Science Stories

Join us for another installment of Science Stories, Science Onscreen: Making Explainers and Short Docs with host Katie Moisse, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Science.

We’re thrilled to welcome Emily Buder, a Pulitzer Prize winning film and media professional with 10 years of experience in documentary, journalism, and programming. In this online talk, Emily will discuss how she turns complex scientific concepts into compelling short videos for Quanta Magazine's YouTube channel. She will share her process of creating videos with intuitive visuals that distill abstract ideas and research into inspiring narratives. She will also discuss the challenges and opportunities of the medium.

The talk will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Jeff Goodes, Journalist in Residence for McMaster's Faculty of Science.

About the speaker:

Emily Buder runs the video department at Quanta Magazine, where she creates and oversees a slate of animated explainers and short documentaries about science. Her day-to-day involves interviewing scientists and translating their high-level work into intuitive storytelling. Previously, she was a writer and producer at The Atlantic, where she created and programmed the documentary series The Atlantic Selects, produced videos, managed publishing for the video team, and wrote articles for the culture, technology, and science verticals. Prior to that, Emily held leadership positions at the film publications No Film School and IndieWire and worked in development on independent films as a creative executive.