Journal: The Philosophical Society

Grasping the Universe: Telescopes to See Almost Forever John C. Mather Abstract Minutes

Validating Research: Steps for Restoring Trust in Experimental Results Marcia McNutt Abstract Minutes Video

Hubble: The Missions that Enabled the Hubble Space Telescope to Unravel Mysteries of the Universe John M. Grunsfeld Abstract Minutes Video

Brave Genius: A Scientist?s Journey from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize Sean Carroll Abstract Minutes Video

Human Skin Color: Its Evolution and Relevance to Health and Human Society Nina Jablonski Abstract Minutes Video

Hubble 25th Anniversary Robert Smith, John Grunsfeld, Jennifer J. Wiseman, Robert Williams, Matt Mountain, and Mark Clampin Abstract Minutes

Advanced Spacesuits: Wearable Technology for Exploring the Solar System Dava Newman Abstract Minutes

Synthetic Biology: The Technology Engine of the 21st Century Pamela Silver Abstract Minutes Video

Isotopes: Magic Keys to Understanding Life and the Cosmos Mark H. Thiemens Abstract Minutes Video

Over the Rainbow: Other Worlds Seen by Animals Charles W. Clark Abstract Minutes Video

The Anthropocene and the Future of Nature W. John Kress Abstract Minutes Video

Microbiomes and Microbiomics Jo Handelsman Abstract Minutes Video

Obama’s BRAIN: A View of Science Policy from Inside the White House Philip Rubin Abstract Minutes Video

Einstein, Time, and Light William D. Phillips Abstract

The Presidents’ Dinner and Address John C. Mather Abstract Minutes

Validating Research Marcia McNutt Abstract Minutes Video

Hubble John M. Grunsfeld Abstract Video

Brave Genius Sean Carroll Abstract Minutes Video

Human Skin Color Nina Jablonski Abstract Video

Hubble 25th˜Anniversary Robert Smith, John Grunsfeld, Jennifer J. Wiseman, Robert Williams, Matt Mountain, and Mark Clampin Abstract

Advanced Spacesuits Dava Newman Abstract

Synthetic Biology Pamela Silver Abstract

The Presidents’ Dinner and Address John C. Mather Abstract Minutes

Validating Research Marcia McNutt Abstract Minutes Video

Hubble John M. Grunsfeld Abstract Video

Brave Genius Sean Carroll Abstract Minutes Video

Human Skin Color Nina Jablonski Abstract Video

Hubble 25thÿAnniversary Robert Smith, John Grunsfeld, Jennifer J. Wiseman, Robert Williams, Matt Mountain, and Mark Clampin Abstract

Advanced Spacesuits Dava Newman Abstract

Synthetic Biology Pamela Silver Abstract

A Manned Mission to the Mysterious Moons of Mars S. Fred Singer Abstract Minutes

The Value of Crazy Ideas in Science Bob Ehrlich Abstract Minutes

MEMS Rocket Engines Applications and Status Robert J. Collins Abstract

A Thermometric Odyssey Robert Soulen Abstract Minutes

SDI Missile Defense Hank Cooper Abstract Minutes

Superconductivity Donald U. Gubser Abstract Minutes

Science and the Beginning of Time Raymond L. Orbach Abstract Minutes

Neutrinos and their Role in Astrophysics Bob Ellsworth Abstract Minutes

Dynamic Data Driven Application Systems Frederica Darema Abstract Minutes

A New Spin on Electronics Stuart Wolf Abstract Minutes

Biology and Humans in Space Baruch Blumberg Abstract

Reducing Risks to Our Health and Our Environment Gail Charnley Abstract Minutes

Herschel to Ritter: Synchrotron Light and Its Applications Uwe Arp Abstract

The Audubon Movement: Harbinger of Our National Wildlife Refuge System Kent Minichiello Abstract

Fun with Physics in More than Four Dimensions Alan Chodos Abstract

Atoms, Molecules and Light: Physics Serving Society Wendell T. Hill, III Abstract

Synchrony in Nature: From Clocks to Neurons Paul So & Ernest Barreto Abstract

Wine 202: Adding a Bit of Scientific Rigor To the Art of Understanding and Appreciating Fine Wines Ken Haapala Abstract

The Future of Human Space Flight John M. Logsdon Abstract

The Rabi Quantum Computer Rudolph A. Krutar Abstract

The Golden Ratio Mario Livio Abstract

Human Evolution Sarah Tishkoff Abstract

Nanotechnology: Hype, Hope, and Prey James S. Murday Abstract

The August 14, 2003 Electric Power Blackout: Why did it happen, what did we learn, and where do we go from here? Will Grant Abstract

Nanomagnetics Robert D. Shull Abstract

Oceans and Human Health: A Symbiotic Relationship between People and the Sea Rita R. Colwell Abstract

Mars: New Frontiers in Exploration from the Mars Exploration Rovers Jim Garvin Abstract

Seven Reasons that Neutrinos May be Faster-Than-Light Tachyons Robert Ehrlich Abstract

The Conduct Of Science Is Not What It Used To Be Arden Bement Abstract

Managing the Planet: Hard Science and Hard Choices James Trefil Abstract

The Terrestrial Impact Cratering Record Jeff Plescia Abstract

Tracking Bowhead Whales under the Arctic Sea Ice William T. Ellison Abstract

Cosmic Evolution: Three Views of the Universe Steven J. Dick Abstract

Snow’s ?Two Cultures? Revisited, from an Engineer’s Perspective William Wulf Abstract Minutes

Waves and Particles in Light Luis A. Orozco Abstract Minutes

LEFT & RIGHT: Geochemical origins of life’s molecular handedness Bob Hazen Abstract Minutes

Genetic Testing and Personalized Medicine: The Genome and a Health Care Revolution Joann Boughman Abstract Minutes

The Ocean Floor: What We Don’t Know and Why It Matters Walter H. F. Smith Abstract Minutes

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance-based Quantum Computing Karen Sauer Abstract Minutes

Smallpox and Ebola Viruses as Agents of Bioterrorism Peter Jahrling Abstract Minutes

Time, Einstein, and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe William Phillips Abstract

Life in the Age of Risk Management Kimberly Thompson Abstract Minutes

From The Chicago Heat Wave to Houston Floods: How Cities Affect Weather and Climate J. Marshall Shepherd Abstract Minutes

The Theory of Chaos James Yorke Abstract Minutes

Beyond The Edge of the Sea: Volcanoes and life in the deep ocean Cindy L. Van Dover Abstract Minutes

Einstein’s Warped Universe Ted Jacobson Abstract Minutes

Energy Trade-Offs Robert L. Hershey Abstract

An Abundance of Frozen Clean Energy from the Sea Bhakta Rath Abstract Minutes

Imaging the Brain ? Finding Emotion Claudia Wassmann Abstract Minutes

The Future Role of Nuclear Power Richard A. Meserve Abstract Minutes

Avian Influenza David K. Henderson Abstract Minutes

Long, Fast, and Multicolor Fireworks from the Center of Galaxies Rita M. Sambruna Abstract Minutes

The Promise of Biotechnology for Applications in Energy and the Environment Ari Patrinos Abstract Minutes

Art, Adventure, and Discovery Down Under Michael Van Woert Abstract Minutes

Latest Scientific Results from the Mars Exploration Rovers Jim Garvin Abstract

Growing Older: Challenges and Opportunities in Aging Richard Hodes Abstract Minutes

What is Science and Why Do We Really Care? G. Peter Nanos Abstract Minutes

Where Is That Collection?: Finding Geological Specimens for Research J. Thomas Dutros, Jr. Abstract Minutes

Unraveling the Secrets of the Polar Ice Sheets: A Glaciological Perspective Julie Palais Abstract Minutes

Fifteen Years of Astounding Images by the Hubble Space Telescope H. John Wood Abstract Minutes

Military Robotics Stephen Welby Abstract Minutes

Nanotechnology Mike Roco Abstract Minutes

The Mystery of Iron Bill Saalbach Abstract

Mankind’s Struggle with Its Perennial Scourge, Malaria D. Gray Heppner Abstract Minutes

Astrobiology William Newman Abstract Minutes

The Global Positioning System Thomas McCaskill Abstract Minutes

The Role of the Gut, Hormones and the Brain in Obesity Monica C. Skarulis Abstract Minutes

Chemistry Against Crime Walter F. Rowe Abstract Minutes

The Secret to Benjamin Franklin’s Electrifying Success Mark Skousen Abstract Minutes

Technologies of the Future Anthony J. Tether Abstract Minutes

The True Inside Story of the Scientific Journey Back to the Dawn of the Universe John Mather Abstract

The Complexity of Language: How It Is Learned and How It Changes David Lightfoot Abstract Minutes

SUSY and the Lords of the Ring: Supersymmetry Theory James Gates Abstract Minutes

The International Fusion Energy Project – ITER Michael Roberts Abstract Minutes

Managing Digital Objects on the Internet Robert Kahn Abstract Minutes

Humans + Robots Will Make a Perfect Team – When? Vladimir Lumelsky Abstract Minutes

Plate Tectonics and World Volcanism Michael P. Ryan Abstract

Eudynia Richard North Abstract

Supporting U.S. Innovation and Prosperity in the 21st Century William A. Wulf Abstract

Manmade Global Warming: A Pending Catastrophe, or False Alarm? Roy W. Spencer Abstract

Epidemiology of PTSD and Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries among Soldiers Returning from Iraq Charles Hoge Abstract Minutes

Revolutionizing Prosthetics Geoffrey Ling Abstract Minutes

Cassini: A Distant Outpost for Exploration F. Michael Flasar Abstract Minutes

4000 years of Women in Science Sethanne Howard Abstract Minutes

Reviving “the Problematique” Joseph Coates Abstract Minutes

Junk Science, Junk Justice Roberta Shaffer Abstract Minutes

Aquatic Chemistry and Mitigation through a Sustainable Filtration Technology Abul Hussam Abstract

Can America Compete in Science and Engineering? Norm Augustine Abstract Minutes

Too Sweet: Sisyphean Efforts to Understand and Treat Type 1 Diabetes David M. Harlan Abstract Minutes

Computational Thinking Jeannette Wing Abstract Minutes

The History of Probability Mike Shlesinger Abstract Minutes

The Once and Future History of the Idea of Autoimmunity Paul Plotz Abstract Minutes

New Advances in Preservation Science at the Library of Congress Eric F. Hansen Abstract Minutes

A Note to the New President: Science, Technology, and Education Are Key to Your Leadership Charles Vest Abstract Minutes

The NIPCC Report: Nature, Not Human Activity, Rules the Climate Kenneth A. Haapala Abstract

Science Education For Everyone: A Story In Three Heresies James Trefil Abstract Minutes

The Shocking Truth About Electricity Phillip F. Schewe Abstract Minutes

Exploration and Exploitation of the Deep Sea: Tales from the Ocean Trenches David L. Pawson Abstract Minutes

At the Nexus of Physics and Biology Eugenie V. Mielczarek Abstract Minutes

Multiphoton Imaging Excitation Microscopy: Subcellular Imaging In Vivo Robert S. Balaban Abstract Minutes

Interstellar Communication Phillip Morrison Abstract

Double Stars for Fun and Profit William Hartkopf Abstract Minutes

Sixty Years of Quantum Physics Edward U. Condon Abstract

Forensic DNA Profiling: A Valuable Tool for Human Identification Amanda C. Sozer Abstract Minutes

New Developments in High Magnetic Field Research Francis Bitter Abstract

Our Microbial Partners and Their Roles in Health and Disease Claire M. Fraser-Liggett Abstract

The Theory of the Electron F. Rohrlich Abstract

CyberSecurity ? Serving Society Badly Anita K. Jones Abstract Minutes

Exploring the Natural Resources of Your Dreaming Mind Robert Van de Castle Abstract

Advances in Medical Imaging Ahmed M. Gharib Abstract Minutes

Science Sings the Blues: Too Little Money, Too Many Politicians, or Too Many Scientists? Lisa Heinz Abstract

Air Quality in the Anthropocene Era: A Satellite Perspective Pawan K. Bhartia Abstract Minutes

Cybernetics: The Center of Science’s Future Paul Pangaro Abstract

Thermoelectrics for Vehicles John W. Fairbanks Abstract Minutes

Triangle Everywhere: Making a Mesh of Things Isabel Beichl Abstract

Competency to Mastery: How We Learn and Apply Knowledge Donlin M. Long Abstract Minutes

Complementarity and Non-Locality: The Non-Local Universe Menas Kafatos Abstract

A Brief History of Cosmic Expansion and Acceleration Adam Riess Abstract Minutes

The Physics of Baseball Peter J. Brancazio Abstract

Surveying the Federal City: L’Enfant’s Design and Ellicott’s Geometry Don Alexander Hawkins Abstract Minutes

The Case for Ending Drug Prohibition and The Emerging Alternative Addiction Paradigm Michael Braun Abstract

NexGen DNA Sequencers and Personalized Genomics Larry Millstein Abstract

Application of the Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) Magnetometer in Biomedical Research Susumu Sato Abstract

Space Astronomy After the Great Observatories Eric P. Smith Abstract Minutes

I Feel Therefore I Am: The Biology of Emotion: A New Paradigm for Consciousness Ayub Ommaya Abstract

Battery Research and Development for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Tien Duong Abstract Minutes

The Universe You Don’t See: The Existence and Nature of Dark Matter Virginia L. Trimble Abstract

The Study of Mind and Its Emergence from Brain James L. Olds Abstract Minutes

X Marks the Spot: Hubble Telescope Research: Trials and Tribulations Colin Cox Abstract

Astronomy with the James Webb Space Telescope John C. Mather Abstract Minutes

Superconductivity: Who Cares? Fernand D. Bedard Abstract

Planets Around Nearby Stars Paul Butler Abstract Minutes

Chaos and Fractals: Past and Future Michael F. Shlesinger Abstract

Graduate Research, Education and Infrastructure: Keeping the Genii Out of the Bottle Arden Bement Abstract Minutes

Beyond Determinism and Indignity: A Reinterpretation of Operant Conditioning Teed Rockwell Abstract

Cosmos and Culture: Life in the Universe and Its Implications for Humanity Steven J. Dick Abstract

The Square Root of Minus One and Other Mathematical Oddities Willard S. Grant Abstract

The Limits of Science: Can Scientific Discovery Be Automated? Hod Lipson Abstract Minutes

Plate Tectonics and the Fossil Record: The Evolution of the Modern World Daniel E. Appleman Abstract

Interoperability of Heterogeneous Information Systems on the Internet Robert Kahn Abstract Minutes

The Hemodynamic Basis of Atherosclerosis Meyer Texon Abstract

Chromatin, Epigenetics and Human Inherited Diseases Joel M. Gottesfeld Abstract Minutes

The Role of Advanced Technology in Cleaning Up the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex Gary E. Voelker Abstract

How Many Human Genes Are There? Steven Salzberg Abstract Minutes

The Limits of Friendship: Ramanujan and Hardy in England Robert Kanigel Abstract

Wernher Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War Michael J. Neufeld Abstract Minutes

The Quest of Metallic Hydrogen Ho-Kwang Mao Abstract

Science for Energy William F. Brinkman Abstract Minutes

The Recipe for FDA’s Food Policies Frank E. McLaughlin Abstract

Auditory Communication of Affect: The Neuronal Computation of Emotion Jagmeet S. Kanwal Abstract Minutes

Intraoperative Radiotherapy ? A Treatment Option for Cancers That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery Alfred F. Goldson Abstract

?I Am Compelled to Differ?: The Philosophical Society in 1883: Bell, Gallaudet, and Powell Robin M. Taylor Abstract

Origin, Evolution, and Distribution of Life in the Universe Cyril Ponnamperuma Abstract

Breaking Rules, Making Rules Regina Dugan Abstract

Why is There Something Rather than Nothing? M. Mitchell Waldrop Abstract

Advanced Propulsion for Future Space Exploration Edgar Choueiri, Ph.D. Abstract Minutes

Objectivity as a Means of Connoisseurship Charles Olin Abstract

Water in Arid Lands: Mapping and Managing A Scarce Resource in the Middle East Eilon Adar Abstract Minutes

There Is Smell in Your Life ? How It Got There, How It Works, and What Happens to It when You Age Robert I. Henkin Abstract

Modern Alchemy: The Chemical Vapor Deposition of Diamonds James E. Butler Abstract Minutes

A View of the World Through the Human Pre-Frontal Cortex Jordan Grafman Abstract

The Climate for Energy Change: Clean versus Green Robert Ehrlich Abstract Minutes Video

Occurrence of Toxic Organometal Species in the Aquatic Environment Jon M. Bellama Abstract Minutes

Studies of Human Disease at the Intersection of Engineering, Natural Science, and Medicine Subra Suresh Abstract Minutes Video

Coupling Between the Upper and Lower Atmospheres: The Electrical Connection Richard Goldberg Abstract Minutes

How We Remember Apollo Roger D. Launius Abstract Minutes Video

On What the Mind is Identical With Teed Rockwell Abstract Minutes

A Decadal View of New Worlds and New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics Debra Elmegreen Abstract Minutes

Tapping into Our Living History ? Past Presidents of the Society and Traditions William Spargo Abstract

A Billion Times Brighter: The Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC Persis Drell Abstract Minutes

The Human Genome Project: Unravelling the Instructions for Creating Life Robert J. Robbins Abstract Minutes

The $1,000 Genome Project and New DNA Sequencing Technologies Jeffery A. Schloss, Ph.D. Abstract Minutes Video

The Silent Revolution: Rare Earth Permanent Magnets and Their Applications Fred Rothwarf Abstract Minutes

Engineering the World’s Tallest Building: The Burj Khalifa William F. Baker Abstract Minutes Video

The Crisis of Life on Earth and the Nature of Human Nature Michael Robinson Abstract Minutes

GoogleSky: A Journey from Earth to the Edge of the Cosmos Alberto Conti Abstract Minutes Video

Anthropology Looks at the Old Testament: The God-Nature Continuum Milton Jacobs Abstract Minutes

MESSENGER at Mercury: The Innermost Planet Reveals Its Secrets Sean C. Solomon Abstract Minutes Video

Adventures of a Physics Reporter Gloria Lubkin Abstract Minutes

Electronic Exchanges, Computational Trading and Artificial Intelligence in Financial Markets Dr. Alexander D. Wissner-Gross Abstract Minutes Video

Do Weak Electromagnetic Fields Cause Bioeffects? Why Is There Such Skepticism? What Are the Answers? Theodore Litovitz Abstract Minutes

Entropy and Self-Replicating Robots Dr. Gregory Chirikjian Abstract Minutes Video

The Making of a Soviet Scientist Roald Sagdeev Abstract Minutes

The Beauty and Promise of Molecular Nanotechnology Dr. J Fraser Stoddart Abstract Minutes

Environmental Influences on Brain Structure and Function Marian Diamond Abstract

CRITTERCAM: Animal-Borne Imaging Greg Marshall Abstract Minutes Video

What Is Science and Why Do Postmodern Philosophers Have So Little Useful to Say about It? James Trefil Abstract

Three Dimensional Sound Edgar Choueiri Abstract Minutes

The Decay of the Neutron, The Big Bang and ?Dark? Matter in the Universe Geoffrey L. Greene Abstract Minutes

Fish, floods and folks in landscape evolution in river valleys throughout the world Marwan Hassan Abstract Minutes Video

Thoughts on Chaos Mark L. Spano Abstract Minutes

Maritime Prediction and History: The Tide Predictions for D-Day Bruce Parker Abstract Minutes Video

The Highly Probable Future: 83 Assumptions about the Year 2025 Joseph F. Coates Abstract Minutes

Enceladus: Saturn’s Remarkable, Watery Moon John Spencer Abstract Minutes Video

The Science of Hearing and the Perceptual Problems of the Hearing-Impaired Sally Revoile Abstract

Cosmic Dawn: The First Stars and Galaxies Massimo Stiavelli Abstract Minutes Video

Within Sight of the White House: The Working Women of Washington, DC Donna J. Seifert Abstract

RoboCars and Their Remarkable Implications Brad Templeton Abstract Minutes Video

Mathematics in Stone and Bronze Helaman Ferguson Abstract

Synthesizing Life Lee Cronin Abstract Minutes Video

Sic Transit Trans ? Science Salvages the Truth in Spite of Potent Economic Interventions Mary G. Enig Abstract

John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon John M. Logsdon Abstract Minutes Video

Genes ? A New Measure of Man William A. Haseltine Abstract Minutes

Comets, Asteroids, TNOs and What They Tell Us About How Planetary Systems are Formed Michael F. A’Hearn Abstract Minutes Video

A Week of Experiences at the 1994 Nobel Prize Ceremonies Robert D. Shull Abstract

Grasping the Molecules of Life: Modeling in Three Dimensions Arthur Olson Abstract Minutes Video

Making Use of Chaos Louis M. Pecora Abstract

Ants, Their Agriculture and Antibiotics Cameron R. Currie Abstract Minutes

Dietary Oxidative Stress: Boon or Bane in Infection? Orville A. Levander Abstract

Programming Matter: The Science of Digital Fabrication Neil Gershenfeld Abstract Minutes Video

Neutrinos and the Quest for Grand Unity in Physics Rabindra Nath Mohapatra Abstract

Whole Brain Emulation: Envisioning Economies And Societies of Emulated Minds Robin Hanson Abstract Minutes Video

Timekeeping: Synch or Swim Donald B. Sullivan Abstract

Stem Cells: Challenging Clinical Applications Robert Deans Abstract Minutes Video

Worlds Apart: The Inner Planets Sean C. Solomon Abstract

The Human Role in Earth Evolution: Will the Anthropocene be an Event, An Era or a Transition? David Grinspoon Abstract Minutes

COBE and How We Know There Was A Big Bang, The Solar Neutrino Problem and How We Know the Stars Run on Nuclear Energy, Gamma Ray Bursters and How Sometimes We Don’t Know Anything Virginia L. Trimble Abstract Minutes

Sticking To Our Guns: Our Basic Right or a Public Peril? Joyce Lee Malcolm Abstract Minutes Video

Joseph Priestley: Radical, Natural Philosopher, and Theologian Jack Fruchtman, Jr. Abstract Minutes

What Do We Really Know About Economic Growth? Tyler Cowen Abstract Minutes Video

Whatever Happened to ?Cold Fusion?? David J. Nagel Abstract Minutes

Web Platforms for Collaborative Research and Education: The Quantifiably Positive NanoHub Impacts Gerhard Klimeck Abstract Minutes Video

DNA Identification of the Last Romanovs Thomas J. Parsons Abstract Minutes

Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health H. Gilbert Welch, MD, MPH Abstract Minutes Video

Ecological Biogeography of Rare Plant Species in the Mid-Atlantic Region Larry E. Morse Abstract

DARPA – Creating & Preventing Strategic Surprise Arati Prabhakar Abstract Minutes Video

Science and the Future of Cities James Trefil Abstract

ALMA – The World’s Largest Radio-telescope: Looking Into the Beginning of Time Alberto D. Bolatto Abstract Minutes Video

Recent Results from the Hubble on Star and Planet Formation Christopher Burroughs Abstract

The Origins of Amphibian Diversity R. Alexander Pyron Abstract Minutes

Mapping Language and Memory Functions in the Human Brain Teresa Blaxton Abstract

Curiosity’s Robotic Exploration of Mars’ Gale Crater John P. Grotzinger Abstract Minutes

Genetic Variation and Nutrition Artemis Simopouloss Abstract

Swarms: Beyond Solo UAVs, Flying Teams of Robots Vijay Kumar Abstract Minutes Video

Light, Heat and Materials: Thermal Imaging and Nondestructive Evaluation John Murphy Abstract

In Search of the True Universe: The Tools, Shaping and Cost of Cosmological Thought Martin Harwit Abstract Minutes Video

Beginnings of Cellular Life Harold Morowitz Abstract

Sailing the Seas of Titan, Saturn’s Earth-Like Moon Ralph D. Lorenz Abstract Minutes Video

Cryo-Electronics: A Hot New Topic Stuart A. Wolf Abstract

Atom by Atom Manufacturing: Making atomically perfect materials and machines John N. Randall Abstract Minutes Video

When Congress Writes the Prescription: Voodoo Medicine at the National Institutes of Health Robert L. Park Abstract Minutes

Amazonia: Reconstructing the history of Earth’s most diverse biota Joel L. Cracraft Abstract Minutes Video

Satellite Laser Ranging: A Joint Agency Effort for Precise Satellite Positioning G. Charmaine Gilbreath Abstract Minutes

DNA nanostructures as building blocks for research and future medical therapeutics William Shih Abstract Minutes

Evolution of Consciousness as Emotion Ayub K. Ommaya Abstract

Behavioral Economics: Designing Experiments that have Policy Applications Daniel L. Goroff Abstract Minutes Video

Preserving Ancient Statues from ‘Ain Ghazal, Jordan Carol Grissom Abstract

What is a Gene?: How ENCODE is redefining genetic information Thomas Gingeras Abstract Minutes

A Model for a Real Aether Allen Rothward Abstract

Bio Methane – Renewable Transportation Fuel John G. Ingersoll Abstract Minutes Video

Lessons Learned from a Medieval Map: The Vinland Map Jacqueline S. Olin Abstract

The Coming Era of Cognitive Computing Jane L. Snowdon Abstract Minutes Video

Metrology, the Science and the Philosophy H. Steffen Peiser Abstract Minutes

Drilling for Human Origins: Understanding Climate’s Influence On Human Evolution Rick Potts Abstract Minutes Video

The Controversy on the Distance to Gamma Ray Bursters Jay Norris Abstract

Heart of Darkness: Understanding the Invisible Universe of Dark Matter and Dark Energy Jeremiah P. Ostriker Abstract Minutes Video

Hyperspectral Imaging Lee J. Rickard Abstract Minutes

Exceeding Fusion Fuel Breakeven with Lasers at The National Ignition Facility Parney Albright, Omar A. Hurricane, and John Edwards Abstract Minutes Video

Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy and Prozac Harvey L. Rich Abstract

Understanding the Quantum Universe: Mysteries of Massive and [Almost] Massless Particles Nigel Lockyer Abstract Minutes Video

Uneconomic Growth: In Theory, in Fact, and Some Consequences Herman E. Daly Abstract

Connectomics: Mapping the Brain’s Wiring Diagram Jeff Lichtman Abstract Minutes Video

?Frequent Interchange of Ideas and Appreciative Encouragement? Marc Rothenberg Abstract

A Worm’s Tale: Secrets of Evolution and Immortality Craig C. Mello Abstract Minutes

Manufacturing Infrastructure for Optoelectronics Victor R. McCrary Abstract

The Search for Life in the Solar System and Beyond: Habitats and Exotic Possibilities Dirk Schulze-Makuch Abstract Minutes Video

The First Aerospace Aluminum Alloy: The Wright Flyer Crankcase Frank W. Gayle Abstract

Are We Alone in the Universe?: For the first time we may have it within our grasp to answer this ancient question Matt Mountain Abstract Minutes Video

What Can You Do with a Broken Computer? Russell A. Kirsch Abstract

Quantum Entanglement- Einstein’s Spooky Action at a Distance James Franson Abstract Minutes Video

Snow and Ice Crystals William P. Wergin Abstract

Revealing Art: Science in the Technical Examination of Paintings Carol Christensen Abstract Minutes Video

Antimatter Fountain in the Galactic Center Charles D. Dermer Abstract

Defining Fundamental Constants of Nature: The New SI David Newell Abstract Minutes

Exploring Washington History: The Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Gail R. Redmann Abstract

The 35 Years GMO War Nina V. Fedoroff Abstract Minutes

The Visible Human Project: A Public Resource for Anatomical Visualization Michael Akerman Abstract Minutes

An Exhibit Denied: Lobbying the History of the Enola Gay Martin Harwit Abstract

Latest Results From the Mars Pathfinder and the Mars Global Surveyor, and an Update from the Hubble Space Telescope H. John Wood Abstract Minutes

Birds, Eels, and Turtles: Migration and Magnetism Eugenie Mielczarek Abstract Minutes

Clusters of Galaxies as Cosmological Probes Richard Mushotzky Abstract Minutes

Malignant Leaders and Vulnerable Followers: The Psychopolitics of Hatred Jerrod Post Abstract

Are We Unique? James Trefil Abstract

Dr. Spock’s Legacy Thomas Maier Abstract Minutes

Superstrings: Why Einstein Would Love Spaghetti in Fundamental Physics S. James Gates Abstract Minutes

Science in the Service of the State Greg Herken Abstract Minutes

Forensic Metallurgy of the RMS Titanic Timothy Foecke Abstract Minutes

The Life and Works of George Gamov G. David Anderson Abstract Minutes

Changing Concepts of New World Origins Dennis Stanford Abstract Minutes

Freud, Scientist of the Mind Eloise Agger Abstract

Surviving the Age of Bad Information Joel Achenbach Abstract Minutes

Probing the Depths of Geology Paul G. Silver Abstract Minutes

World Wide, Web-Enabled Experiments in Protein Structure Prediction John Moult Abstract Minutes

The Next Billion Years Joseph N. Pelton Abstract Minutes

An Astronaut’s View of the Planet Earth Mary Cleave Abstract Minutes

Does Solar Energy Have a Future in Utility Power? George D. Cody Abstract Minutes

The Problem of Mass Jonathan A. Bagger Abstract Minutes

Visualization of an Ion Channel by use of Crystallography Isabella Karle Abstract

The Nature of Time in Physics and Human Experience Robert A. Nelson Abstract Minutes

The L’Enfant Plan for Washington and Its Fate Don Hawkins Abstract Minutes

Buildout: An Examination of Environmental Carrying Capacity around Chesapeake Bay from 1607 to the Present Kent Mountford Abstract Minutes

The Chemical Biology of Nitric Oxide David Wink Abstract

Deconstructing the Milky Way Henry T. Freudenreich Abstract Minutes

Hilbert’s Space: Aspects of one century and prospects for the next John S. Garavelli Abstract

Microbial Genome Sequencing: A Window into Physiology and Evolution Karen E. Nelson Abstract Minutes

Risks and Trade-Offs Robert L. Hershey Abstract Minutes

The Politics of Science 2000 Daniel S. Greenberg Abstract Minutes

Time Measurement Robert A. Nelson Abstract Minutes

The Kensington Rune Stone Ronald O. Hietala Abstract Minutes

Global Warming: Hot Talk, Cold Science S. Fred Singer Abstract

Art and Science John Safer Abstract Minutes

The Extraterrestrial Life Debate Steven Dick Abstract Minutes

Brain-Immune Interactions in Health and Disease Esther M. Sternberg Abstract Minutes

Light-Gas Gun Satellite Launchers Harold Gilreath Abstract Minutes

Debunking the PC Rhetoric from the Merchants of Fat Mary G. Enig Abstract Minutes

Who will Speak for the Truth? The Case of Nuclear Radiation Theodore Rockwell Abstract Minutes

John Wesley Powell Didn’t Throw in the Towel Phil Cantelon Abstract Minutes

Genetically Engineered Plants Maxine Singer Abstract Minutes

The Issue of Life on Mars and Its Implications on Science and Philosophy Gil Levin Abstract Minutes

Rethinking Motivation and Personality: An Introduction to Reversal Theory Michael J. Apter Abstract Minutes

Fire in Space Gregory T. Linteris Abstract Minutes

Lobbying for Time in Nineteenth-Century America Ian R. Bartky Abstract Minutes

Atoms and Light Paul D. Lett Abstract Minutes

The Human Computer and the Birth of the Information Age David A. Grier Abstract Minutes

(Discovery of) Extrasolar Planets R. Paul Butler Abstract Minutes

The Clinical and Intellectual Implications of Stem Cell Biology Ronald D.G. McKay Abstract Minutes

Physics in the 20th Century Curt Suplee Abstract Minutes

The Science of Missile Defense Steve Fetter Abstract Minutes

Protecting All of the Planets, All of the Time John Rummel Abstract Minutes

Autistic Spectrum Disorders Kenneth Towbin & Ann Wagner Abstract Minutes

The Genome Challenge Ruth McDiarmid Abstract

The Proteome Challenge John S. Garavelli Abstract Minutes

Art and Science: Two Ways of Seeing Barbara H. Berrie Abstract Minutes

Chirality and Molecular Order Jonathan Selinger Abstract Minutes

Science at the Earth’s Poles Karl Erb Abstract Minutes

The St. Petersburg Paradox Klaus P. Heiss Abstract Minutes

Animal Communication and Awareness Michael W. Fox Abstract Minutes

The Beauty of the Cosmos and the Accelerating Universe Mario Livio Abstract Minutes

The Cholesterol Myths Uffe Ravnskov Abstract

Building and Fire Safety S. Shyam Sunder Abstract Minutes

The Origin of Size John Marburger Abstract Minutes

The Engineering of Blast Protection Robert L. Hershey Abstract Minutes

Measuring Surface Roughness Theodore Vorburger Abstract Minutes

Bioterrorism Pierre Noel Abstract Minutes