Evening with Brian: "Censoring the Cell - How the Microscope is Abused by the Media"

Inter/Micro 2010: 7 p.m., Monday,
July 12

“Censoring the Cell – How the Microscope is Abused by the Media”
In his annual Inter/Micro evening presentation, Professor Brian J. Ford discusses why television ignores the microscope. Programs cover all the varied life forms, from wildebeests in Africa and sloths in the Amazon to penguins and walruses at the poles – with one exception. Microorganisms are hardly ever seen. Documentary producers won’t screen programs on the astonishing world of the microscope, and television commentators seem convinced that the subject will not work on TV. Brian will show us what the viewer is missing. This event is free to all Inter/Micro attendees.

Prior to this event, there will be a Southern-style barbecue dinner held in the McCrone Research Institute gardens. All are welcome to mingle, but those dining must register and pay for the meal in advance; the price is $18 per person. Contact Therese Newman for more details.

Brian J. Ford is a leading authority on the microscope and a best-selling author who has presented his work on television and radio. Ford’s research is widely quoted in journals and encyclopedias, and he is a popular keynote speaker around the world. He has served as a fellow of the Open University, fellow and president of past students at Cardiff University, visiting professor at Leicester University and an associate of Caius College, University of Cambridge. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Biology and president of the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research. Ford has given his “Evening with Brian” presentations at Inter/Micro for more than 20 years.