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September 22:
Dr. Jacob Clark Blickenstaff, STEM Education Consultant
"Pop(corn) Science: Talking Science in the Movies"Jacob Clark Blickenstaff, Ph.D., STEAM educator and author of Blick on Flicks for the National Science Teaching Association will share ways parents, educators, and film-loving adults can take advantage of movies to engage kids with science concepts. Come let your nerd flag fly in conversation about science and movies. Feel free to wear your movie merch and bring your questions!
August 25:
🐳 Briana Abrahms, Assistant professor, UW Department of Biology Center for Ecosystem Sentinels
Where the Wild Things Go
What do large carnivores in Africa and whales in the Pacific Ocean have in common? They both roam across vast distances and inhabit environments that are rapidly changing because of people. In this talk, we'll learn about how wildlife scientists track where these wild things go and study how they are coping with our changing planet. Lastly, we'll talk about how we use this information to support wildlife conservation.
🖊️ Sally James, medical and science journalist
How news about science gets made (mangled)
The journey from a discovery in a lab to a headline is fraught with danger. Confusion, exaggeration and misunderstanding lurk on the path. Let me explain and help you spot these problems or explain to your community.
This event is also part of the Summer Fight for Science campaign with @standupforscience @sufsseattle - if you think that science is an important part of society, this is for you!
July 28:
Our Super Sciencey Summer continues on July 28, with three talks from graduate student researchers in @sefs_uw!Masha Vernik, UW School of Environmental and Forest SciencesResilience in Diversity: Climate Change and Seed Selection Among Organic Farms in Western WARobin Ruhm, UW School of Environmental and Forest SciencesThe Hidden Cost of Gold: Mercury Accumulation, Forest Degradation and Ecosystem-Wide Effects Spread Far Throughout The AmazonGus Wettstein, UW School of Environmental and Forest SciencesBeyond Prediction: Climate Adaptation as Future-MakingThis event is also part of the Summer Fight for Science campaign with @standupforscience @sufsseattle - if you think that science is an important part of society, this is for you!
July 7
How Science Works
Carl Bergstrom (Prof, UW Biology) and Kevin Gross (Prof, NCSU Statistics)
When our high school and college teachers talked about how science works, they usually focused on the so-called scientific method, stressing observation, data analysis, and hypothesis testing. What they didn’t talk about much is how science works as a social process. What are the norms and institutions that govern scientific activity? What incentives do they create for individual researchers? How do those incentives shape the questions that scientists ask and the approaches they take? How do scientists work collectively to develop ever-improving models of the physical world? What constitutes “good” science? What qualifies as expertise? How is scientific consensus formed—and what is it in the first place? By understanding how the science operates as a social process, we gain a deeper understanding of why science works and why scientific consensus is trustworthy. If that understanding were more widely shared, perhaps we would not be dealing with the all-out assault of science, medicine, and public health that we are facing today in the United States.
June 23
Kacey Rosenthal
Putting the brakes on aggressive breast cancer
Kacey Rosenthal is a PhD candidate in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Washington. She studies an aggressive form of breast cancer using techniques like making cells glow in the dark so that doctors can understand better how to stop it from growing and spreading. She will talk about finding a way to put the brakes on this type of breast cancer in the hopes of helping patients live longer and healthier lives.Also, we could use another speaker on this date!
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June 9
Hey, did you hear that the president’s budget request includes massive funding cuts for scientific research? We sure did!
So on Monday, June 9th, a special edition of Smarty Pints is hosting five UW researchers for a panel on how recent federal actions are changing the landscape for science and research. Come learn what’s up and why it matters! Monday, June 9th at 6:30! And, buy your scientist friends a beer. They’ve been on a wild ride.May 26Andrea LiusIt's Time To DieAndrea Lius is a PhD candidate in the Department of Pharmacology who studies a process in the cell that can make cancer more aggressive. In her James Bond-themed talk, she compares cancer cells to secret agents like Bond—while both of which may seem invincible, they have characteristics that can make them vulnerable. She shares how cancer biologists like herself can expose and target these vulnerabilities to find new ways to kill cancer.