Cognitive Science 0203 - Short Videos for Science

Millions of people worldwide have been inspired to pursue science by shows written and hosted by Carl Sagan, David Attenborough, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, and others. What makes their videos appealing? How do they communicate complex scientific ideas in a simple language? In this course, students will learn how to develop ideas for a science video, write a script, and host a science-themed show for online audiences. The students are expected to work in small groups for their projects.

Mind, Brain, and Information Independent Work In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of work outside of class time working on scripts and on film production. A few short papers on the topic of their film will also be required. For the final films, students are expected to work in groups, and those groups may meet outside of class time.