in New York is pleased to kick off 2024 with a talk by teacher and author Susan Shapiro (@susanshapironet), an award-winning writer and professor who freelances for The New York Times, New York Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. Her previous talks with SWINY broke attendance records. Susan spoke to SWINY co-chair David Levine (@dlloydlevine) about how to get published, without going broke or insane, as well as her new book American Shield, coauthored with Aquilino Gonell, (Counterpoint press) and the reissue of her Barbie book (Assouline.) She was joined by her agent Samantha Wekstein.
Publishing Secrets for the New Year. Start 2024 Off by Getting Published.
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====== This talk with Andrew Solomon is a discussion of suicide in children and adolescents. Please remember that the diagnosis and treatment of depression and other psychiatric disorders require trained medical professionals. The information provided during this talk is for educational purposes only. It should NOT be used as a substitute for seeking professional care for the diagnosis and treatment of any mental/psychiatric disorders. If you are in crisis, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or the suicide Hotline call/text 988. ===== Andrew Solomon, PhD, a writer and lecturer on politics, culture and psychology, talks with SWINY chairman David Levine about the book he is writing on the rise of youth suicide--the second leading cause of death among youth aged 15-24. Dr. Solomon is a winner of the National Book Award; and an activist in LGBTQ rights, mental health, and the arts. He is professor of clinical medical psychology (in psychiatry) at Columbia University Medical Center, lecturer in psychiatry at Yale University, and a former president of PEN American Center. SWINY thanks our hosts, Chip and Susan Fisher, for their generosity and hospitality.
Oct. 4, 2023: An Evening with Dr. Andrew Solomon
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