840 Marine Chemist Chris Reddy on how to talk about science & Special Guest Mom
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
Pete Dominick
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🗓️ 15 May 2023
⏱️ 77 minutes
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35 mins Christopher Reddy is a leader in the study of marine pollution and the development of environmentally friendly industrial chemicals. A senior scientist in the Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and faculty member of the MIT/WHOI joint program in oceanography, Reddy has led numerous field operations along coastlines, in the open ocean, and at the bottom of the sea to conduct transformative research that crosses disciplines and guides policy decisions worldwide.
When trains derail and spew toxic chemicals into the air, or when the ocean catches fire, the public needs to hear from scientists. And yet, after years of vaccine and climate change denial, fewer than 30% of Americans report having a great deal of confidence that scientists act in the public’s best interests.
In his new book SCIENCE COMMUNICATION IN A CRISIS: An Insider's Guide (Routledge; May 10, 2023), scientist Christopher M. Reddy offers his hard-won advice from decades on the front lines of environmental disasters. In this accessible and precise guide, Reddy reveals how anyone who needs to clearly and concisely convey their expertise can navigate the maze of competing interests during high-pressure situations to deliver trustworthy and actionable information.
Through multiple high-profile case studies—including the Deepwater Horizon and North Cape oil spills—Reddy unpacks ten specific challenges scientists face when interacting with the public and the media. His aim is not to explain how to ace an interview or craft a sound bite, but rather to offer a clear pathway to effective and collaborative communication when multiple groups are involved. There are the responders, people affected by the event, the media, policymakers, industry, concerned citizens and organizations; each category has its own goals, needs, and challenges, which scientists must understand in order to navigate them.
As we face increasingly frequent and devastating climate disasters, with the ever-present risk of another pandemic, and as the spread of misinformation is turbocharged by AI, Chris Reddy’s perspective could not be more vital.
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| 0:00.0 | From a deep-abricated solar-powered garden shed in Rockland County, New York, USA, this |
| 0:09.4 | is Stand Up with Pete Dominic. |
| 0:12.4 | On today's episode, how do I identify your favorite backyard birds without getting |
| 0:17.8 | pelted with VCs? |
| 0:22.7 | And now, the podcast host who has no problem with bird droppings because for him it's just |
| 0:29.6 | another form of vitamin in Pete Dominic, yes indeed, thank you very much Pete, it's great |
| 0:40.6 | to have you and everybody joining me listening to today's episode of Stand Up where I will |
| 0:47.3 | be joined briefly in moments by my mommy, my mother, it was mother's day yesterday, so |
| 0:54.2 | I called her and we celebrated her of course, my wife, my daughter's mom, as well, but I |
| 1:02.5 | thought I'd call her back and tape a little conversation and that is coming up after |
| 1:08.0 | a long news segment, I did about 25 minutes covering the news and that starts at 25 minutes |
| 1:13.7 | with mom. |
| 1:14.7 | And then for the first time joining me on the program, I've got this really cool, very smart |
| 1:20.0 | guy who is a scientist, he studies marine pollution, pollution in the water and the development |
| 1:25.8 | of environmentally friendly industrial chemicals, he has written a book called Science Communication |
| 1:32.4 | in a Crisis in Insiders Guide, it's a fascinating and super important topic and I'm very excited |
| 1:39.4 | to have Christopher Ready joining us for the first time I think you're really going |
| 1:43.0 | to like our conversation and that begins at 35 minutes in after my conversation with mom. |
| 1:49.6 | First, a quick recap on the weekend and news, I hope you had a good weekend, it was great |
| 1:55.2 | to see folks on Thursday night, I dropped a weekend special with Christian Finnegan and |
| 1:59.6 | Ophira Eisenberg and they talked about what it's like to not have a mom and to not necessarily |
| 2:05.5 | be close with your mom when you did in Christian's case, it was a really interesting conversation |
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