Sunday, June 25

Pre-workshop day trip (optional, $)

Trip to northern Israel.
We’ll get back to Haifa by 16:30.

For details, see the Social Activities page.

Alpert Employee Center, Technion

Science café: What’s new about public engagement with science on new media? (Session I)

18:00-18:45 Reception and light dinner

18:45-19:00 An academic viewpoint
Presenter: Ayelet Baram-Tsabari, Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion

Greetings:
Peretz Lavie, President of the Technion
Tali Tal, Vice Dean, Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion

19:00-19:10 Lloyd S. Davis, University of Otago, New Zealand:
The rise of video as a means for science engagement

19:10-19:20 Dominique Brossard, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA:
Public engagement with science online: Challenges and opportunities

19:20-19:30 Haggai Klorman-Eraqi, Preen.Me, Israel:
The Climate Change Conversation on Social Media: Before and After the 2016 US Presidential Election (Slides)

19:30-20:15 An artistic viewpoint
YouMake ReMake: A unique and multi-disciplinary performance of commentary on YouTube videos
Creator and artistic director: Renana Raz

20:15-20:30 Coffee break

20:30-21:45 A practical viewpoint
Round table discussions: Local dilemmas of public engagement with science online

For further details, see the Science Café Opening Night page.

Monday, June 26

Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion
Foyer

09:00-09:30 Breakfast

Room 308

09:30-10:00 Introduction activity

Evidence of the usefulness of science for non-scientists on social media (Session II)

10:00-10:30 Ilan Chabay (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies):
Science communication and transdisciplinary research on pathways to sustainable futures (Slides)

10:30-11:00 Ayelet Baram-Tsabari (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology):
How does science literacy manifest itself in the lives of non-scientists? (Slides)

11:00-11:30 Jim Ryder (University of Leeds):
Research-informed policy to support public engagement with science online (Slides)

11:30-12:30 Panel discussion:
Moderator and discussant: Iris Tabak (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
Panelists: Noah Weeth Feinstein (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Ilan Chabay (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies), Ayelet Baram-Tsabari (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology), Jim Ryder (University of Leeds)

12:30-14:00 Lunch and poster session of participants’ works

Room 300

Lay assessment of the trustworthiness of scientific sources on social media (Session III)

14:00-14:30 Rainer Bromme and Friederike Hendriks (University of Münster):
Trust in science as an interpersonal matter: Effects of content, person features and pragmatic expectations

14:30-15:00 Jonathan Osborne (Stanford University):
Beyond the scientific method: Challenging the myths that surround the public conception of science (Slides)

15:00-15:15 Coffee break

15:15-16:15 Panel discussion:
Evaluating science online: What knowledge is needed and what questions should be asked?
Moderator and discussant: Jonathan Osborne (Stanford University)
Panelists: Jim Ryder (University of Leeds), Rainer Bromme (University of Münster), Massimiano Bucchi (University of Trento), Sarit Barzilai (University of Haifa), Anat Yarden (Weizmann Institute of Science)

16:15-21:00 Trip to the Bahá’í Gardens in Haifa and dinner
As the Bahá’í Gardens are religious and holy sites, modest dress is expected. Attire should cover chest, back and shoulders and almost reach the knees. A shawl is acceptable over tank tops.

Tuesday, June 27

Future Learning Space, University of Haifa

09:00-09:30 Breakfast

Conceptualizing and measuring engagement with science online (Session IV)

09:30-10:00 Noah Weeth Feinstein (University of Wisconsin-Madison):
Science literacy and the structure of engagement experiences

10:00-10:30 Nehama Lewis (University of Haifa):
Challenges and opportunities in the evaluation of health campaigns: Exposure, engagement and effects

10:30-11:00 Eric Jensen (University of Warwick):
Promise and pitfalls of using social media in science communication evaluation

11:00-12:00 Panel discussion:
Moderator and discussant: Daniela Orr (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)
Panelists: Noah Weeth Feinstein (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Eric Jensen (University of Warwick), Nehama Lewis (University of Haifa)

12:00-13:00 Lunch

Communication without accountability: Dysfunctions of social media for PCST (Session V)

This session will discuss “fake news,” “alternative facts” and the “post-truth” society, and their implications for public engagement with science.

13:00-13:30 Bruce Lewenstein (Cornell University):
Can social media handle the difference between ‘truth’ and ‘reliable knowledge’? (Slides)

13:30-14:00 Massimiano Bucchi (University of Trento):
The crisis of mediators: The challenges of science communication 2.0

14:00-14:30 Dominique Brossard (University of Wisconsin-Madison):
Science, fake news and social media

14:30-14:45 Coffee break

14:45-15:45 Panel discussion:
Moderator and discussant: Bruce Lewenstein (Cornell University).
Panelists: Lloyd S. Davis (University of Otago), Ilan Chabay (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies), Hans Peter Peters (Research Center Jülich and the Free University of Berlin), Rainer Bromme (University of Münster), Dominique Brossard (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Massimiano Bucchi (University of Trento).

15:45-16:15 Returning to the big questions: planning the work groups and process for tomorrow (and beyond)

16:15-21:00 Trip to Zikhron Ya’akov and dinner

Wednesday, June 28

Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion
Foyer

09:00-09:30 Breakfast

Room 107

Creating a special issue proposal

09:30-10:00 Plenary session

10:00-12:00 Breakout session

12:00-12:30 Groups report progress and allocate roles

12:30-13:30 Lunch

Room 308

Planning a joint cross-cultural research project

13:30-14:00 Hans Peter Peters (Research Center Jülich and the Free University of Berlin):
Social media or science journalism? A cross-cultural comparison of scientists’ attitudes and communication practices

14:00-15:30 Breakout session

15:30-16:00 Wrapping up and looking forward

16:00-21:00 Trip to Acre and dinner

Parallel event (optional): Security and Privacy in the ‘Always-on Society’, the inaugural seminar of the the Research Center for Cyber Law & Policy at the University of Haifa. Keynote speaker: Bruce Schneier, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University (Eshkol Observation Deck, University of Haifa, 16:30 – 19:30)
See related call for proposals.