CHAIRS: J.D. Talasek and Alana Quinn

In October, the discussion will focus on Integration: Art and STEM. This DASER celebrates some of the winning National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Challenge projects and the recent Academies report The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education: Branches from the Same Tree (2018).

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American Sign Language provided.

PROGRAM

6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Check-in

6:30 p.m. Welcoming remarks and community share.

6:45 p.m. Opening remarks by Marcia K. McNutt, President, National Academy of Sciences

6:50 to 7:50 p.m. Speakers' Presentations (order subject to change)

Branches from the Same Tree: An Overview of the National Academies Study on the Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Science, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education: Ashley Bear, Senior Program Officer, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Ocean Memory Across Fire and Ice: Jody Deming, Karl M. Banse Professor, School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle; National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) Alumni.

Thinking with our hands (about land and water). What can art contribute to a transdisciplinary collaboration around Ocean and Memory? Daniel Kohn, Artist and Director, Kohnworkshop, New York City; NAKFI Alumni.

Digital Street Theater for Global Health: Kentaro Toyama, W.K. Kellogg Associate Professor of Community Information, University of Michigan School of Information, Ann Arbor; NAKFI Alumni.

7:50 to 8:30 p.m. Discussion moderated by JD Talasek, Director, Cultural Programs, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

8:30 to 9 p.m. Networking reception

SPONSORS:

D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER)  is co-sponsored by Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS) and Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology. DASER fosters community and discussion around the intersection of art and science. The thoughts and opinions expressed in the DASER events are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the National Academy of Sciences or of Leonardo.

More about LASER Talks:

LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) Talks is Leonardo's international program of evening gatherings that bring artists and scientists together for informal presentations and conversations. LASER Talks were founded in 2008 by Bay Area LASER Chair Piero Scaruffi and are in over 30 cities around the world. To learn more about how our LASER Hosts and to visit a LASER near you please visit our website. 

The mission of the LASERs is to provide the general public with a snapshot of the cultural environment of a region and to foster interdisciplinary networking.