Conversations in Science Series
for K-12 Educators

A partnership between The Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison The Madison Metropolitan School District & The Edgewood Sonderegger Science Center


Many of these conversations are broadcast on Madison Cable 10.
Many are also available for purchase on DVD through MMSD Channel 10.


2007-2008 Series
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All dates occur on a Thursday

October 11, 2007
“Science in Space: Wisconsin’s 100 year Journey to the Hubble Space Telescope”
Evan Richards, UW Space Science and Engineering Center

November 8, 2007
“The Rebirth of Nuclear Power”
Prof. Michael Corradini, Department of Engineering Physics

December 13, 2007
“The Science of Love”
Prof. John Delamater, Department of Sociology

January 10, 2008
“Across Biological Kingdoms: From Potatoes to Polio”
Prof. Molly Jahn, Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

February 14, 2008
Climate Change and Waters of Wisconsin
Prof. John Magnuson, Center for Limnology

March 13, 2008
“Biominerals, the Toughest Structures of Life”
Prof. Pupa Gilbert, Department of Physics

April 10, 2008
Evolution and its Enemies
Prof. Ronald Numbers, Department of Medical History and Ethics

May 8, 2008
Faults and Earthquakes: Up Close and Personal
Prof. Cliff Thurber, Department of Geology

 

 

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