Franklin Institute Exhibit Director to Lecture
on "Controversial" Science and the Public

Steven L. Snyder, the Franklin Institute's vice president of exhibit and program development, will deliver the 2007 Bernard Rothenberg Lecture in Biology and Public Policy on Thursday, March 29, from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. in Carpenter B21. A reception will follow in the Quita Woodward Room. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Snyder's talk, titled "In the Public Eye: Communicating 'Controversial' Science," will address the ways in which museums have dealt with public controversies surrounding topics like evolution, stem-cell research and the environment, and with efforts to help scientists communicate more effectively with the general public. Snyder will also discuss blockbuster exhibitions like last year's Bodyworlds and the current Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs.

Snyder, who holds a Ph.D. in physics, joined the staff of the Franklin Institute in 2001 after serving as the director of science and director of attraction development at the Science City at Union Station/Kansas City Science Museum. At the Franklin Institute, he has overseen the development of 40,000 square feet of new, state-of-the-art, permanent exhibit space, including Sir Isaac's Lost: Where Art & Physics Collide, The Franklin Air Show, KidScience, Space Command, The Train Factory and The Giant Heart: A Healthy Interactive Experience. Snyder is also responsible for the institute's floor programming, which includes daily science demonstrations and interactive activities.

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