2018 was the momentous year that saw the NYC team hit all 5 boroughs! So what better way to celebrate than head out on the ferry to visit the hidden borough, Staten Island itself.

Edward FlachApril 17, 2019Flagship brewery

Beats in the Brain in Boston

Boston’s final event was an afternoon dedicated to music, how we can harness its power on the human brain, and how humans became a musical species.

Edward FlachApril 17, 2019Lord Hoboevent, music, neuroscience, brain

CRISPR goes Broadway in San Diego

We had a sold out crowd at our Tuesday night event for a mini-musical about the hottest new gene editing technology -- CRISPR -- inspired by none other than the hottest ticket on Broadway -- Hamilton.

Edward FlachApril 13, 20197th Sun, tampacomet, space, festival, event

A comet is born in Tampa

It is not every day that one gets to see a comet, so you can excuse me for being a bit more excited than usual. This comet and I were formally introduced during last year’s taste of science festival in Tampa and, if it could talk, I bet it would be equally excited since it had not just come to Tampa but it was born here, in front of my very own eyes!

David BasantaApril 12, 20197th Sun, tampacomet, space, festival, event

The grand experiment in the Bay Area

The final event marking the San Francisco team’s week long celebration of science was ‘The Grand Experiment’. It was a pop-up science event hosted at the wonderful Art Ventures Gallery in Menlo Park downtown, catering to kids and adults alike.

We had a whole host of interactive activities from every different field of science. A little something for everyone!

Edward FlachJune 19, 2018DNA, genetics, genes, space, scicomm, plants, neuroscience

A taste of neuroscience

At the beginning of November, 30,000 strange beings descended on the nation's capital. Easily identified by their poster tubes, bags full of all the freebies that vendors had to offer, and speaking a strange impenetrable language only they could understand.

The beings were neuroscientists and the occasion was the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting.

ScientistsIncJanuary 25, 2018

The softer side of science

If you have a soft spot for the science of bubbles, liquid crystals and other squishy materials you might have heard of Soft Matter! If you have not, this branch of physics is a fascinating interdisciplinary topic studying various kinds of materials from gels to biological systems.

ScientistsIncJuly 18, 2017soft matter, scicomm, materialsComment

How to predict flu outbreaks?

Jeffrey Shaman discusses how statistical models can be used to forecast the spread of infectious diseases, including influenza, using environmental data. Some of his work has focused specifically on predicting the spread of respiratory viral infections right here in NYC.

TalkEdward FlachMarch 21, 2017Ryan's DaughterComment