RSVP for Science Speed DatingRSVP here to join us for Science Speed Dating on 10/21 at 1PM PDT/4PM EDT. 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,…
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Watch A Series of Fortunate Events with Sean B. Carroll and Seth MacFarlaneSEAN 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…
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Watch This Too Shall Pass: Creativity in the Time of COVID-19Watch our co-presentation with Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences for: 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…
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Watch The COVID-19 Dashboard: Deciphering the Data, Visualizing the VirusHow 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…
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Watch Picture a Scientist PanelPicture 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…
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Watch Human Nature PanelThe 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…
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Watch This too shall passCultural 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…
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Watch Science Speed DatingListen 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…
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Watch The Vaccine – Where, When, and for Whom?Almost as soon as the world began to track the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic, our attention shifted to the possibility of a vaccine. Tune in to this fascinating conversation with one of the world’s experts in vaccine who will…
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Watch Body on a Chip: Exclusive Conversation w/ Visionary Scientist Anthony AtalaBody on a Chip: Exclusive Conversation w/ Visionary Scientist Anthony Atala The vast majority of new medications in development fail. The few that ultimately get approved for human use may have unpredictable effects, or the outcome may not be known…
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Watch This Too Shall Pass: Creativity in the Time of COVID-19Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences and The Science & Entertainment Exchange Present: This Too Shall Pass: Creativity in the Time of COVID-19 One of the most visible and immediate creative responses to COVID-19 was musical. Videos quickly…
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Watch The Viruses That Make Us HumanThe Viruses That Make Us Human and Other Surprises from 4 Billion Years of Evolution Read this article about the event from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. If you think that feathers arose to help animals fly…
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Watch Virtual STEMM Education Care Package: Stay Safe, Stay Schooled, Stay SaneA Virtual STEMM Education Care Package: Stay Safe, Stay Schooled, Stay Sane For those who have been helping young learners at home over the past few months, The Exchange wants to provide you with a science care package to help…
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Watch Alien Oceans on Earth and BeyondAlien Oceans on Earth and Beyond Beneath the frozen crusts of several of the small, ice-covered moons of Jupiter and Saturn lurk vast oceans that may have been in existence for as long as Earth. Could there be alien life…
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Watch Virtual Science Speed DatingWatch the recording of a special online edition of our most popular event format, Science Speed Dating. Listen to five quick-fire talks by experts whose work spans a range of scientific fields. Hear about research taking place on the cutting…
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Watch Alone TogetherHuman beings are social creatures by nature. Even the more introverted among us instinctually enjoy the simple pleasure of gathering. Indeed, there is ample research to demonstrate that strong social connections are directly related to good health. Conversely, it is…
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Watch Going to Polar ExtremesJoin Kirk Johnson on a dramatic and surprising adventure as he guides us through our distant past, traversing the globe from pole to pole to uncover the extraordinary story of our planet’s changing climate. This geological journey will take us…
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Learn about Mapping a Pandemic in The Science of WhereMany of us have spent the last month regularly hitting refresh on our web browsers to update the map that has now become ubiquitous in (quite literally) bearing witness to the persistent spread of COVID-19. Mapping technologies are used in…
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#AskAScientist with Katherine McNamara and Nicole Lurie#AskAScientist is a down-and-dirty, shot-at-home, short video series of uncertain duration and frequency in which our friends talk to scientists who answer their most pressing questions about the state of the state in science. Our latest installment features Katherine McNamara…
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#AskAScientist with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Peggy Hamburg#AskAScientist is a down-and-dirty, shot-at-home, short video series of uncertain duration and frequency in which our friends talk to scientists who answer their most pressing questions about the state of the state in science. Our first installment features Joseph Gordon-Levitt…
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#AskAScientist with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Peggy Hamburg#AskAScientist is a down-and-dirty, shot-at-home, short video series of uncertain duration and frequency in which our friends talk to scientists who answer their most pressing questions about the state of the state in science. Our first installment features Joseph Gordon-Levitt…
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Learn About Bioethics in Worst Case ScenariosCatastrophic events quickly challenge fundamental assumptions about how we live and what we take for granted. This has been especially evident as we witness health systems around the world pushed to their limits in the wake of unprecedented strains caused…
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Watch Our Gardening EventOur grandparents and great-grandparents grew “Victory Gardens” during World Wars I and II when fresh produce was scarce. All the best trends eventually come back. But these days we have a whole lot of nifty ways to ensure a tasty…
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Watch Our First Online EventCurrent events have us very focused on the search for a vaccine for COVID-19. But this is not the first time that scientists have sought quick solutions to address an emerging infection that posed a risk to human health. We…
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