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Weekly Roundup: Sandra Steingraber, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Jessica Valenti

Happy Tuesday! Get into the week by checking out what some of our headlining speakers are up to:   Reporting live from Paris:  Dr. Sandra Steingraber gives us a first-hand account of the Paris Climate Summit, where the enthusiasm is palpable for making change and paving the way toward renewable energy and a decarbonized future. …

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Weekly Roundup: Dr. Ainissa Ramirez, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bruce Campbell

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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Weekly Roundup: Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bas Lansdorp, Rinku Sen, Ntozake Shange

Happy Tuesday! Ease into the week with the latest updates from some of our speakers making headlines:   How do you get excited about science? Let Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bas Lansdorp, founder and CEO of Mars One show you! IFL Science spoke to the host of Emmy Award nominated StarTalk about bringing science to …

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Weekly Roundup: Dr. Ainissa Ramirez, Charles Johnson, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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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Weekly Round Up: Carolina De Robertis, Kathleen Hanna, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to fall! Here is the latest from some of our fantastic speakers in the news:   Carolina de Robertis gets a rave review from the Los Angeles Review of Books of her third and most recent novel of historical fiction, The Gods of Tango, calling it bold and mesmerizing.   The …

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Weekly Round Up: Bruce Campbell, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Jessica Valenti

Hope everyone is having a great week! Here’s the latest news from some of our speakers who are making headlines:   Bruce Campbell  stars in the new television incarnation of the cult classic Evil Dead series: Ash Vs Evil Dead. Read what he has to say before it premiers on STARZ  on Halloween!   Astrophysicist …

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Weekly Round Up: Jessica Valenti, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lilly Ledbetter

Happy Tuesday! Check out the latest from some of our amazing speakers:   Read Jessica Valenti’s piece from The Guardian on the significance of growing up feminist in the modern technological world, as she enlightens us on how young people can inspire change through being informed.   Watch Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson describe what he …

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Trending Now: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Kathleen Hanna, Emily Hunter

Happy Tuesday! Here are the latest updates from some of our amazing speakers:   Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson participated in a Q&A panel on Monday night with doctors, mathematicians and other scientists. The panelists took questions on topics including climate change, extraterrestrial life and artificial intelligence.   Be sure to check out the animated short ‘Myrna …

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Weekly Round Up: Kathleen Hanna, Dr. Steven Strogatz, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Here are the latest updates from our speakers who have been making headlines:   Here’s what The Guardian had to say about the feminist punk legend Kathleen Hanna’s long-awaited return to the UK stage!   According to new research by mathematician  Dr. Steven Strogatz, the classic dispute settling game Rock-paper-scissors may explain evolutionary ‘games’ in nature.   …

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Trending Now: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ainissa Ramirez, Kathleen Hanna

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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Week in Review!

Check out the latest updates from our speakers!   In an interview with MTV News,  Amber Madison (a therapist and writer on sexual health) discusses why social networks need to update their policies on censorship and safe sex.   “Many places like Twitter and Facebook are censoring sexual health content from reputable orgs simply because they …

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Trending Now: Kyle Thiermann, Sandra Steingraber, Neil deGrasse Tyson

Discovery Digital Networks has added another video network to its portfolio with the launch of Seeker.  Starring in one of the network’s inaugural shows — Pro-surfer Kyle Thiermann shares his passion for waves and preserving the oceans that are his playground.   Head over to EcoWatch and read Dr. Sandra Steingraber’s remarks to the chief commissioner of the …

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Trending Now: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ainissa Ramirez, Charles Johnson

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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