Deborah Blum believes that as science, technology, and medicine are transforming forces in our lives we all need to understand them better. And she also believes that science writers play an important part in illuminating the research that changes our lives and our planet.

Shortly after joining the faculty at Wisconsin, she testified about this to Congress: http://gos.sbc.edu/b/blum.html

These days, she’s taking a more hands approach, working as program chair of the World Conference of Science Journalists- Cairo, 2011. She is also the North American board member of the planet-changing World Federation of Science Journalists: www.wfsj.org

You can find her at any given moment until spring of 2011 working on putting together a brilliant series of conference events about science journalism in our ever-changing world.

She has a few book tour dates lined up already:

February
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Saturday, February 20 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM PST TALK/SIGNING BOOK PASSAGE 51 Tamal Vista Blvd Corte Madera, CA 94925-1145	SAN FRANCISCO, CA Sunday, February 21 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM PST TALK/SIGNING COPPERFIELD'S BOOKS & MUSIC 2316 Montgomery Dr Santa Rosa, CA 95405-5000
SEATTLE - TACOMA, WA Monday, February 22 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM TALK/SIGNING ELLIOTT BAY BOOK COMPANY 101 S Main St Seattle, WA 98104	MADISON, WI Thursday, February 25 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM TALK/SIGNING BARNES & NOBLE #2720 7433 Mineral Point Road Madison, WI 53717
March
NEW YORK, NY Tuesday, March 2 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST TALK/SIGNING BARNES & NOBLE Tribeca 97 Warren St. New York, NY 10007	HARTFORD - NEW HAVEN, CT Wednesday, March 3 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST TALK/SIGNING RJ JULIA 768 Boston Post Rd Madison, CT 06443