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The Exchange RSVP here to join us for Space Exploration and the Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life on 11/18 at 1PM PDT/4PM EDT.
Jill Tarter has spent more than 40 years trying to answer the question, “Are we alone in the universe?” An astronomer and co-founder of the SETI Institute, she was the…
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The Exchange ‘Tis the season for goblins and ghosts, that time when fear is actually meant to be fun and festive. Of course this year, has been an especially frightening one and the idea of actively seeking out new things to spook us just feels… wrong. But it turns out that, as…
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Science Speed Dating
This special edition of Science Speed Dating brings together experts from some of the most hotly contested fields of science: climate change, genetically engineered foods, evolution, and vaccines. Filtered through campaigns of misinformation and political rhetoric, the underlying science of these topics is often obscured or…
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The Exchange SEAN B. CARROLL AND SETH MacFARLANE In Conversation
A Series of Fortunate Events: Exploring Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You
For more than 10 years The Science & Entertainment Exchange has facilitated conversations between thought leaders in the entertainment industry and experts in the science community.…
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This Too Shall Pass: Creativity in the Time of COVID-19
In our third installment of this event series, we explore the pandemic’s impact on mainstream storytelling. Join us as we discuss how stories may rely on, could…
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The Exchange How is complex data collected and used to improve our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic?
You’ve likely been using it for months to track the global spread of COVID-19. Certainly you’ve seen the charts, graphs, and gifs that are used to provide regular pandemic updates to the public. The Johns…
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The Exchange Picture a Scientist chronicles the researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Characterized by Science Magazine as “sweeping in scope yet intimately compelling,” the film leads viewers on a journey deep into the very personal experiences of female researchers who have confronted a range of challenges from…
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The Exchange The Science & Entertainment Exchange Presents a Special Pre-Release Viewing and Talk-Back for the New Documentary Human Nature.
From executive producer Dan Rather and director Adam Bolt, and the co-writer and editor of the Oscar-winning film Inside Job, comes the story of the biggest tech revolution of the 21st Century.…
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The Exchange Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences and The Science & Entertainment Exchange Present:
This Too Shall Pass: Creativity in the Time of COVID-19
In our next installment of this event series, we are continuing to focus on the ways art and creativity often thrive in a crisis, giving…
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The Exchange Listen to five quick-fire talks by experts whose work spans a range of scientific fields. Hear about research taking place on the cutting edge of science, peer into the possibilities of our technological future, and leave inspired by a STEMM smorgasbord of ideas!
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Chris S. Crawford is an Assistant…
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