The United Nations predicts the number of people on Earth will balloon to 9.8 billion by 2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100. Even as some countries witness a decline in fertility levels, roughly 83 million people are added to the global population every year.
So how worried should we be…
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Science Speed Dating
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Friday, July 20
Listen to quick-fire talks with experts from a variety of scientific fields. Learn about discoveries and initiatives happening today on the cutting edge of modern …
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Bioethics – Killer Conundrums, Deadly Dilemmas
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Thursday, July 19
Often it is the seemingly simple questions that create the greatest of quandaries. Leading bioethicists confront the toughest questions raised by both…
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One Brunch to Save the World
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Saturday, July 21
Science, entertainment, and business converge to conjure a daringly optimistic future at One Brunch to Save the World. We are digging into…
Nadine Burke-Harris
As a result of a “zero-tolerance” policy enacted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Justice, more than 2,000 children have been separated from their parents at the U.S.–Mexico border in the past several weeks. The controversial policy affects those families who attempt…
On June 13, 2018, a group of filmmakers, scientists, and enthusiasts met up at Caveat, a newly established bar for scientific hobnobbing in the East Village in New York City. Patrons wandered down a flight of stairs into a large, elegantly appointed space. With an old-fashioned library in one corner…
More than 200 scientists and entertainment professionals gathered on the second floor of the Creative Artists Agency in Century City sipping on wine and getting to know one another as they waited for the main event of the night to begin. Everyone had been given a vintage motel key with…
The Science & Entertainment Exchange salon “Brokered Boundaries: A Conversation About Immigrants in Anti-Immigrant Times” was an intimate event in the library of the home of Dan and Colette Bennett. The evening unfolded with lively conversation among dinner guests. It was followed by an informal lecture on international migration across…
The historic Bradbury building, a significant architectural gem that may best represent the past, present, and future of downtown Los Angeles, is now home to the Berggruen Institute, a foundation that provides ideas for a changing world. The Institute was the location for a recent panel discussion on Unfolding Cities.…
Mice do not fall in love. Ducks have corkscrew-shaped penises. Gender is different than sex.
The conversation at the Science of Sex event on February 12, 2018, was thought-provoking and thoroughly interesting. With Valentine’s Day approaching, the topic of discussion was entirely appropriate. Hosted at The William Vale, the event…
