Science
Joseph Robertson: How Citizen Volunteers are Changing the Game on Climate Policy
Joseph Robertson is Strategic Coordinator for the non-partisan non-profit Citizens Climate Lobby.
Inder Singh: Creating the World’s ‘Smartest’ Thermometer, Stop Outbreaks in Real-time
Inder Singh is the founder and CEO of Kinsa, a venture-backed startup creating the first real-time map of health, and formerly served as the Executive Vice President of the multi-national
Gray Scott, The Future Is Now
Gray Scott is a Futurist/Techno-Philosopher, speaker, artist, and writer. Gray is a contributing writer for THE FUTURIST magazine
Dr. Ken Kamler – “How to Fix a Broken Astronaut”
Kenneth Kamler, M.D., is an orthopedic microsurgeon trained at Columbia- Presbyterian Medical Center who practices surgery of the hand in New York, but practices extreme medicine in some of the
Ethan Perlstein, Crowdsourcing Science Funding
Dr. Ethan Perlstein is a Princeton researcher studying what actually happens at the cellular level with methamphetamines. While his research is new, so too is his method for funding it. Dr Perlstein has successfully raised money for his work through crowdsourcing. He is also pioneering a new ‘Open Science’ approach towards research. Is this the future of scientific funding and discovery? Dr. Perlstien will share his ‘Nate Silver’ statistical approach to crowdsourcing. You be the judge.
Dave Gallo, Explores the Oceans’ Mysteries & Reveals Newest Footage of The Titanic Wreck
David Gallo was one of the first oceanographers to use a combination of submarines and robots to map the undersea world. The Director of Special Projects at the Woods Hole
Dr. Martin Chalfie, Green Fluorescent Protien
Martin Chalfie – is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, where he is also chair of the department of biological sciences.[1] He shared the
Ken Kamler, “How Do You Fix A Broken Astronaut”
Kenneth Kamler, M.D., is an orthopedic microsurgeon trained at Columbia- Presbyterian Medical Center who practices surgery of the hand in New York, but practices extreme medicine in some of the most remote regions on Earth. He has treated bear bite in the Arctic and frostbite in the Antarctic. He has set fractures in the Andes and cared for out-of-breath scuba divers in the Galapagos. He has performed surgery in the mud of the Amazon rainforest and in a NASA undersea analogue space capsule. He has flown in zero-gravity aboard NASA’s C-9 “Vomit Comet”, testing robots for eventual use in emergency surgery on the International Space Station or on Mars.
Baba Brinkman Raps On Evolution & Social Issues
Baba Brinkman is a Canadian rap artist and playwright and creator of the Canterbury Tales Remixed, which re-interprets the works of Chaucer for a modern audience, and the Rap Guide
Prof. Richard Doyle on the Co-Evlolution of Humans and Psychodelic Plants
Darwin’s Pharmacy: Sex, Plants & The Evolution of the Noosphere, focuses on the co-evolution of humans with psychedelic plants such as psilocybin, cannabis and ayahuasca.
Heather Berlin Explores Unconscious Decisions
Dr. Berlin conducts research to better understand the neural basis of impulsivity, compulsivity, and emotion with the goal of more targeted treatment. She employs neuroimaging and neuropsychological and psychopharmacological testing
Dr. Stuart Firestein – How Ignorance Drives Science
Chair of Columbia U. Biological Sciences Department, leading authority on olfactory research, and author of the highly popular groundbreaking book, ‘Ignorance: How it Drives Science’. Knowledge is a big subject, says Stuart Firestein, but ignorance is a bigger one. And it is ignorance–not knowledge–that is the true engine of science.
Dave Arnold: Molecular Gastronomy & The Perfect Gin & Tonic
Dave Arnold, the Intentional Culinary institute’s chief mad scientist in residence talks food, technology & the molecular cuisine while explaining how to mix the best gin tonic ever.
Jason Silva: Ecstatic Futurist and Techno-Philosopher
Jason Silva is a Futurist, filmmaker and techno-philosopher, Jason Silva has been described as “a digital DJ, a re-vitalizer and remixer of optimism, and above all a curator: of ideas,