Hear from UW students about their research on the behavioral effects of chronic alcohol, how viruses interact with each other, and Venus's geologic past. Makenzie Patarino is a PhD student in neuroscience at UW, working with Dr. Abbie Schindler at the VA Hospital Puget Sound. Her research aims to characterize the biological and behavioral effects of […]
An Australian millionaire’s plan to mine the ocean floor. Nigerian garbage pickers risking their lives to salvage e-waste. A Bill Gates-backed entrepreneur harnessing AI to find metals in the Arctic. These people and millions more are part of the intensifying competition to find and extract the minerals essential for two crucial technologies: the internet and […]
Hear from UW students about their research on mosquito memories, magnetic particle movement, and how the flu virus evolves. Mosquitoes rely on cues like carbon dioxide, body heat, body odors, and visual stimuli to detect potential hosts, but what happens when a blood-meal goes wrong? Can they remember a bad experience and adjust their future […]
Artificial intelligence is reshaping our world – but what does that mean for healthcare, scientific discovery, and human potential? In Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit, co-authors Craig Mundie, Henry Kissinger, and Eric Schmidt explore the profound implications of AI on society. In this collaborative event between Town Hall Seattle and the Institute for Systems […]
From Silent Spring to Erin Brockovich, people have been captivated — and devastated — by stories of harmful chemicals and the many ways that they have altered and even ended human lives. From investigative journalist Mariah Blake comes a new book that recounts a small town being poisoned, a corporate cover up, and a grassroots movement to fight […]
Overnight, Dori became her parents’ caregiver – a labor of love that lasted for seven years. Her mom was suddenly a partially paralyzed wheelchair-bound amputee and her dad was declining due to increasing dementia. She wasn’t ready. This event is to help prepare anyone – those who have been, are now, or will be a […]
Learn about the potential habitability of icy moons and exoplanets, fast-evolving lung bacteria, and why some patients are more prone to arterial blockages. As a graduate student in the UW Earth and Space Sciences department, Ula Jones uses the properties of solutions and ices at extreme conditions alongside geophysical modeling to study the interiors and […]
Explaining how and why our world works the way it does touches on so many fields of science: biology, chemistry, physics, and, of course, technology. However, according to researcher Blaise Agüera y Arcas, computation should also be part of the understanding of life on all levels – and going back further than one might think. […]
Hear from UW students about their research on how cancer cells are like James Bond, how to ensure human-oriented robot safety and reliability, and take a deep dive into the world of proteins. Andrea Lius is a PhD candidate in the Department of Pharmacology who studies a process in the cell that can make cancer […]
Hear from UW students about their research on how microorganisms can turn CO2 into valuable products, the small-scale electronic backpacks that can monitor and track the movement of small insects, and how algorithms can solve problems in medical imaging of the brain. Chemical production harms the planet, but nature offers solutions. Microorganisms can turn CO2 […]