Programs

All pages in this section contain media recorded from live events.

	Brains R Us: The Science of Educating March 3, 2008 Brains R Us brings together researchers, educators, policymakers, parents, and students in a town hall forum to discuss the state of the science of educating from synapse to schoolroom, from neurons to neighborhoods. View
	TDLC All Hands Meeting January 4-6, 2008 This is the second annual all-hands meeting of the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center (TDLC), which investigates time as a crucial element in the learning process and integrates the study of learning dynamics across multiple time scales - from milliseconds to life-long learning. View
	Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa 2007 October 19, 2007 In this second annual summit, presented by the San Diego Consortium for Regenerative Medicine (SDCRM), scientists, business executives, and government officials come together to share emerging innovations in stem cell research and discuss the various scientific, ethical, and business challenges facing the industry today. View
	Summit on Pancreatic Cancer August 3-August 5, 2007 The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network hosts this first Summit on Pancreatic Cancer. Leading pancreatic cancer investigators and other luminaries of the biological sciences engage in an interactive discussion of opportunities and challenges facing pancreatic cancer research over the next five years. View
	Waking Up To Sleep February 9 -10, 2007 Can sleeping on a problem create overnight insights? Will naps make you smarter? Are you getting enough? How much IS enough? For the answers to these and other pillow problems, join a group of wide-awake researchers for a conversation on the science of sleep. View
	Immigration Symposium November 30, 2006 Immigration Today: What is the status of our huddled masses, our tired and tempest-tost? A presentation of The National Academies Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. From Emma Lazarus' poem The New Colossus on the Statue of Liberty. View
	Stem Cell Meeting On The Mesa - 2006 October 20, 2006 The San Diego Consortium for Regenerative Medicine (SDCRM) presents this first annual symposium, drawing together San Diego's pioneers responsible for advancing stem cell research towards discovering cures for debilitating diseases and injuries. View
	California Institute of Regenerative Medicine's First Scientific Meeting October 1-2, 2005 This is the first scientific meeting of The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), established in early 2005 with the passage of Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative. View
	The Stony Brook Human Evolution Symposium September 27, 2005 Did we all come Out of Africa? Join famed fossil hunter, Richard Leakey, for this meeting on the making of mankind. View
	Preparing for the Inevitable: Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases June 9, 2005 Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Joe Lieberman, and Richard Burr, and former Representative Christopher Cox discuss the continuing threat of bioterrorism and its implications for society. This event was held at the Library of Congress and organized by former Ambassador Cynthia P. Schneider of the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute. View
	2005 Skeptics Society Annual Conference: Brain, Mind and Consciousness May 13-15, 2005 Join hundreds of skeptics from all over the United States, Canada, and Europe for a lively and memorable tour through �inner space� at the 2005 Annual Skeptics Society Conference. View
	The Legacy of Einstein's Science March 13, 2005 American Friends of the Hebrew University present this conference, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's Annus Mirabilis (Miracle Year). View
	Stem Cells: Science, Ethics and Politics at the Crossroads October 2, 2004 The Science Network's first public event, this landmark symposium assembles the world's leading experts to explore the contentious issue of stem cell research. Held one month before California voted on Proposition 71, this timely event was - and remains - an essential resource for concerned citizens. View