Events
Upcoming
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 – Julia Miles Theater, NYC
Ira Flatow will participate in a panel discussion with James D. Watson, Nobel Prize winner for the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, on the controversial race for that discovery as depicted in Anna Ziegler’s new play, Photograph 51, currently on stage at The Ensemble Studio Theatre as part The Ensemble Studio Theatre/ Alfred P. Sloan Project. Also on the panel will be nucleic acid crystallographer HeLen Berman, author Lynne Osman Elkin, New York Times science reporter Nicholas Wade, and playwright Anna Ziegler. Columbia Biology Chair and EST/Sloan Foundation science advisor Stuart Firestein will moderate the discussion that will cover Rosalind Franklin’s role in the discovery of DNA’s structure, ethics, competition, credit, gender bias, and much more
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 – Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA
Ira Flatow will receive the Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.
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Recent
Saturday and Sunday, October 23 – 24 - Washington, DC
The Inaugural USA Science and Engineering Festival, hosted by Lockheed Martin, is the country’s first national science festival and descended on the Washington, D.C. area in October 2010. Opening on 10/10/10 the culmination of the Festival was a free, two-day Expo on the National Mall and surrounding areas that will featured over 1500 fun, hands-on science activities and over 50 stage shows and performances on four stages. Learn more about the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington »
Friday, October 22, 2010 – The Paley Center for Media, Manhattan, NY
Ira Flatow was part a panel discussion about the film Space Tourists, which follows the adventures of Iranian-American entrepreneur Anousheh Ansari, who became the first female space tourist in the world. The filmmaker and film subject discussed the film with Ira as well as whether the future of space exploration will be left up to commercial market forces. Learn more »
Friday, October 15, 2010 – NYC, NY
Ira Flatow spoke at TEDx Gotham’s inaugural event – “Collaborate, Experiment, Inspire”- on the topic of why science is sexy again. TEDxGotham brings together New York City’s brightest innovators and thought leaders at an annual event to share stories and create lasting connections.
Tuesday, September 20, 2010 – Durham, NC
Ira Flatow, science journalist and host of NPR’s “Science Friday” show was the keynote speaker at 1:30 p.m. in Love Auditorium, Levine Science Research Center (LSRC). Learn more »
Saturday and Sunday, September 25-26, 2010 – Queens, NY
As part of World Maker Faire New York, TalkingScience presented three performances of the Rock-It Science Cabaret, a science variety show featuring scientists and performers illustrating principles of physics, chemistry, and biology. Learn more »
