Science AMA Series: We’re David Pogue, tech guru and host of 16 NOVA programs, and Chris Schmidt, NOVA senior producer. Today, we launched NOVA’s first crowdfunding campaign, because we think involving people in science is important. Ask us anything!

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Hi, everyone! I’m David Pogue—former New York Times tech columnist, current Yahoo tech critic, and—most importantly for today’s conversation—the host of 16 NOVA programs that have aired on PBS! Some of those include the MAKING STUFF and MAKING STUFF 2 series, and the two-hour HUNTING THE ELEMENTS movie: a crash course on The Periodic Table that over 10 million people have watched so far.

Today, we’re embarking on a Kickstarter journey—not only to make a sequel to HUNTING THE ELEMENTS, called BEYOND THE ELEMENTS, but to gain a deeper connection with NOVA’s audience. We think that more engaging science programming can be a key to generating public excitement for science and scientific discovery.

I’ve also got Chris Schmidt with me. He’s a Senior Producer at NOVA, with decades of award-winning science television under his belt. (Chris’s IMDB page) He’s done a ton of stuff at PBS, Dreamworks Animation, The Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic, Animal Planet, and others. He’ll be producing and directing BEYOND THE ELEMENTS.

Together, we’ve had some wild adventures making documentaries that attempt to engage all levels of science lovers. We’re here to talk about making science television, the importance of science literacy, and the role that media plays in educating the public about science. And about how we think the audience should be part of it all! Ask us anything!

Watch our latest doc, SEARCH FOR THE SUPER BATTERY, tomorrow, February 1, at 9/8c on most PBS stations. (Check your local listings to confirm.)

">Science AMA Series: We’re David Pogue, tech guru and host of 16 NOVA programs, and Chris Schmidt, NOVA senior producer. Today, we launched NOVA’s first crowdfunding campaign, because we think involving people in science is important. Ask us anything!