Town Hall Seattle: Science Series
Town Hall’s Science series is dedicated to understanding the world around us. Whether we’re hearing from a legendary physicist or a UW graduate student, the Science series explores math, biology, chemistry, the environment, and so much more.
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Nov 20, 2024
Artificial intelligence is an actively surging field in today’s digital landscape, and as each new AI interface reaches the public it throws into sharper resolution that all the big tech players are getting involved. And quickly. But where are the roots of this rapidly expanding industry’s interests? How does AI...
Nov 18, 2024
The ocean has proven endlessly mysterious
and fascinating to all manner of people across the globe, but for
centuries true knowledge of the depths was simply out of reach. As
modern technologies advance, science has debunked much once held to
be true – including the idea of the “silent world” of the ocean.
What...
Sep 27, 2024
Whether it’s staying up late in front of
the screens or waking up before dawn for that early morning flight
– it’s easy to tell when something big has thrown off our routines.
But what about the little things that add up over the course of a
day, a week, or our lives overall? How do small adjustments to our
daily...
Sep 23, 2024
With tech giants such as Microsoft and
Amazon, Seattle will be instrumental in the future of data and its
effects on society. What are the long-term consequences of
humanity’s recent rush toward digitizing, storing, and analyzing
every piece of data about ourselves and the world we live in? How
will data surveillance,...
Sep 4, 2024
One instance of grief can be difficult enough to cope with, but for Lawrence Ingrassia, losing multiple family members was not only devastating but perplexing. Typical discussions surrounding inheritance may include heirlooms or estates — not rare tumors in the cheeks of toddlers, as was the case for...