PSW Science

Washington DC's leading science education organization, Founded 1871 - Science lectures every other Friday in the spring and fall, free to the public.

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What if mitochondria hold the key to understanding Alzheimer’s, diabetes, cancer, and aging?

Join us TONIGHT for the PSW Lecture.

🕗 8:00 PM
📍 John Wesley Powell Auditorium
💻 Live: https://t.co/rUY6SadMeb

#PSWScience #Mitochondria #Science #BiomedicalResearch

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What if the key to understanding Alzheimer's, diabetes, depression, cancer, and even aging isn't just in our genes but in how our cells generate energy?
Join the next PSW lecture.
Sponsored by PSW Science Members Larry Millstein & Robin Taylor.

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PSW Lecture Tonight | 8 PM ET

Thought Emerges from Neural Dynamics
with Earl K. Miller (MIT)

How do brain waves shape thought, cognition, and consciousness? Join us for an exploration of one of neuroscience’s most fascinating frontiers.

🎥 https://t.co/Z76xZ9yLu1
⏰ 8Pm

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How does thought emerge from neural activity?

Join PSW Science for:

“Thought Emerges from Neural Dynamics: How Science is Unraveling the Nature of Cognition and Consciousness”

with MIT neuroscientist Earl K. Miller

📅 June 11 | 8 pm

#Neuroscience #Consciousness #PSWScience

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PSW Lecture Tonight
How is Agentic AI transforming the search for extraterrestrial life?
Today’s session, by Michael Garrett and Adam Thompson.
🕗 8 PM
📌 John Wesley Powell Auditorium
🎥 : https://t.co/Y1Ia6sefgs

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The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is no longer just science fiction.

It now involves:
• AI
• supercomputing
• anomaly detection
• billions of cosmic signals
A fascinating Joseph Henry Lecture on the future of SETI and intelligent systems.

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PSW Lecture Today: Reading the Library of Life 🌍📚

Imagine unlocking the genetic blueprint of all life.

With Harris A. Lewin (Chair, Earth BioGenome Project)

5,600+ species sequenced—and counting.

#PSWScience #Genomics #Biodiversity

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PSW Lecture Tonight: Finding Asteroids Before They Find Us.

Featuring Kelly Fast, Acting Planetary Defense Officer at NASA HQ, on Planetary Defense & the NEO Surveyor Mission
🕗 8 PM ET
🎥 https://t.co/2PqjSXIUdb
Possible Artemis II splashdown at 8:07 PM.

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Big congratulations to Larry Millstein, President of the Philosophical Society of Washington, on being named an Honorary Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)!

🔗 https://t.co/R692uf5QTn
#AAAS #ScienceLeadership #Innovation

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What are the chances an asteroid could hit Earth in our lifetime, and would we see it coming?

Join us on the lecture on 'Planetary Defense & the NEO Mission Exploring how astronomers track near-Earth asteroids and assess impact risks.'

📅 April 10, 2026 | ⏰ 8:00 PM

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PSW Lecture Today
Are we alone in the Universe?
Is There Life Out There?
Bill Diamond (SETI Institute)
Join us this evening as we explore the science behind the search for extraterrestrial life.
💻 Live stream :https://t.co/fNxZJSs1D0

Sponsor: Charles Clark

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Are we alone in the Universe? Is There Life Out There?
The History, Science, and Relevance of the Search for Life Beyond Earth
From ancient philosophy to modern exoplanet discoveries, the search for extraterrestrial life is now a major scientific endeavor
Sponsor: Charles Clark

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Tonight| PSW science
The 100th Anniversary of First Flight Jonathan Coopersmith (Texas A&M)Marking 100 years since Robert Goddard’s first liquid-fueled rocket launch.
🎥 YouTube: https://t.co/JpmIYlrqY9
Sponsor: PSW member Ciprian Ivanof

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A century ago, a single rocket flight changed the course of history.

In 1926, Robert Goddard flew the first liquid-fueled rocket.

Join PSW on March 6 | 8 PM for
Robert Goddard and the Invention of the Liquid-Fueled Rocket
Jonathan Coopersmith (Texas A&M)