↓ Skip to Main Content
Exchange
  • About
    • About the Program
    • Board Leadership
    • Our Sponsors
    • Endorsements
    • Contact
  • Projects
    • Film
    • TV
    • Production Companies
  • Get Involved
    • Scientists
    • Entertainment Community
    • Sponsors
    • Donors
    • Press
    • Education Outreach
  • Events
  • Video
    • Featured Entertainer
    • Scientist Spotlight
    • Under the Microscope
  • Donate

ASK A SCIENTIST … why is it important to map the bottom of the ocean?

Posted on December 8, 2022 by The Exchange
Featured Video Play Icon


Written by: The Exchange

It is hard to believe that less than 25% ocean bottom has been mapped. There is an effort to map the seabed by 2030. Oceanographer Dawn Wright discusses why mapping the bottom of the ocean is important with film producer Jeffrey Silver.…

Learn more ›

Ask a scientist … How did you become interested in oceanography?

Posted on November 15, 2022 by The Exchange
Featured Video Play Icon


Written by: The Exchange

Have you ever asked yourself “how did I get here?” That thought had to cross oceanographer Dawn Wright’s mind when she found herself at the very bottom of the deepest part of the ocean. And film producer Jeffery Silver asks her that in this episode of Ask a Scientist.…

Learn more ›

ASK A SCIENTIST… what are the next frontiers in dinosaur paleontology?

Posted on October 13, 2022 by The Exchange
Featured Video Play Icon


Written by: The Exchange

Since Jurassic Park was released almost 30 years ago, the study of dinosaurs has advanced by leaps and bounds. But what is next? Zack Stentz, Producer of Jurassic Park: Camp Cretaceous, talks with Stuart Sumida, a paleontologist and Professor of Biology at California State University, San Bernardino to understand what…

Learn more ›

ask a scientist … how are hackers working for good?

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Sachi Gerbin
Featured Video Play Icon


Written by: Sachi Gerbin

We all know the stereotype of hackers working to break into a network to steal something. But they can’t all be bad, can they? Tron producer Justin Springer asks Google Security Princess and Vice President/General Manager of Chrome, Parisa Tabriz if she has some examples of hackers working for good.…

Learn more ›

ask a scientist … how do you protect your data?

Posted on September 15, 2022 by The Exchange
Featured Video Play Icon


Written by: The Exchange

It feels like everyone is telling us to be careful online and protect our data. But what does that mean? Tron producer Justin Springer talks with Google Security Princess and Vice President/General Manager of Chrome Parisa Tabriz about what she does to protect her data online.…

Learn more ›

ASK A SCIENTIST… what is the future of passwords?

Posted on September 7, 2022 by The Exchange
Featured Video Play Icon


Written by: The Exchange

Check out our newly refreshed Ask a Scientist video! Passwords: Everyone loves to hate them. Can’t technology evolve to make them easier to remember but more secure against hackers? Tron producer Justin Springer talks with Google Security Princess and Vice President/General Manager of Chrome, Parisa Tabriz.…

Learn more ›

ASK A SCIENTIST…what does it mean to study the basic fabric of nature?

Posted on August 31, 2022 by The Exchange
Featured Video Play Icon


Written by: The Exchange

Screenwriter Stephany Folsom (Toy Story 4, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) asks physicist Clifford V. Johnson what physicists mean when they talk about the fabric of nature, and how they study it.…

Learn more ›

Ask an Scientist … Would Traveling Back in Time Screw Up the Present?

Posted on August 23, 2022 by The Exchange
Featured Video Play Icon


Written by: The Exchange

Screenwriter Stephany Folsom (Toy Story 4, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) gets deep with physicist Clifford V. Johnson to discuss time travel.…

Learn more ›

Ask a nurse … what is a nurse’s life like?

Posted on August 23, 2022 by The Exchange
Featured Video Play Icon


Written by: The Exchange

Film director Bronwen Hughes chats with Beverly Malone, president and CEO, National League for Nursing, about the life of a nurse.…

Learn more ›

Ask an Scientist … About Destroying the Fabric of Space and Time

Posted on August 15, 2022 by The Exchange
Featured Video Play Icon


Written by: The Exchange

Screenwriter Stephany Folsom (Toy Story 4, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) gets deep with physicist Clifford V. Johnson to discuss destruction of the fabric of space and time.…

Learn more ›
‹ Older posts
Newer posts ›

Get Updates

Get our newsletter and virtual event invites

Archived Events

ARCHIVE: SCIENCE IN TV/FILM
ARCHIVE: SCIENCE NEWS

Latest Events

  • Watch Are Feelings Contagious? The Psychology of Shared Emotions
  • Watch your brain on anesthesia
  • Watch Brain-Computer Interfaces: Promises and Pitfalls
  • Watch Insect Wars: The Barbaric Ways of Bugs
  • Watch our future robot companions

Latest Blog Posts

  • ask a producer … what is the process of researching for films?
  • Watch Ask a Scientist … How Do we know dinosaur behavior from fossils?
  • ASK A SCIENTIST… does anything live at the bottom of the ocean?
  • ASK A SCIENTIST … What can Afrofuturism contribute to our future?
  • ASK A SCIENTIST… are there different terms that are used for exoskeletons?
NEWSLETTER SIGN UP
HOME CONTACT US SITEMAP TERMS OF USE & PRIVACY STATEMENT
©2022 National Academy of Sciences.
The Science and Entertainment Exchange is a nonprofit program of the National Academy of Sciences.
    © 2023 Exchange
    ↑
    Responsive Theme powered by WordPress