Public Science Lectures

Public Science Lectures is produced by Yvonne Stapp, PhD, a BMC member and president of Science for the Public, a Belmont-based non-profit whose mission is "to improve understanding of and appreciation for science in the adult community."

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Recent Videos
Monday, 2/27/12SftPublic 2/14/12 Solar Energy the Third Way Gang Chen, Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Chen explains the two major ways of producing solar power and compares these technologies with solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs). This talk provides a lot of important information about these solar technologies in terms of relative efficiency, cost and ease of installation.
Monday, 12/19/11Revealing the Brain through States of Unconsciousness: Anesthesia, Coma, Sleep Emery N. Brown, M.D., PhD, Harvard Medical School and MIT Cognitive Neuroscience: Dr. Brown, a leading researcher in anesthesiology whose work has received considerable publicity lately, discusses the differences between types of unconsciousness and what these distinctions reveal about the structure of the brain.
Wednesday, 9/7/11Public Science Lectures: 8/23/11 The Tumultuous Milky Way Elena D'Onghia, PhD, Harvard Center for Astrophysics, explains the formation of galaxies and the dynamic relationship between galaxies such as the Milky Way and their satellites. This video is the revised version of 9/07/11
Wednesday, 7/27/11Public Science 7/19/11: Bio of lecturer, Prof. Andrew West A brief bio segment of Dr. Andrew West, in which he describes how he got into astronomy, what he enjoys most about his work etc.
Wednesday, 7/27/11Public Science 7/19/11: Big Science from Little Stars: Q-A Segment This is the Q-A session following Dr. Andrew West's lecture, "Big Science from Little Stars"
Wednesday, 7/27/11Pubic Science 7/19/11 Big Science from Little Stars Prof. Andrew West, Dept of Astronomy, Boston University. Dr. West explains the great importance of Red Dwarfs (M Dwarfs), the smallest and also most numerous stars in the Milky Way galaxy. These stars appear to live forever (unlike our own sun), and they are also likely hosts to planetary systems. A fascinating discussion of a "hot" topic in astronomy.
Saturday, 6/25/11Meet Shawn Kelly, PhD Dr. Kelly's Science for the Public's 6/21/11 Public Science Lectures presentation was all about the many new advances in the wide field of prosthetics. Here, Dr. Kelly presents a personal side: what drew him into this field; his approach to training grad students in such a complex field; the delights and the challenges of this work.
Saturday, 6/25/11Public Science Lectures 6/21/11 Bionic Being: The New Prosthetics Shawn Kelly, PhD, Research Scientist at VA Center for Innovative Visual Rehabilitation and a Visiting Scientist at MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics: Dr. Kelly describes recent advances in many areas of prosthetic design. He also explains why simulating the natural function of human limbs and organs is such a huge and interdisciplinary challenge. Discussion covers many areas.
Monday, 5/23/11Meet Prof. John Connor (Unraveling Secrets of Viruses) A brief bio of John Connor, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine. ; Dr. Connor presented "Unraveling the Secrets of Viruses" for the Science for the Public
Monday, 5/23/11Public Science Lectures 5/17/11: Unraveling the Secrets of Viruses John Connor, PhD, Asst Professor of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine.Viruses are minimal forms, but amazingly clever. ;With their rapid mutations, they constantly outsmart the medical experts.

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