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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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Jun 12, 2025

From left to right: Headshots of Blaise Agüera y Arcas (with fair skin, short brown hair, and beard) and Charles Mudede (with brown skin and black textured hair/goatee)

Explaining how and why our world works the way it does touches on so many fields of science: biology, chemistry, physics, and, of course, technology. However, according to researcher Blaise Agüera y Arcas, computation should also be part of the understanding of life on all levels – and going back further than one...


Jun 3, 2025

From left to right: Headshots of Mariah Blake (with green turtleneck and curly brown hair) and Monica Guzman (with light skin and short brown hair)

From Silent Spring to Erin Brockovich, people have been captivated — and devastated — by stories of harmful chemicals and the many ways that they have altered and even ended human lives. From investigative journalist Mariah Blake comes a new book that recounts a small town being poisoned, a corporate cover up, and...


Jun 1, 2025

Headshot of Dori Gillam (with fair skin, glasses, long grey/brown hair, and blunt bangs)

Overnight, Dori became her parents’ caregiver – a labor of love that lasted for seven years. Her mom was suddenly a partially paralyzed wheelchair-bound amputee and her dad was declining due to increasing dementia. She wasn’t ready.

This event is to help prepare anyone – those who have been, are now, or will be...