Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society Lecture Series will present Science magazine’s Jon Cohen for an online presentation based on his new book, "Planning Miracles: How to Prevent Future Pandemics,” at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7, via Zoom.

Cohen has spent his career as a science reporter talking to scientists, public health officials, politicians and physicians on the front lines of combating infectious diseases, monitoring outbreaks, and developing new treatments, vaccines and preventive measures. With reporting from four continents, his new book discusses preparations for the next pandemic at a time when science denial and misinformation are rampant. 

“Jon Cohen has been active in research, writing and lecturing about the efforts to develop, produce and distribute vaccines for infectious diseases such as AIDS and most recently COVID-19 for the last three decades,” said Fred Dylla, series moderator and co-founder. “He is a master at telling these important stories which are even more relevant today amid the growing skepticism of the value of vaccines.”

To register for the online event and other upcoming Science and Society Lectures, go to tinyurl.com/LPLScienceFall25 or call the library at 302-645-2733.

The Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society - Making Sense of the World Around Us lecture series is co-organized and moderated by Colin Norman, the former news editor at Science; Fred Dylla, executive director emeritus of the American Institute of Physics and author of “Scientific Journeys”; and Linda Dylla, former public information officer at the Jefferson Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy.