March 3 – Taking the Temperature: Your Health, Our Climate, and What We Can Do About It
Time: 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 3rd Join us on: Zoom or YouTube Live Speakers: David Mazumder Graphics: Jasmin Joseph-Chazan Check back soon for a description of the lecture! Continue reading March 3 – Taking the Temperature: Your Health, Our Climate, and What We Can Do About It
Overestimating Cloud Cooling: How Ship Tracks May Incorrectly Inform Climate Models
Climate models have long been reliant on information from cloud interactions with ship exhaust; however, new research shows this may not tell the whole story Continue reading Overestimating Cloud Cooling: How Ship Tracks May Incorrectly Inform Climate Models
February 24 – Tools to Reach Climate Goals: Renewables, Batteries, and Markets
Time: 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 24th Join us on: Zoom or YouTube Live Speakers: Minghao Qiu, Brooks Clingman, Siyu Chen Graphics: Jovana Andrejevic In December 2020, Massachusetts published the 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap with the goal of combating climate change by reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. How will we reach these goals? This talk will present three tools that may lead the way: batteries, … Continue reading February 24 – Tools to Reach Climate Goals: Renewables, Batteries, and Markets
RNA Simulations Show Its Unique Ability to Move and Fold
New data-driven RNA simulations allow scientists to observe twisting and folding in real time. Continue reading RNA Simulations Show Its Unique Ability to Move and Fold
Crazy for Catnip: the Mosquito-Repelling Story behind a Cat’s Love for Catnip
Why do cats love catnip? Well, it may be due to its mosquito-repelling properties. Continue reading Crazy for Catnip: the Mosquito-Repelling Story behind a Cat’s Love for Catnip
Pint-Sized Science: How one becomes two: the proteins that help cells divide
Interviewee: Iain Cheeseman, Professor of Biology at the Whitehead Institute and MIT Interviewer: Melis Tekant (PhD student in Physics, MIT) SITN Boston · Pint-Sized Science: How one becomes two: the proteins that help cells divide During cell division, a cell creates an identical copy of itself, but how does this process happen? Specifically, how does a cell distribute its genetic material among the two daughter … Continue reading Pint-Sized Science: How one becomes two: the proteins that help cells divide
Nuclear War Could Cause Cooling on Land, but Warming in the Oceans
Global cooling caused by nuclear warfare could devastate crops, leading to global food insecurity. How would marine ecosystems be affected by this catastrophic event? Continue reading Nuclear War Could Cause Cooling on Land, but Warming in the Oceans
Climate Change Tied to a Third of Recent Flood Damage in U.S.
As Earth continues warming, flooding across the U.S. has been getting worse. Scientists have recently figured out just how much that is costing us. Continue reading Climate Change Tied to a Third of Recent Flood Damage in U.S.
February 17 – A match made in heaven: The origin of gravitational waves
Time: 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 17th Join us on: Zoom (password: science) or YouTube Live Speaker: Floor Broekgaarden Graphics: Rebecca Senft Kanye West & Kim Kardashian, and Brad Pitt & Angelie Jolie – just a few of the famous star couples who broke up their relationship. Star breakups are not only common on Earth, but also in space, where many stars exist as couples. The … Continue reading February 17 – A match made in heaven: The origin of gravitational waves
Episode 20: Scientists at Home: Little Bits of Happiness
Anushka Khasnobish is a doctoral researcher at Okayama University where she studies the oral microbiome. In this interview, Anushka discusses her life as an international student living and working in Japan. She shares her positive attitude towards dealing with shutdowns and uncertainties in light of the pandemic.Follow her on twitter @AnushkaMicrobi or check out her blog: https://synchronisinglife.wordpress.comRecording Date: November 17, 2020Featured: A. Delphine Tripp, Anushka … Continue reading Episode 20: Scientists at Home: Little Bits of Happiness