The Science of Us

Author, international human rights attorney Flynn Coleman discusses making AI more empathetic, the importance of non-human intelligence

by Nick Danlag on August 16, 2020

Billye is a Giant Pacific Octopus who lives in the Seattle Aquarium. Billye and other octopodes have learned to open jars — they can even open medicine bottles with childproof lids. “While (octopodes) have a

Science journalist and author Angela Saini discussed the origins of the social construct of race, the history of racial science and its lingering threads in science and politics

by Nick Danlag on August 14, 2020

Some people think of race, as science journalist Angela Saini said, “as a biological entity, something that resides within your

International human rights attorney Flynn Coleman to alleviate AI, technology fears

by Jamie Landers on August 14, 2020

It’s only natural to fear the potential of rapidly advancing technology. By portraying artificial intelligence as the root of dystopian

Adrienne LaFrance, executive editor of The Atlantic origins of QAnon and the harms it has caused, her experience talking to theorists and what society and individuals can do to promote a healthier democracy

by Nick Danlag on August 13, 2020

The internet allows anyone to spread information easily — this includes conspiracy theories. Social media has also changed the nature

‘Race is not a science’: British science journalist Angela Saini to speak on racism and its continued effect in society

by Jamie Landers on August 13, 2020

In 2019, Angela Saini published her book, Superior: The Return of Race Science. But she’d like to clarify: Though the

Investigative journalist Sheri Fink shares importance of personal stories in understanding COVID-19 pandemic

by Nick Danlag on August 12, 2020

There is an almost-universal desire among COVID-19 patients and their families to share their stories. One such person is Rosa Hernandez, a grandmother in her 70s who had a tough battle with the disease. Sheri

The Atlantic’s Adrienne LaFrance to discuss success of conspiracy theorists

by Deborah Trefts on August 12, 2020

Knowledge, one of the four pillars upon which Chautauqua Institution’s mission and vision are based, means familiarity or acquaintance with

Theoretical physicist Brian Greene shares how universe was created through order and disorder, and how humans are ‘spectacularly ordered’ despite odds

by Nick Danlag on August 11, 2020

Greene Entropy, in physics, is essentially a measure of the amount of disorder in a physical system — this means

Investigative journalist, author Sheri Fink to discuss shortcomings in COVID-19 response

by Jamie Landers on August 11, 2020

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Fink In 2009, Sheri Fink published her investigative piece “The Deadly Choices at Memorial” in the New York Times Magazine.

Theoretical physicist Brian Greene to discuss his new book, Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

by Maggie Angevine on August 10, 2020

Greene For the majority of the population, theoretical physics is just that — theoretical. Maybe it was studied briefly in

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