Town Hall Seattle Science Series
345 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe Science series presents cutting-edge research about biology, physics, chemistry, ecology, geology, astronomy, and more. These events appeal to many different levels of expertise, from grade school students to career scientists. With a range of relevant applications, including medicine, the environment, and technology, this series expands our thinking and our possibilities.
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94: Dan Hooper: Our Universe’s First Seconds
December 02, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBScientists in the past few decades have made crucial discoveries about how our cosmos evolved over the past 13.8 billion years. But there remains a critical gap in our knowledge: we still know very little about what happened in the first seconds after the Big Bang. Astrophysicist Dan Hooper revealed new understanding about this mysterious period of time at the beginning of cosmic history with his book At the Edge of Time. Hooper grappled with the extraordinary and perplexing questions that...
94. Dan Hooper: Our Universe’s First Seconds
December 02, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBScientists in the past few decades have made crucial discoveries about how our cosmos evolved over the past 13.8 billion years. But there remains a critical gap in our knowledge: we still know very little about what happened in the first seconds after the Big Bang. Astrophysicist Dan Hooper revealed new understanding about this mysterious period of time at the beginning of cosmic history with his book At the Edge of Time. Hooper grappled with the extraordinary and perplexing questions that...
Ian Urbina: The Outlaw Ocean
November 25, 2019 09:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBThere are few remaining frontiers on our planet, but perhaps the wildest and least understood are the world’s oceans. Too big to police, and under no clear international authority, these immense regions of treacherous water play host to rampant criminality and exploitation. Drawing on five years of perilous and intrepid reporting—often hundreds of miles from shore—New York Times investigative reporter Ian Urbina introduced us to the inhabitants of this hidden world. With accounts from his bo...
93. Ian Urbina: The Outlaw Ocean
November 25, 2019 09:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBThere are few remaining frontiers on our planet, but perhaps the wildest and least understood are the world’s oceans. Too big to police, and under no clear international authority, these immense regions of treacherous water play host to rampant criminality and exploitation. Drawing on five years of perilous and intrepid reporting—often hundreds of miles from shore—New York Times investigative reporter Ian Urbina introduced us to the inhabitants of this hidden world. With accounts from his bo...
93: Ian Urbina: The Outlaw Ocean
November 25, 2019 09:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBThere are few remaining frontiers on our planet, but perhaps the wildest and least understood are the world’s oceans. Too big to police, and under no clear international authority, these immense regions of treacherous water play host to rampant criminality and exploitation. Drawing on five years of perilous and intrepid reporting—often hundreds of miles from shore—New York Times investigative reporter Ian Urbina introduced us to the inhabitants of this hidden world. With accounts from his bo...
Susan Schneider: AI and the Future of Our Minds
November 18, 2019 18:36 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBHumans may not be Earth’s most intelligent species for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy! are now all AIs. Given the rapid pace of progress in AI, many predict that it could advance to human-level intelligence within the next several decades, and could even outpace human intelligence. Susan Schneider took Town Hall’s stage to delve into these theories of the mind with perspectives from her book Artificial You. She contended that it is inevitable that AI will take in...
92. Susan Schneider: AI and the Future of Our Minds
November 18, 2019 18:36 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBHumans may not be Earth’s most intelligent species for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy! are now all AIs. Given the rapid pace of progress in AI, many predict that it could advance to human-level intelligence within the next several decades, and could even outpace human intelligence. Susan Schneider took Town Hall’s stage to delve into these theories of the mind with perspectives from her book Artificial You. She contended that it is inevitable that AI will take in...
92: Susan Schneider: AI and the Future of Our Minds
November 18, 2019 18:36 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBHumans may not be Earth’s most intelligent species for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy! are now all AIs. Given the rapid pace of progress in AI, many predict that it could advance to human-level intelligence within the next several decades, and could even outpace human intelligence. Susan Schneider took Town Hall’s stage to delve into these theories of the mind with perspectives from her book Artificial You. She contended that it is inevitable that AI will take in...
91. Melanie Mitchell: A Thinking Human’s Guide to AI
November 11, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBNo recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, promising, and frustrating as artificial intelligence. Leading computer scientist Melanie Mitchell joined us to reveal the turbulent history of this field and the recent surge of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears that surround AI. She presented insights from her book Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans, addressing our many burning questions concerning AI today. How intelligent—really—are th...
91: Melanie Mitchell: A Thinking Human’s Guide to AI
November 11, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBNo recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, promising, and frustrating as artificial intelligence. Leading computer scientist Melanie Mitchell joined us to reveal the turbulent history of this field and the recent surge of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears that surround AI. She presented insights from her book Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans, addressing our many burning questions concerning AI today. How intelligent—really—are th...
Melanie Mitchell: A Thinking Human’s Guide to AI
November 11, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBNo recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, promising, and frustrating as artificial intelligence. Leading computer scientist Melanie Mitchell joined us to reveal the turbulent history of this field and the recent surge of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears that surround AI. She presented insights from her book Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans, addressing our many burning questions concerning AI today. How intelligent—really—are th...
Lawrence Millman: Exploring the World of Mushroom Lore
November 04, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBAlice in Wonderland, chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, and more—fungi pop up in our lives in more ways than we think! To introduce us to the remarkable universe of fungi, author and mycologist Lawrence Millman took the stage with his new book Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore, combining ecological, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary knowledge. Millman discussed how mushrooms are much more closely related to humans than to plants, how they engage in sex, how insect...
90: Lawrence Millman: Exploring the World of Mushroom Lore
November 04, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBAlice in Wonderland, chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, and more—fungi pop up in our lives in more ways than we think! To introduce us to the remarkable universe of fungi, author and mycologist Lawrence Millman took the stage with his new book Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore, combining ecological, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary knowledge. Millman discussed how mushrooms are much more closely related to humans than to plants, how they engage in sex, how insect...
90. Lawrence Millman: Exploring the World of Mushroom Lore
November 04, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBAlice in Wonderland, chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, and more—fungi pop up in our lives in more ways than we think! To introduce us to the remarkable universe of fungi, author and mycologist Lawrence Millman took the stage with his new book Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore, combining ecological, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary knowledge. Millman discussed how mushrooms are much more closely related to humans than to plants, how they engage in sex, how insect...
89: Judith Finlayson and Kent Thornburg: You Are What Your Grandparents Ate
October 31, 2019 19:33 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBThanks to the relatively new science of epigenetics, we now know that the experiences of previous generations have a direct effect on our health. Author Judith Finlayson and Dr. Kent Thornburg delved into the inner workings of our hereditary health with insight from their book You Are What Your Grandparents Ate. Finlayson and Thornburg highlighted research rooted in the work of the late epidemiologist Dr. David Barker showing that heredity involves much more than the genes your parents pass...
Judith Finlayson and Kent Thornburg: You Are What Your Grandparents Ate
October 31, 2019 19:33 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBThanks to the relatively new science of epigenetics, we now know that the experiences of previous generations have a direct effect on our health. Author Judith Finlayson and Dr. Kent Thornburg delved into the inner workings of our hereditary health with insight from their book You Are What Your Grandparents Ate. Finlayson and Thornburg highlighted research rooted in the work of the late epidemiologist Dr. David Barker showing that heredity involves much more than the genes your parents pass...
89. Judith Finlayson and Kent Thornburg: You Are What Your Grandparents Ate
October 31, 2019 19:33 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBThanks to the relatively new science of epigenetics, we now know that the experiences of previous generations have a direct effect on our health. Author Judith Finlayson and Dr. Kent Thornburg delved into the inner workings of our hereditary health with insight from their book You Are What Your Grandparents Ate. Finlayson and Thornburg highlighted research rooted in the work of the late epidemiologist Dr. David Barker showing that heredity involves much more than the genes your parents pass...
88: Florence Williams with Diane Regas: The Nature Fix
October 28, 2019 20:50 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBFor centuries, poets and philosophers have extolled the benefits of a walk in the woods. Intrigued by our storied renewal in the natural world, Florence Williams set out to uncover the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. She made her way to Town Hall to uncover the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and ultimately strengthen our relationships. Williams was joined in conversation with Diane Regas, CEO of The Trust for Public La...
88. Florence Williams with Diane Regas: The Nature Fix
October 28, 2019 20:50 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBFor centuries, poets and philosophers have extolled the benefits of a walk in the woods. Intrigued by our storied renewal in the natural world, Florence Williams set out to uncover the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. She made her way to Town Hall to uncover the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and ultimately strengthen our relationships. Williams was joined in conversation with Diane Regas, CEO of The Trust for Public La...
Florence Williams with Diane Regas: The Nature Fix
October 28, 2019 20:50 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBFor centuries, poets and philosophers have extolled the benefits of a walk in the woods. Intrigued by our storied renewal in the natural world, Florence Williams set out to uncover the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. She made her way to Town Hall to uncover the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and ultimately strengthen our relationships. Williams was joined in conversation with Diane Regas, CEO of The Trust for Public La...
Gary Marcus: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust
October 25, 2019 21:16 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBDespite the hype surrounding AI, creating an intelligence that rivals or exceeds human levels is far more complicated than we have been led to believe. Professor Gary Marcus has spent his career at the forefront of AI research and has witnessed some of the greatest milestones in the field. He joined us with insight from his co-written book Rebooting AI to argue that a computer beating a human in Jeopardy! does not signal that we are on the doorstep of fully autonomous cars or superintelligen...
87. Gary Marcus: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust
October 25, 2019 21:16 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBDespite the hype surrounding AI, creating an intelligence that rivals or exceeds human levels is far more complicated than we have been led to believe. Professor Gary Marcus has spent his career at the forefront of AI research and has witnessed some of the greatest milestones in the field. He joined us with insight from his co-written book Rebooting AI to argue that a computer beating a human in Jeopardy! does not signal that we are on the doorstep of fully autonomous cars or superintelligen...
87: Gary Marcus: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust
October 25, 2019 21:16 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBDespite the hype surrounding AI, creating an intelligence that rivals or exceeds human levels is far more complicated than we have been led to believe. Professor Gary Marcus has spent his career at the forefront of AI research and has witnessed some of the greatest milestones in the field. He joined us with insight from his co-written book Rebooting AI to argue that a computer beating a human in Jeopardy! does not signal that we are on the doorstep of fully autonomous cars or superintelligen...
86. Alexandra Horowitz with Jane C. Hu: Our Dogs, Ourselves
October 21, 2019 22:14 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBThe story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old—but is far from understood. We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. Author and dog cognition researcher Alexandra Horowitz joined us to explore all aspects of this unique and complex interspecies pairing. In conversation with science journalist Jane C. Hu, Horowitz considered the current culture of dogdom, sharing highlights from her book Our Dogs, Ourselves to reveal the odd, surprising, and...
Alexandra Horowitz with Jane C. Hu: Our Dogs, Ourselves
October 21, 2019 22:14 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBThe story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old—but is far from understood. We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. Author and dog cognition researcher Alexandra Horowitz joined us to explore all aspects of this unique and complex interspecies pairing. In conversation with science journalist Jane C. Hu, Horowitz considered the current culture of dogdom, sharing highlights from her book Our Dogs, Ourselves to reveal the odd, surprising, and...
86: Alexandra Horowitz with Jane C. Hu: Our Dogs, Ourselves
October 21, 2019 22:14 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBThe story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old—but is far from understood. We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. Author and dog cognition researcher Alexandra Horowitz joined us to explore all aspects of this unique and complex interspecies pairing. In conversation with science journalist Jane C. Hu, Horowitz considered the current culture of dogdom, sharing highlights from her book Our Dogs, Ourselves to reveal the odd, surprising, and...
85: Isabella Tree: A Farm’s Return to the Wild
October 17, 2019 18:41 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBWhen author Isabella Tree and her husband, environmentalist Charlie Burrell, found themselves struggling to make a profit from the heavy clay soils of their West Sussex farm, they decided to try something new. They let it go wild. To enlighten us on the trials and outcomes of this bold plan, Tree joined us on Town Hall’s stage with excerpts from her new book Wilding – The Return of Nature to an English Farm. Tree recounted the questions she faced in the process of letting nature reclaim her ...
85. Isabella Tree: A Farm’s Return to the Wild
October 17, 2019 18:41 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBWhen author Isabella Tree and her husband, environmentalist Charlie Burrell, found themselves struggling to make a profit from the heavy clay soils of their West Sussex farm, they decided to try something new. They let it go wild. To enlighten us on the trials and outcomes of this bold plan, Tree joined us on Town Hall’s stage with excerpts from her new book Wilding – The Return of Nature to an English Farm. Tree recounted the questions she faced in the process of letting nature reclaim her ...
Isabella Tree: A Farm’s Return to the Wild
October 17, 2019 18:41 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBWhen author Isabella Tree and her husband, environmentalist Charlie Burrell, found themselves struggling to make a profit from the heavy clay soils of their West Sussex farm, they decided to try something new. They let it go wild. To enlighten us on the trials and outcomes of this bold plan, Tree joined us on Town Hall’s stage with excerpts from her new book Wilding – The Return of Nature to an English Farm. Tree recounted the questions she faced in the process of letting nature reclaim her ...
Jonathan Safran Foer with Steve Scher: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
October 14, 2019 19:34 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBWill future generations distinguish between those who didn’t believe in the science of climate change and those who said they accepted the science but didn’t act? And for those who do accept the reality of human-caused climate change, what does immediate action look like? Author Jonathan Safran Foer took Town Hall’s stage to explore this central dilemma of our time in a surprising, creative, and urgent new way. He was joined onstage in conversation with legendary local journalist and radio h...
84. Jonathan Safran Foer with Steve Scher: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
October 14, 2019 19:34 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBWill future generations distinguish between those who didn’t believe in the science of climate change and those who said they accepted the science but didn’t act? And for those who do accept the reality of human-caused climate change, what does immediate action look like? Author Jonathan Safran Foer took Town Hall’s stage to explore this central dilemma of our time in a surprising, creative, and urgent new way. He was joined onstage in conversation with legendary local journalist and radio h...
84: Jonathan Safran Foer with Steve Scher: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
October 14, 2019 19:34 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBWill future generations distinguish between those who didn’t believe in the science of climate change and those who said they accepted the science but didn’t act? And for those who do accept the reality of human-caused climate change, what does immediate action look like? Author Jonathan Safran Foer took Town Hall’s stage to explore this central dilemma of our time in a surprising, creative, and urgent new way. He was joined onstage in conversation with legendary local journalist and radio h...
83: Clyde W. Ford: Think Black
October 11, 2019 20:12 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIn 1947, IBM CEO and Chairman Thomas J. Watson set out to find the best and brightest minds for his company. His search led him to find young accounting student John Stanley Ford, whom he hired to become IBM’s first black software engineer. But not all of the company’s white employees were willing to accept a black colleague, and many did everything in their power to humiliate, subvert, and undermine Ford. His son Clyde W. Ford—who followed in his footsteps to IBM two decades later—joined us...
Clyde W. Ford: Think Black
October 11, 2019 20:12 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIn 1947, IBM CEO and Chairman Thomas J. Watson set out to find the best and brightest minds for his company. His search led him to find young accounting student John Stanley Ford, whom he hired to become IBM’s first black software engineer. But not all of the company’s white employees were willing to accept a black colleague, and many did everything in their power to humiliate, subvert, and undermine Ford. His son Clyde W. Ford—who followed in his footsteps to IBM two decades later—joined us...
Brad Smith with Monica Nickelsburg: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age
October 07, 2019 18:25 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBMicrosoft President Brad Smith operates by a simple core belief: When your technology changes the world, you bear a responsibility to help address the world you have helped create. He stepped up to Town Hall’s stage—in conversation with GeekWire’s Monica Nickelsburg—with insight from his co-written book Tools and Weapons, expounding on this vision and confronting a tech sector long obsessed with rapid growth and sometimes on disruption as an end in itself. Smith commented on a world that has...
82: Brad Smith with Monica Nickelsburg: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age
October 07, 2019 18:25 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBMicrosoft President Brad Smith operates by a simple core belief: When your technology changes the world, you bear a responsibility to help address the world you have helped create. He stepped up to Town Hall’s stage—in conversation with GeekWire’s Monica Nickelsburg—with insight from his co-written book Tools and Weapons, expounding on this vision and confronting a tech sector long obsessed with rapid growth and sometimes on disruption as an end in itself. Smith commented on a world that has...
81: Gina Rippon: The Myth of the Gendered Brain
September 30, 2019 23:25 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBFor decades, if not centuries, science has backed up society’s simple dictum that the brains of men and women are hardwired differently. However, acclaimed professor of neuroimaging Gina Rippon offered new research that suggests that this idea of the brain is little more than “neurotrash.” Rippon arrived at Town Hall with insight from her book Gender and Our Brains to challenge this damaging myth. She revealed how the scientific community has engendered bias and stereotype by rewarding studi...
Gina Rippon: The Myth of the Gendered Brain
September 30, 2019 23:25 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBFor decades, if not centuries, science has backed up society’s simple dictum that the brains of men and women are hardwired differently. However, acclaimed professor of neuroimaging Gina Rippon offered new research that suggests that this idea of the brain is little more than “neurotrash.” Rippon arrived at Town Hall with insight from her book Gender and Our Brains to challenge this damaging myth. She revealed how the scientific community has engendered bias and stereotype by rewarding studi...
80: The Body Lives its Undoing
September 24, 2019 17:50 - 49 minutes - 46 MBHow can a person who lives with multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, lupus, or arthritis communicate their experiences to people who do not live with these or other autoimmune diseases? Town Hall Seattle and Benaroya Research Institute presented The Body Lives Its Undoing—a reflection in poetry and visual art. Engaged in an interactive program featuring poet and parent Suzanne Edison, and other researchers, artists, physicians, patients, and caregivers. Join us for a delve into personal pers...
The Body Lives its Undoing
September 24, 2019 17:50 - 49 minutes - 46 MBHow can a person who lives with multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, lupus, or arthritis communicate their experiences to people who do not live with these or other autoimmune diseases? Town Hall Seattle and Benaroya Research Institute presented The Body Lives Its Undoing—a reflection in poetry and visual art. Engaged in an interactive program featuring poet and parent Suzanne Edison, and other researchers, artists, physicians, patients, and caregivers. Join us for a delve into personal pers...
Math Night: Eugenia Cheng & Amir Alexander "The Illogical and Geometric World"
September 17, 2019 22:47 - 1 hour - 96 MBMath, logic, and geometry may make our everyday life more quantifiable, but it takes a deliberate mind to apply these tools to truly comprehend the world around us. Luckily, Eugenia Cheng and Amir Alexander made their way to Town Hall for a math night double header to teach us how to see the world like they do. First, Cheng delivered a treatise on how to use logical (and illogical) thinking to navigate our chaotic modern world. Then, Alexander enlightened us on the 17th century French royalt...
79: Math Night: Eugenia Cheng & Amir Alexander "The Illogical and Geometric World"
September 17, 2019 22:47 - 1 hour - 96 MBMath, logic, and geometry may make our everyday life more quantifiable, but it takes a deliberate mind to apply these tools to truly comprehend the world around us. Luckily, Eugenia Cheng and Amir Alexander made their way to Town Hall for a math night double header to teach us how to see the world like they do. First, Cheng delivered a treatise on how to use logical (and illogical) thinking to navigate our chaotic modern world. Then, Alexander enlightened us on the 17th century French royalt...
Charles Fishman: America’s Impossible Mission to the Moon
July 22, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBWhen President John F. Kennedy announced on May 25, 1961 that the United States would land a man on the Moon by 1970, no one was more surprised than the engineers at NASA. On the day of the historic speech, America had a total of fifteen minutes of spaceflight experience. In fact, Soviet canines had more spaceflight experience than US astronauts. To fulfill President Kennedy’s mandate, NASA engineers had to invent space travel. Drawing from his book One Giant Leap, Fishman introduced us to...
78: Charles Fishman: America’s Impossible Mission to the Moon
July 22, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBWhen President John F. Kennedy announced on May 25, 1961 that the United States would land a man on the Moon by 1970, no one was more surprised than the engineers at NASA. On the day of the historic speech, America had a total of fifteen minutes of spaceflight experience. In fact, Soviet canines had more spaceflight experience than US astronauts. To fulfill President Kennedy’s mandate, NASA engineers had to invent space travel. Drawing from his book One Giant Leap, Fishman introduced us to...
Walt Odets: Reimagining Gay Men’s Lives
July 15, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBIt goes without saying that even today, it’s not easy to be gay in America. While young gay men often come out more readily, even those from the most progressive of backgrounds still struggle with the legacy of early-life stigma and a deficit of self-acceptance, which can fuel doubt, regret, and self-loathing. Clinical psychologist Walt Odets joined us with insight from his book Out Of The Shadows: Reimagining Gay Men’s Lives, reflecting on what it means for these individuals to survive an...
77: Walt Odets: Reimagining Gay Men’s Lives
July 15, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBIt goes without saying that even today, it’s not easy to be gay in America. While young gay men often come out more readily, even those from the most progressive of backgrounds still struggle with the legacy of early-life stigma and a deficit of self-acceptance, which can fuel doubt, regret, and self-loathing. Clinical psychologist Walt Odets joined us with insight from his book Out Of The Shadows: Reimagining Gay Men’s Lives, reflecting on what it means for these individuals to survive an...
76: Louise Aronson: Elderhood—Redefining Aging
July 09, 2019 00:35 - 1 hour - 94 MBSince the beginning of the 20th century, worldwide life expectancy has steadily increased to the highest point in history. Yet popular culture often treats old age like a disease—a condition to be dreaded, disparaged, neglected, and denied. Renowned geriatrician Louise Aronson took the stage at Town Hall for a conversation on rethinking what it means to be “old.” Dr. Aronson drew from her book Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life, sharing human stories from he...
Louise Aronson: Elderhood—Redefining Aging
July 09, 2019 00:35 - 1 hour - 94 MBSince the beginning of the 20th century, worldwide life expectancy has steadily increased to the highest point in history. Yet popular culture often treats old age like a disease—a condition to be dreaded, disparaged, neglected, and denied. Renowned geriatrician Louise Aronson took the stage at Town Hall for a conversation on rethinking what it means to be “old.” Dr. Aronson drew from her book Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life, sharing human stories from he...
75: Drew Harvell: Confronting the Threat of Ocean Outbreaks
July 02, 2019 01:27 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBRates of infectious disease outbreaks are on the rise in our oceans. Fueled by sewage dumping, unregulated aquaculture, and drifting plastic in warming seas, ocean outbreaks are heralds of impending global environmental disaster. Renowned scientist Drew Harvell took the stage with a daunting and urgent report of the rising risks of marine epidemics in Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease. She underscored these diseases’ destructive potential to cause a mass die-off o...
Drew Harvell: Confronting the Threat of Ocean Outbreaks
July 02, 2019 01:27 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBRates of infectious disease outbreaks are on the rise in our oceans. Fueled by sewage dumping, unregulated aquaculture, and drifting plastic in warming seas, ocean outbreaks are heralds of impending global environmental disaster. Renowned scientist Drew Harvell took the stage with a daunting and urgent report of the rising risks of marine epidemics in Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease. She underscored these diseases’ destructive potential to cause a mass die-off o...