What would it be like to spend an entire year embedded in the forest, learning about the human and natural history of a 100-year-old tree? Local author and Seattle Times reporter Lynda V. Mapes did just that during her Bullard Fellowship in Forest Research, in which she spent 2014-15 at Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts, learning from scientists, researchers—and an old red oak tree.
Read more at UW Today »Recap: Dynamics of Disbelief lecture with Harvard’s Naomi Oreskes (VIDEO)
On Mar. 1, 2016, science historian Naomi Oreskes discussed the dynamics of disbelief, particularly in relation to climate change, at the University of Washington. Check out the full video here!
Read more »Ice cores, polar bears and whale sounds at 11th Polar Science Weekend
Investigate a real ice core from Greenland, survey microbes from the coldest parts of the world, explore an Arctic ice camp and meet with polar scientists – many of who are from the University of Washington. It’s all part of Polar Science Weekend, returning to Seattle’s Pacific Science Center March 4-6. The three-day event features interactive exhibits and opportunities to talk with top polar scientists who work in some of the most remote and challenging places on Earth.
Read more at UW Today »Dynamics of Disbelief: Q&A with Harvard University science historian Naomi Oreskes
Naomi Oreskes, a geologist, historian, educator, and author, works at the center of science and politics. Over the past decade, she has explored the history of scientific consensus and dissent around anthropogenic climate change. Oreskes will be at the University of Washington on Mar. 1, 2016.
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