Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Sciences
There is a science to eating well, and an art to shopping for food. Nutrition expert and What to Eat author Marion Nestle explains, from a scientific perspective, how to decode diet advice, read grocery labels, and choose food wisely.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Sciences
A treetop ecologist known as the Queen of the Forest Canopy shares what she has learned from 30 years of forest exploration about the intimate connection between humans and trees.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Sciences
Nancy Etcoff, PhD, author of Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty, shares her latest research and thoughts on human beauty and its connection to happiness.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: New York Academy of Sciences Conference Center
This symposium will bring together leading researchers to examine the link between metabolic function, internal biological timing and the physiological consequences of circadian disruption.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: 230 Fifth
Price: $10 in advance; $20 at the door
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Bell House
Price: Free
Thursday, February 11, 2010 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
This panel discussion will address the barriers to widespread market penetration of electric vehicles and battery dominant hybrids in New York City. This event is presented by the Greening Transportation & Infrastructure Discussion Group.
Saturday, February 13, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Price: $50
Sunday, February 14, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: American Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium Space Theater
Price: $75
February 14 - 15, 2010
Location: Guggenheim Museum
Price: $30; $10 students
February 15 - 19, 2010
Location: American Museum of Natural History
Price: $450
February 15 - 19, 2010
Location: American Museum of Natural History
Price: $450
February 15 - 19, 2010
Location: American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center Classroom
Price: $450
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We talk to two scientists at Hunter College who research different aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD). Jason Dictenberg studies synapses in our brain, and Michael Siller looks at play-based therapies for autistic children. Both are on the cutting edge of new research in the field of autism.
Neuropsychologist Jeffrey Halperin is using behavioral therapy on preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He hopes to train their brains to develop in new ways and if effective, his therapies could offer permanent, drug-free treatment for the disorder.
Take an anthropological tour of the Silk Road exhibit at the AMNH with its curator, Mark Norell. The 4,600-mile trail was the most important trade route in the Eastern world for more than 3,000 years.
Researchers at Harvard have discovered why the headaches of some migraine sufferers worsen when the person is exposed to light. Rami Burstein, the study's senior author, explains what's happening in the brain, and how they made the breakthrough.
Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist and chief scientific adviser for Chemistry.com, delves into the science of why we lust for some people and not for others. Fisher kicked off S&C's 2010 Girl's Night Out series. Watch the Thirteen WNET video of this event here.
Danish biophysicist Ole Mouritsen also happens to be an expert on, and lover of sushi. This week, we talk to him about his new book, Sushi: Food for the Eye, the Body, and the Soul.
Podcast
December 18, 2009
We sit down with science photographer Felice Frankel and nanotechnology pioneer and Harvard chemist George Whitesides to hear about their new book on nanoscience, No Small Matter.
Podcast
December 11, 2009
Nobel Laureate and neurobiologist Gerald Edelman, psychologist Paul Ekman, and anthropologist Terrence Deacon tell us how Charles Darwin has influenced science and their personal careers.
View the Thirteen WNET video of this event here.
According to the New York City Panel on Climate Change, global warming could have a big impact on the five boroughs. Three experts discuss the Panel's recent findings, and tell us what weather and policy changes to expect.
Podcast
November 27, 2009
Seven scientists and science-lovers—Dean Kamen, Helen Fisher, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and more—recommend their favorite science books, fiction and non, for you to wrap up and gift for the holidays (or maybe just read yourself).
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