Nobody's Normal - The History, Culture, Stigma and Future of Mental Health - LivestreamThe way people conceptualize mental illness, and how they talk about it, differs around the world. A new book - Nobody's Normal, by George Washington University Professor of Anthropology Roy Richard Grinker - examines the ways in which culture and historical contexts have shaped our beliefs, stigma and social norms ...
D’Anne Duncan will discuss the critical importance and value of centering graduate student advocacy and activism to create institutional change by fostering relationships between graduate students, faculty, and campus administrators. Learn strategies to engage graduate students in leadership and diversity, equity, and inclusion values and principles to enact sustainable change ...
For more than 80 years, astrophysicists have collected data that suggests 80% of matter in the universe is 'dark'. These observations have led them to believe that it is made up of an as yet unknown substance.In this talk Sabine Hossenfelder will explore the evidence for and against the existence ...
Where: Cost: Free
Science Stories from Palomarin, Episode 4: Crossroads & ConnectionsPlease join us at noon on Thursday, June 10th for Episode 4 of Science Stories from Palomarin: “Crossroads & Connections.†We’ll be chatting with two more scientists who have spent decades chasing and observing migratory birds with advancing technology and on foot. RSVP here to join us via Zoom and we ...
Calling all creatures of the night: explore the nocturnal side of the Academy at NightLife and see what's revealed. With live DJs, outdoor bars, ambiance lighting, and nearly 40,000 live animals (including familiar faces like Claude the albino alligator), the night is sure to be wild.Reserve your entry to the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.50 - $20
After Dark Online: Queering the FutureWhat will it take for humanity to face the climate crisis and related challenges of the coming decades? Some futurists and activists imagine near-term and long-range futures that center thriving queer lives, build our resilience for disruptive future forces, and radically transform broken systems to work for all. This program ...
Peek into cave systems that only the most skilled researchers, cave divers, & advanced tech can reach. Learn about bats, blind shrimp, and the fascinating range of life found in caves across the southern United States and Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.How do hundreds of thousands of bats exit a cave in ...
A false memory is a memory for something that never happened to you. Memory is easily manipulated and can change without our awareness. In my talk I discuss different ways that false memories are created and how most people do not recognize the difference between an accurate and a false ...
How "future-oriented" are you? In the near term, nearly half of US adults would have trouble finding $400 to cover an emergency expense. Looking further ahead, our collective futures are threatened by global climate change. Meeting such challenges partially depends on the human ability to regard future selves as continuous ...
