Hope everyone is enjoying the week! Here’s what’s happening with some of our awesome speakers making headlines: ‘Tis the season – for science! Watch Dr. Ainissa Ramirez break down the hot facts about what makes winter so cool. Holiday lights, snowflakes, and more! In anticipation of the new Star Wars movie, who better …
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Hope everyone had a great weekend! This week, check out what some of our change-making speakers are up to: This past Sunday, Dr. Ainissa Ramirez officially launched her new podcast, Science Underground, in which she shares her mission to make science fun and accessible for everyone. Forbes.com spoke with Dr. Ramirez about the show, …
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Happy Tuesday! Stay updated with what some of our change-making speakers are up to: Haven’t you always wanted to know why that age-old decision maker – the classic coin toss – is random? Let award winning scientist Dr. Ainissa Ramirez explain! Renowned author and living legend Charles Johnson invites us to take a …
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Happy Tuesday! Hope you’ve all had a great summer. Here’s the latest from some of our fantastic speakers that are making waves: Start your week right by listening to the previously unreleased “Ocean Song” from Bikini Kill and let frontwoman Kathleen Hanna rock your socks off! In other music news, beloved children’s singer Raffi gets …
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Here are the latest updates from our speakers who have been making headlines: We want to extend a HUGE congratulations to Dr. Ainissa Ramirez on winning the 2015 Andrew Gemant Award, an annual prize recognizing significant contributions to the cultural, artistic or humanistic dimension of physics. Disney has released the first trailer of …
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Hope everyone is having a fantastic week! Read on to find out what our speakers have been up to! University of Massachusetts Class of 2015 graduates got a final lesson before receiving diplomas Friday evening – words of wisdom from master astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Head over to ScienceMag.org and check out Dr. Ainissa Ramirez’ …
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Check out the latest updates from our awesome speakers and activists: Head over to The New York Times for their review of Amir Aczel’s latest book: “Finding Zero”. “Finding Zero” is Dr. Aczel’s story of his quest for the origins of the most elusive of numbers: zero. It is zero, Dr. Aczel points out, …
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We want to start our weekly round-up by extending our congratulations to everyone who competed in the Boston Marathon yesterday. Boston Strong! Now…on to the latest updates from some of our awesome speakers, activists and change makers: Head over to the American Scientist and check out Dr. Ainissa Ramirez‘ newly published essay entitled, “A …
Check out the latest updates from our awesome speakers, activists and change makers: Materials scientist Dr. Ainissa Ramirez explains how frog legs actually helped to make the Academy Awards possible. Head over to Ebony and read about how You Belong Co-Founders, former NFL player Wade Davis and writer Darnell L. Moore, teamed up …
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Check out the latest updates from some of our awesome speakers and change-makers: Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson makes Tuvok’s cloaking frequency cake from Star Trek Voyager on the set of Nerdy Nummies. Innovation Hub has a great article on two of our favorite science evangelists, Dr. Ainissa Ramirez and Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson! Don’t …
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Congratulations to our hometown New England Patriots on winning Superbowl XLIX! We are looking forward to the duck boat parade tomorrow! In the run-up to the big game our own Dr. Ainissa Ramirez, renowned materials scientist, was highly sought after for comment regarding the “deflate gate” controversy: “Deflating the ball does give …
This week’s post starts by quoting something the great Tom Hanks who once said: “A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.” All of us have “unknowns” in our lives that can be particularly frightening or uncomfortable to face- the new job/school, moving into a new neighborhood, raising a child for …
Did you catch Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson talking Cosmos on Colbert last night? If not, head over to Colbert Nation for a replay of the full episode! At the Huffington Post this week, Dr. Ainissa Ramirez explains “What You Should Know about the SAT, But Were Afraid to Ask.” Amber Madison gives us …
We are less than one week away from the Sunday March 9th premiere of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey! In anticipation, the New York Times writes “it’s hard to imagine a better man to reboot the cosmos than Neil deGrasse Tyson.” This past week, a few lucky attendees at the Whitehouse Film Festival got the …
It has been wonderful seeing all of our NACA friends this week! If you’re at the convention here in Boston and haven’t had a chance to stop by and see us at booth D1217, we’ll be there this afternoon! On March 9th at 9:00PM ET, Cosmos: A Space Time Odyssey hosted by Dr. Neil …
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We are gearing up for the NACA 2014 Conference right here in our home city of Boston! We look forward to seeing everyone there! We hope that everyone enjoyed the Super Bowl! Congratulations to our friends in Seattle and condolences to our friends in Denver! Be sure to check out NPR’s sit-down with …
Already 2 weeks down in 2014 – be strong and stick to those resolutions! Here’s what our speakers have been up to thus far in the new year. In the Memphis Flyer, Susan Douglas publishes a scathing condemnation of right-wing political spending. “Among the many visionary goals of our nation’s right wing — impoverish …
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