NPR science correspondent Joe Palca came to Utah State on
Thursday as part of the series Science Unwrapped, to be held in the Eccles
Science Learning Center auditorium today.
Palca will speak on deconstructing a science-related story
down to a point that it is understandable.
“I was supposed to explain palladium-catalyzed
cross-coupling reactions of carbon molecules,” said Palca, telling a story of
when he was supposed to report on science without understanding it.
When Palca heard reviews saying that he hadn’t done a great
job of doing it, he challenged himself.
“I looked the following week for the most complicated story
I could find, thinking, ‘okay, I can do anything if I have time,’” Palca said.
This was the inspiration for Palca’s topic Friday night.
“It’s sweet to have someone like Joe Palca come to the University,”
said Nathan Sutterfield, an intern at the UPR station in Logan. “I am excited
to see what he says at Science Unwrapped.”
Joe Palca can be heard on Friday’s edition of Access Utah
with Tom Williams on UPR’s website.
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