NYAS https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html #01 Mary Woolley on Threats to Science, the Role of Advocacy, and Funding Research Autoimmunity Meets Innovation: Cell Therapies Spring Soirée 2026 #02 Ariel Ekblaw on the Intersection of Physics, AI, Philosophy, and Ethics in Space Exploration #03 Peter Salovey on Emotional Intelligence, Public Trust in Science, and the Future of Higher Education #04 Stuart Firestein on the Science of Smells, Learning from Failure, and the Utility of Uncertainty #05 D. Graham Burnett on the Philosophy of Science, the Crisis of Human Fracking, and the Need for Attention Sanctuaries  #06 Angus Fletcher on the Hoax of AGI, Teaching Creativity, and the Future of the Humanities  #07 Agustín Fuentes on Biological Anthropology, Sex as a Spectrum, and What It Means to be Human #08 Laura Spinney on the 1918 Flu Pandemic, the Origins of Language, and the Complexity of Identity #09 Nicolas Langlitz on Medical Anthropology, Neuropsychedelia, and the Decade of the Brain #13 Ron Gonen on Reducing Landfill Waste, Effective Messaging Around Sustainability, and the Case for Extended Producer Responsibility #14 Britney Schmidt on Robotic Submersibles, Rising Sea Levels, and the Potential of Extraterrestrial Life  #15 Steven Johnson on 19th Century Literature, the Future of Academic Research, and the Role of the Humanities in AI Development #16 Sebastian Mallaby on the Role of Video Games in AI Development, the Magic of Human Cognition, and Demis Hassabis’ Insatiable Scientific Curiosity Tata Transformation Prize Ten Early-Career Neuroscientists Selected as 2026 Leon Levy Scholars Across New York City #10 Ian Bogost on Being an Interdisciplinarian, Lessons from the Dot-Com Era, and New Approaches to AI  The Leon Levy Scholarships in Neuroscience (LLSN) Veronika Kondev, PhD #11 Chandrika Tandon on Growing up in India, Navigating War-torn Lebanon, Transforming Higher Education, and Music as Emotional Empowerment   Mackenna Wollet, PhD Yosif (Joe) Zaki, PhD #12 Neurobiologist Stuart Firestein and Playwright Jake Brasch on a Moving New Off-Broadway Play and On the Ties that Bind Us – Aging, Family, Recovery and Memory Rimjhim Tomar, PhD Vice President, Development Joey Charbonneau, PhD Zhangying Chen, PhD Vice President, Education Emmet Huang-Hobbs, PhD Takayoshi Kuwabara, PhD Equal Opportunity & Accessibility Spring Soirée Protected: Tata Transformation Prize Preview Working at the Academy Job Openings Hamilton Oh, PhD Associate Director, Fellowships & Professional Learning Margaret Schroeder, PhD Get Involved International Science Reserve (ISR) Mitochondrial Health and Healthspan: Brain Metabolism and Bioenergetics Nathan Nakatsuka, MD/PhD AI that Actually Saves Lives Academy’s Spring Soirée to Celebrate Excellence in Science U.S. May Be Weeks Away from Losing Its Measles Elimination Status From the 2014 Blavatnik National Awards to the 2025 Soljačić Prize To the Moon with Human Endurance and Innovation Putting the Spotlight on NYC Innovation