For Dr. Frederic Bertley, there’s a subtle connectedness among the seemingly disparate in the world. That connectedness underpins both his own understanding of the sciences, and his strategy as a communicator and educator of them. Affectionately known as “Dr. B,” Bertley is the President and CEO of the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, Ohio, now celebrating its 60th year as a brick-and-mortar museum in the heartland.
A Harvard-educated immunologist who spent his university days working on HIV and AIDS vaccines, recognition of Bertley's leadership in science education has extended to the White House and wider world. Amid a growing American distrust of science — fueled by partisan rhetoric around COVID-19 — Bertley’s approach to solving the science-trust problem is one of radical common sense, with a Renaissance spirit.
