by Mara Grunbaum | Jan 18, 2022 | Events, Past Events
What’s the best way to fight the spread of misinformation? When someone shares misleading facts about vaccines or climate change on Twitter, should we be furious — or should we try to be funny? Recent research suggests that humor has an important role in...
by Ashley Braun | Nov 11, 2021 | Events, Past Events
Centuries of colonialism and racism have led to Indigenous science being dismissed or left out of mainstream environmental policy for far too long. And as one Indigenous scientist points out in a new book, that’s to the detriment of conservation...
by Ashley Braun | Sep 28, 2021 | Events, Past Events
From cadavers and Mars missions to human sex and digestion, author Mary Roach has filled our brains and tickled our funny bones as she’s run the gamut of scientific topics in her writing career. So, what’s her secret to creating a happy three-way marriage...
by Ashley Braun | Sep 12, 2021 | Events, Past Events
On Wednesday, September 22, at 7:00 p.m. PDT, NSWA and Infinity Box Theatre Project will host a science-based, NPR-style game show called “Matters of Gravity” at Peddler Brewing in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. Two science writer/theater artist teams will compete...
by Ashley Braun | Aug 22, 2021 | Events, Past Events
A year and a half after NSWA’s last in-person event (and what a party it was!), we’ll be reconnecting with each other at an informal happy hour in Seattle on Monday, August 30. We’ll gather outdoors on the patio at Pecado Bueno in Seattle’s...
by David Mills | Jul 6, 2021 | Events, Past Events, Uncategorized
Caitlin Frances, Corey Spruill & Stephen Grenley in Resistant by Celeste Mari Williams, photo by R. Falk Join us on Wednesday, July 21 at 6:00 p.m. PDT for a lively discussion about how theater can energize science communication and science can stimulate...
