Science at AMNH

Renowned theoretical physicist Marcelo Gleiser and cognitive scientist Stephen Pinker discuss the limits of knowledge and how much we can actually know of the world.

This lecture took place at the Museum on November 3, 2014. Support for Hayden Planetarium Programs is provided by the Schaffner Family.

Photo: AMNH/R. Mickens

In this podcast, physician and microbiologist Martin Blaser discusses how changes in the human microbiome - for example, through antibiotics and hand sanitizers - may be contributing to an increase in chronic conditions including obesity, allergic disorders, and diabetes.

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Microbiology researchers recently proved that populations of microbes living in and on the human body affect their hosts' health. In this podcast, physician and microbiologist Martin Blaser discusses how changes in the human microbiome - for example, through the overuse of antibiotics and hand sanitizers - may be contributing to an increase in chronic conditions including obesity, allergic disorders, and diabetes.

This SciCafe took place at the Museum on November 5, 2014.

In this lecture, Cassini Imaging Team Leader Carolyn Porco discusses the insights the spacecraft gave us into the nature of our planetary system, and Saturn itself.

This lecture took place at the Hayden Planetarium on October 20, 2014, and was hosted by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium.

Support for Hayden Planetarium Programs is provided by the Schaffner Family.

Photo Credit: NASA

Join museum curator Jenny Newell, in company with Tina Stege of the Marshallese Educational Initiative, in a discussion about the future of island culture in the face of climate change.

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Join former astronaut Chris Hadfield for a description of an orbit around the Earth, from launch to landing, as described and documented in his latest book, You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes.

Alan Rabinowitz shares his own personal journey to conserve a species that is now on a slide toward extinction - despite its past resilience.

This lecture took place at the Museum on September 17, 2014.

In honor of the Museum’s special exhibition of Lonesome George, the famed Galapagos tortoise that was the last of his species, join us for an in-depth conversation about biodiversity and conservation, featuring Johannah Barry and Linda Cayot of the Galapagos Conservancy, James Gibbs of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and Arturo Izurieta, director of the Galapagos National Park. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Eleanor Sterling, Chief Conservation Scientist of the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.

Lonesome George will be on display at the Museum until January 4, 2015. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/1vyu2ZM

Watch a video version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/YV8dsL

Photo: AMNH/D. Finnin

Charles Darwin’s visit to the Galapagos Islands helped him decipher the process responsible for the abundance of species on the planet. But today, hundreds of species go extinct each year. In honor of the Museum’s special exhibition of Lonesome George, the famed Galapagos tortoise that was the last of his species, this podcast is an in-depth conversation about biodiversity and conservation, featuring Johannah Barry and Linda Cayot of the Galapagos Conservancy, James Gibbs of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and Arturo Izurieta, director of the Galapagos National Park. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Eleanor Sterling, Chief Conservation Scientist of the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. Lonesome George will be on display at the Museum until January 4, 2015.

This lecture took place at the Museum on September 18, 2014.

Renowned astrophysicist and author Caleb Scharf takes us on a cosmic adventure like no other, from tiny microbes within the Earth to distant exoplanets and beyond, asserting that the age-old Copernican principle is in need of updating.

The Frontiers Lecture series features prominent astrophysicists, authors, and Museum experts. See upcoming programs here: http://bit.ly/1CoKVuf

Support for Hayden Planetarium Programs is provided by the Schaffner Family.

Photo: AMNH/D. Finnin