Events of Interest—January 2010

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Featured Events

Friday, Jan 8, 7-10 p.m.:
NSWA presents "2010: A Science Odyssey." Please join us at our annual post-holiday party, and bring friends and colleagues. Light hors d’oeuvres and drinks are included. Admission is $15 for NSWA members and $20 for nonmembers. Venue: The Mountaineers, 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
RSVP to mbradbury@realscience.us to reserve your space.
Information: http://www.nwscience.org.

Thursday-Sunday, Jan 7-10:
The Knight Foundation, University of Washington (UW) Digital Media, UW Department of Communication, University of Missouri's Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, Microsoft, NSWA, and other worthy organizations present "Journalism That Matters (JTM) Pacific Northwest: Reimagining a New News Ecology." This four-day community conversation about the future of journalism, including science journalism, is open to members of NSWA—and everyone else. Open-space technology will facilitate an interactive discussion about the current state of media, where it’s heading, and what we can all do to participate, make it better, or reimagine it altogether. Admission is on a sliding scale between $50 and $250. To accommodate more voices at the table, the organizers can offer scholarships for interested parties who request them. There is a $10 registration-processing fee. Venue: UW Haggett Hall, Seattle, WA.
Information: www.journalismthatmatters.org/jtm-pnw. RSVP by Jan 3 by scrolling down and clicking Register now!

NSWA Board Meeting

Monday, Jan. 12, 6:30 p.m.:
The monthly NSWA board meeting will also be held at the Pacific Science Center. Contact Michael Bradbury at mbradbury@realscience.us for more information.

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January Events

Jan 5, 7:30 p.m.:
Science on Tap, Pacific Science Center, and KCTS Public Television present UW’s Joshua Bandfield on "Mars: A Tour of Familiar and Alien Landscapes on the Red Planet." Venue: Lower Queen Anne Location, Science on Tap, T.S. McHugh's Irish Pub, 21 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109, (206) 282-1910.
Information: www.scienceontap.org

Wednesday, Jan 6, 7:30 p.m.:
Town Hall and University Book Store present Larry Downes on Laws of Disruption: Harnessing the New Forces that Govern Life and Business in the Digital Age. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, Downstairs, 1119 8th Avenue (Enter on Seneca). Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006, and the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Information: www.townhallseattle.org

Thursday, Jan 7, 7:30 p.m.:
Town Hall, Bastyr University, and PCC Natural Markets present Brendan Brazier on "Thrive Fitness: The Vegan-Based Training Program for Maximum Strength, Health, and Fitness." Ironman triathlete Brazier discusses his vegan diet and fitness. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, Downstairs, 1119 8th Avenue (Enter on Seneca). Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Information: www.townhallseattle.org

Friday, Jan 8, 7:30 p.m.:
Town Hall and University Book Store present Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett on The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger. They describe how gross income inequalities are bad for everyone within unequal societies—the prosperous as well as the poor. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, Downstairs, 1119 8th Avenue (Enter on Seneca). Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Information: www.townhallseattle.org

Sunday, Jan 10, 2010, 7:30–9 p.m.:
Town Hall, Kim Ricketts Book Events, Bastyr University, and PCC Natural Markets present Atul Gawande on The Power of the Checklist. Surgeon and writer Gawande describes how innovative checklists are being adopted in hospitals around the world, improving responses to everything from flu epidemics to avalanches. Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m. Venue: Great Hall, Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue (enter on 8th Avenue).
Information: www.townhallseattle.org

Monday, Jan 11, 7:30 p.m.:
Town Hall and University Book Store present Daniel H. Pink on Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Pink exposes the mismatch between the motivational approaches that businesses use and what science knows about human motivation: it’s all about our wanting to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by our world and ourselves. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, Downstairs, 1119 8th Avenue (Enter on Seneca). Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Information: www.townhallseattle.org

Tuesday, Jan 12, 7 p.m.:
Town Hall presents Laura Kastner on Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens & Teens. Kastner says the best way to know how to parent a teenager is knowing how the teenage brain works. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, Downstairs, 1119 8th Avenue (Enter on Seneca). Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Information: www.townhallseattle.org

Thursday, Jan 14, 5-6 p.m.:
Bioscience Career Seminars presents "Options Beyond Academia in Scientific Editing" with Laura Zahn, PhD, Associate Editor of Science Magazine. Approximately 1 in 5 of science PhDs end up in a tenure track academic position, while the other 4/5 are left to pursue what are termed "alternative" careers. Because nothing can be assumed in today's world one has to be ready to search for positions beyond the traditional academic trajectory and be ready to explore how to use one's scientific knowledge outside of those options. In this talk Dr. Zahn will discuss how she ended up leaving academia for publishing as well as how one thinks about and prepares for a career outside of the standard academic path. Laura Zahn received a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ . Following her degree she was a post doctoral fellow at Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA. She joined the staff of Science magazine in Washington, D.C. in 2006 where she handles papers in evolution, genomics, plant sciences, genetics and ecology. Venue: Room T-739, T-wing, Health Sciences Building.
Information: http://courses.washington.edu/phd/

Thursday, Jan 14, 7:30–9 p.m.:
Town Hall, Elliott Bay Book Company, Bastyr University, and PCC Natural Markets present Gabor Maté on Understanding Addiction. Physician Maté of Vancouver describes addiction’s root causes: an interplay of personal history, emotional and neurological development, brain chemistry, and Western culture. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, Downstairs, 1119 8th Avenue (Enter on Seneca). Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Information: www.townhallseattle.org

Saturday, Jan 16, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.:
Gilda's Club Seattle and the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research present "Cancer: What People Really Want to Know." Venue: Gilda’s Club Seattle: at (1400 Broadway, Seattle). Leading local experts in cancer research from the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (www.iths.org) will describe how they are using patients' own cells to fight cancer, and about the process of biomedical research and how ordinary people can play a role. A bioethicist will explore ethical issues and show a documentary film illustrating clinical research. Admission free, including lunch, but donations accepted.
Information and RSVP: www.nwabr.org/takepart/cancerworkshop2010.html

Monday, Jan 18, 7:30–9 p.m.:
Town Hall and Elliott Bay Book Company present Raj Patel on Looking Beyond Price Tags. Social scientist and activist Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved, discusses how people inflate the cost of things we can live without, while assigning no value to the resources we all need to survive. He says we must make dramatic changes in practical economics to save the earth. Venue: Town Hall Seattle, Downstairs, 1119 8th Avenue (Enter on Seneca).
Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Information: www.townhallseattle.org

Tuesday, Jan 19, 6-8:15 p.m.:
Society for Technical Communication (STC) presents "Competition Showcase: Puget Sound Art, Online, and Technical Publications." See some of the year’s best work in technical communication. Admission: $10 for STC members; $15 for non-members; $5 for students. Venue: UW Waterfront Activity Center, 3900 Montlake Blvd. NE, Seattle
Information: www.stc-psc.org

Monday, Jan 25, 7 p.m.:
Science on Tap, Pacific Science Center, and KCTS Public Television present UW’s Shawn Domagal-Goldman on "Cylons and Smelloscopes: False Positives and False Negatives in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life." Venue: Ravenna Location, Science on Tap, Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98115, (206)-525-2347.
Information: www.scienceontap.org

Tuesday, Jan 26, 6:30-8 p.m.:
UW Graduate School and UW Alumni Association present Charles Falco on "The Science of Optics; The History of Art." University of Arizona Chair of Condensed Matter Physics, Falco shows optical evidence for artist David Hockney’s claim that certain artists from as early as the Renaissance, whose work seems almost "photographic" in detail, must have used optical aids. Learn more about this unusual collaboration between an artist and a scientist. Venue: UW Kane Hall 120, Seattle. Admission is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. RSVP by Jan 25 at 5 p.m.
Information: www.grad.washington.edu/lectures/falco.shtml, 206-543-0540, or 1-800-AUW-ALUM

Tuesday, Jan 26, 7:30–9 p.m.:
Town Hall, Pacific Science Center, University Book Store, and Microsoft present Jaron Lanier on "How the Web’s Gone Wrong." Known as the father of virtual-reality technology, Lanier is a computer scientist. He says the Web’s first designers made crucial choices (such as making one’s presence anonymous) that have had enormous—and often unintended—consequences, including elevating the "wisdom" of crowds and algorithms over the intelligence and judgment of individuals. Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m. Venue: Great Hall, Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue (enter on 8th Avenue).
Information: www.townhallseattle.org

REMINDER:

The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the UW hosts "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway" through Monday May 31. This premiere of a nationally touring exhibit will take visitors on a "road trip" through the American West to learn about our region’s intriguing fossils and the stories they tell about the past, based on the book by the celebrated duo Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson. Venue: Burke Museum.
Information: Call: (206) 543-5590 or visit www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/

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