Light Years

光年

• 批准号: 9800585
• 负责人: Mara Mayor
• 金额: $ 4.27万
• 依托单位: Smithsonian Institution
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-11-01 至 1998-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9800585&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Light; Years

PROGRAM: Informal Science Education AWARD NUMBER: 98-00585 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Mara Mayor INSTITUTION: Smithsonian Institution TITLE: Light Years TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT: $42,667 FY 1998 AWARD AMOUNT: $42,667 ABSTRACT: The Smithsonian Associates Program at the Smithsonian Institution has a unique, one-time only opportunity to test the potential of producing a very low cost, but high quality science program featuring an outstanding and widely recognized scientist. The program will be an edited hour from an hour and a half interview that Timothy Ferris will have with Stephen J. Gould before a live audience on November 7, 1997. If successful, the program will be broadcast in prime time by PBS and would serve as a prototype for additional programs other eminent scientists. During the requested Small Grant for Exploratory Research phase, the Smithsonian will: * Determine if a viable hour-long program can be derived from a live interview that is only an hour and a half in duration. This 1 to 1.5 ratio of finished program material to the total footage shot is very economical but also is much lower than most television programs which have a ratio of 1 to 3 and up. * Test how to take advantage of Dr. Ferris' talents in a video interview format. While Ferris has interviewed many scientists for print media, this will be his first interview for this kind of broadcast medium. * Assess how successful Ferris is in conducting a live interview so that difficult scientific concepts will be accessible to a lay audience. This interview with Dr. Gould also will provide a rare opportunity to investigate emerging research areas that are likely to be of lasting interest and to present them to the public. The Smithsonian Associates will assess the effectiveness of this approach in two ways. First, a group of five scientists and informal science education experts will review a rough cut of the program to determine if a program can be produced in this manner and effectively convey complex science to a lay audience. Possible members of this group include Bruce Alberts (National Academy of Science), Paula Apsell (WGBH), Robert Hazen (George Mason University), Mary Jane McKinven (PBS), and Maxine Singer (Carnegie Institute). The second gauge of effectiveness will be the acceptance of the program for prime time distribution by PBS and the public reaction to the program. Timothy Ferris is a generalist scholar who has taught in five disciplines - astronomy, English, history, journalism, and philosophy at four universities. He currently is emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He has received the American Institute of Physics prize, the American Association for the Advancement of Science prize, the Klumpke-Roberts prize, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. The television producer will be Catherine Tatge who has produced a wide range of programming for PBS and for CBS Cable. Her productions include Playing With Fire: The Tenth Van Cliburn Piano Competition and the feature film of the New York City Ballet version of The Nutcracker. She was commissioned by the Congress of the United States to direct and produce an historical overview of the U.S. Congress. The PI for the project will be Mara Mayor, Director of The Smithsonian Associates and former Director of the Annenberg/CPB Project which supports the creation of educational resources for a variety of media.

项目：非正式科学教育 奖项编号：98-00585 主要研究员：玛拉·市长 机构：史密森尼学会 名称：光年 奖金总额：42,667 美元 1998 财年奖金：42,667 美元 摘要：史密森尼学会的史密森协会项目有一个独特的一次性项目这是测试制作成本极低但高质量的科学项目潜力的唯一机会，该项目以杰出且得到广泛认可的科学家为特色。 该节目将是蒂莫西·费里斯 (Timothy Ferris) 于 1997 年 11 月 7 日在现场观众面前与史蒂芬·J·古尔德 (Stephen J. Gould) 进行的一个半小时采访的编辑版。如果成功，该节目将由 PBS 在黄金时段播出，并将作为其他杰出科学家节目的原型。 在所申请的探索性研究小额资助阶段，史密森学会将： * 确定是否可以从持续时间仅一个半小时的现场采访中得出可行的长达一小时的计划。 成品节目素材与总镜头镜头的 1:1.5 比例非常经济，但也远低于大多数电视节目的 1:3 或更高比例。 * 通过视频采访的形式测试如何利用 Ferris 博士的才能。 尽管费里斯已经为平面媒体采访了许多科学家，但这将是他第一次接受此类广播媒体的采访。 * 评估 Ferris 在进行现场采访方面的成功程度，以便非专业观众能够理解困难的科学概念。 这次对古尔德博士的采访也将提供一个难得的机会来调查可能引起持久兴趣的新兴研究领域并将其展示给公众。 史密森学会将通过两种方式评估这一方法的有效性。 首先，由五名科学家和非正式科学教育专家组成的小组将审查节目的粗略剪辑，以确定节目是否可以以这种方式制作并向非专业观众有效地传达复杂的科学。 该小组的可能成员包括 Bruce Alberts（美国国家科学院）、Paula Apsell（WGBH）、Robert Hazen（乔治梅森大学）、Mary Jane McKinven（PBS）和 Maxine Singer（卡内基研究所）。 第二个衡量有效性的标准是 PBS 对该节目在黄金时段播出的接受度以及公众对该节目的反应。 蒂莫西·费里斯 (Timothy Ferris) 是一位通才学者，曾在四所大学教授天文学、英语、历史、新闻学和哲学五个学科。 他目前是加州大学伯克利分校的名誉教授。 他曾获得美国物理学会奖、美国科学促进会奖、克鲁普克-罗伯茨奖和古根海姆奖学金。 电视制片人为凯瑟琳·塔奇 (Catherine Tatge)，她曾为 PBS 和 CBS Cable 制作过多种节目。 她的作品包括《玩火：第十届范·克莱本钢琴比赛》和纽约市芭蕾舞团版《胡桃夹子》的故事片。 她受美国国会委托，指导并制作美国国会的历史概览。 该项目的 PI 是 Mara Mayor，她是史密森学会董事、Annenberg/CPB 项目前董事，该项目支持为各种媒体创建教育资源。