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Belmont, MA
http://www.scienceforthepublic.org/

Science for the Public

Science for the Public is a grassroots nonprofit organization committed to the promotion of adult science literacy. The organization hosts public presentations by scientists at Boston Public Library, a community science TV series, and online science resources. Citizen participation is actively encouraged in the development of our programs and resources. Today, many of the most pressing issues of modern life require the expertise of scientists. Citizens must therefore have a reasonable understanding of science in order to function as responsible members of society. Further, as the pace of scientific discovery accelerates, modern citizens must be able to grasp new concepts and information that are reshaping our perspectives. Although the issue of science literacy is now being addressed at the K-12 level, there is no science curriculum for the adult population. And it is the adult population that votes, pays taxes and raises children.

Science for the Public is a grassroots nonprofit organization committed to the promotion of adult science literacy. The organization hosts public presentations by scientists at Boston Public Library, a community science TV series, and online science resources. Citizen participation is actively encouraged in the development of our programs and resources. Today, many of the most pressing issues of modern life require the expertise of scientists. Citizens must therefore have a reasonable understanding of science in order to function as responsible members of society. Further, as the pace of scientific discovery accelerates, modern citizens must be able to grasp new concepts and information that are reshaping our perspectives. Although the issue of science literacy is now being addressed at the K-12 level, there is no science curriculum for the adult population. And it is the adult population that votes, pays taxes and raises children.

Lectures
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4.20.2022 (30:03)

Finding Their Way: How Migratory Creatures Get Where They’re Going

4.5.2022 (38:41)

Distinguishing Scientific Facts from Disinformation and Distortion

3.29.2022 (38:01)

A Potential Solution to the Methane Problem

3.8.2022 (41:27)

How to Talk to a Science Denier

2.8.2022 (31:59)

Great Adaptations

1.11.2022 (40:25)

How "Clean" Is Blue Hydrogen Energy?

12.14.2021 (38:38)

Dark Energy & the Cosmic Expansion

12.9.2021 (32:55)

Human Earth

11.8.2021 (38:42)

Formation and Diversity of Planetary Systems

10.18.2021 (52:23)

The Menace of Agrochemicals

9.20.2021 (50:39)

The Real Key to Feeding the World

9.14.2021 (46:35)

Galileo & the Science Deniers

8.23.2021 (45:40)

A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters

7.19.2021 (34:29)

Carbon Capture & Conversion

6.14.2021 (40:12)

Can Seagrasses Weather Ocean Warming?

6.7.2021 (33:26)

Beyond the Standard Model? The Latest from Fermilab


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