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Join us this season as we explore the darker side of science!
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Science is often presented as a highly sterile field that only trades in facts and figures. But, of course, like all human endeavours, science is messy and unpredictable, and just as susceptible to human failings as any other pursuit.
This fall we'll be exploring some of the darker sides of science, and also some science that explores the darker sides of life.
Featured speakers in the series include:
Mariela Alfonzo, PhD (urban design researcher)
Kaid Benfield (urban planner and sustainable community advocate)
Gregory Benford, PhD (physicist and science fiction author)
Stuart Firestein, MD (scientist and author, Ignorance: How it Drives Science)
Harold Garner, PhD (physicist and government advisor)
Daniel B. Jernigan, MD & MPh (public health expert at Center for Disease Control)
Danielle N. Lee, PhD (animal behavior researcher)
Ian Lipkin, MD (virologist and science advisor on blockbuster film, Contagion)
Ivan Oransky, MD (founder Retraction Watch)
Christina Peppard, PhD (scientist and ethicist)
David Quammen (award-winning journalist)
Gregory Benford, PhD (physicist and science fiction author)
Brian Switek (journalist and author Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature)
Paul Zak, PhD (neuroeconomist and author Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy)
and many others!
Each event will include indulgent receptions afterwards, as well as opportunities for you to interact with our speakers and one another.
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Events in the Series
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Wrath Goes Viral<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E149423A4587255B1C29987>
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Swine Flu. SARS. Ebola. It feels like the planet is awash in infectious diseases. While they make excellent scary movies join us to learn the science behind these evil-sounding viruses!
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Pride: Flying Cars and Other Broken Promises<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E149423A4587255B1C29988>
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Society has often looked to science to create a utopian future free of worry and disease and full of gadgets and toys. Join us as we explore the potential world of the future and the unfulfilled scientific promises of the past.
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Greed: Willing to Do Anything<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E149423A4587255B1C29989>
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
What makes some people nice and others nasty? Is there chemistry behind our morality? Join neuroeconomist Paul Zak to hear how our chemistry plays a large role in why some of us relate to Mr. Rogers more than Gordon Gekko.
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Lust and Love in the Animal Kingdom<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E149423A4587255B1C29990>
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Just in time for Valentine's Day, join the Academy as we explore lust and love in the animal kingdom. After learning about the love lives of creatures ranging from dinosaurs to bonobos, you'll be able to decide for yourself if you really want to call yourself an animal in bed.
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Sloth: Is Your City Making You Fat?<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E149423A4587255B1C29991>
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Join a panel of scientists, urban planners, and fitness experts for a talk on how designing and building better cities and towns may make us a healthier—and leaner—nation.
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Envy: The Cutthroat Side of Science<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E149423A4587255B1C29992>
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
From publish-or-perish to the race for ever-decreasing research dollars, scientists are under pressure to produce new scientific findings. Has the competitive culture of science gone too far? Join us as we try to unweave the web of scientific envy.
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Gluttony: Deconstructing Dinner<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E149423A4587255B1C29993>
Thursday, May 23, 2013 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Whether it's mined from deep in the earth or grown on a farm, the ingredients in modern food have to come from somewhere. Join us as we learn just where your favorite snacks come from and just how combining certain elements can lead to either a food fantasy or fatal fare!
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