The Fabric of the Cosmos -- A Planning Grant

WGBH教育基金会正在申请一笔规划赠款，以支持制作“宇宙的结构”，这是一个四小时的NOVA系列节目，将于2009年秋季播出，同时还将开展一个网站教育宣传活动和项目评价。 根据同名书籍，“宇宙的结构”将建立在合作，导致广受好评的NOVA迷你剧“优雅的宇宙”，利用作家和物理学家布赖恩格林的能力，让人们对物理学感到兴奋。 这些项目的目标是：（1）通过空间和时间这两个关键概念的演变，提高公众对不断寻求理解自然基本规律的认识和理解;（2）找到利用电视、网络和其他公共论坛的创新方法，将令人兴奋的科学思想带给在其他地方不太可能遇到这些思想的人们; 3）与物理学界建立有效的合作伙伴关系，以最大限度地发挥该项目的教育影响;以及4）鼓励个人探索科学概念，并在一生中始终参与科学的发展。 拟议的规划阶段将包括与包括美国物理学会在内的合作伙伴组织的规划会议，与项目顾问合作，并撰写一小时的详细治疗。 多媒体研究将在规划阶段对治疗进行第三方评估，这将为整个系列以及网络和推广活动的发展提供信息。

WGBH Educational Foundation is requesting a planning grant to support the development of "The Fabric of the Cosmos," a four-hour NOVA series to be broadcast in the fall of 2009, and an accompanying Web site educational outreach campaign, and project evaluations. Based on the book of the same name, "The Fabric of the Cosmos" will build on the collaboration that resulted in the acclaimed NOVA miniseries "The Elegant Universe," leveraging author and physicist's Brian Greene's ability to get people excited about physics. The goals of the projects are to: 1) enhance public awareness and appreciation of the ongoing quest to understand the fundamental laws of nature, through the evolution of two key concepts: space and time; 2) find innovative ways of using television, the Web and other public forums to bring exciting ideas in science to people who are unlikely to encounter them elsewhere; 3) forge effective collaborative partnerships with the physics community to maximize the educational impact of the project; and 4) encourage individuals to explore scientific concepts and remain engaged with developments in science throughout their lives. The proposed planning phase will include planning meetings with partner organizations, including the American Physical Society, work with project advisors, and writing a detailed treatment for one hour. Multimedia Research will conduct third-party evaluation of the treatment during the planning phase, which will inform the development of the entire series as well as the Web and outreach activities.