The Science Scene


Resilient Earth
Ongoing, through April 30, 2025

"Resilient Earth." An immersive exhibit showcasing sustainability and empowering people to recognize their existing contributions to the health of the planet and help them discover the path to a more resilient future. The exhibit is a collaboration between Science Gallery Atlanta and Accenture.

Thursday, October 17

"Reading Race in South African Television: Situation Comedies in the Post-Apartheid Period." Amber Reed, a cultural anthropologist from Spelman College, is featured in an Emory Anthropology talk. She will discuss how we read racial ideology and its intersections with capitalism in South African television shows. At 4 pm in Anthropology, room 206.

"Bioentrepreneurship Networking." A networking event sponsored by Emory School of Medicine and featuring Doug Gooding. He manages the Emory Drug Development Fund and is also the CEO of Drug Therapeutics. Gooding will share the lessons learned during his own entrepreneurial journey. At 4:30 pm in the Health Sciences Research Building II, room N600.

Tuesday, October 22

"Don't Get Stuck: (No)Flow and Clogging of Particulate Suspensions in Fluidic Systems." Physicist Alban Sauret, from the University of California, is featured in the Emory Physics Colloquium series. He will discuss how and why flowing stuff gets stuck and why predicting when clogging is likely to occur is important to everything from the design of inkjet printer nozzles to autoinjection devices that enable patients to self-administer medicine. At 2:30 pm in the Emory Math and Science Center, E300.

"What are Climate Tipping Points and Will We Encounter Them?" Jean Lynch-Stieglitz, chair of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech, is featured in Emory Climate Talks. She will discuss climate tipping points and her research on oceanic and climatic systems. At 4 pm in the Math and Science Center, W502.

Thursday, October 24

"Lessons from Poison Frogs: Insights from Comparing Variation in Behavior." Biologist Eva Fischer, from the University of California, Davis, is featured in a Biology Department workshop. At 11:30 am in O. Wayne Rollins Research Center, room 1052.

"Science for Georgia Presents: Malignant Humor." A special show in honor of survivors everywhere, including two Science for Georgia stand-up comedians who were treated at Emory Winship Cancer Center. Half of the show's proceeds will be donated to the center.  At 7:30 pm at Wild Heaven Beer West End.

Monday, October 28

"Reasoning about Evidence in Chimpanzees and Human Children." Jan Engelmann, a psychologist from the University of California, Berkeley, is featured in the Department of Psychology Colloquium Series. He will present his argument that chimpanzees possess key rational capacities of forming, maintaining and selectively revising beliefs in light of evidence and that human children's evidence-based reasoning is unique due to its social nature. At 4 pm in PAIS, room 290.

Wednesday, October 30

"Heat Exposure and Health: Addressing Challenges for Children and Farmworkers." A webinar will feature experts will discuss issues surrounding vulnerable populations who may not always have a choice when being exposed to dangerous heat. At noon, via Zoom. Preregistration required.

Wednesday, November 13

"The Living Medicine: How a Lifesaving Cure was Nearly Lost — and Why It Will Rescue Us When Antibiotics Fail." Lina Zeldovich, an award-winning author and speaker, is featured in the Health Storytelling Author Q&A series hosted by Maryn McKenna, a senior fellow in Emory's Center for the Study of Human Health. Zeldovich will discuss her new book, "The Living Medicine" about a century-old, nearly forgotten antibiotic-free cure for drug-resistant infections that may be our best defense against the next pandemic. At 7 pm via Zoom.

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