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By Jessica Turner-Skoff
Almost every aspect of our day-to-day life is impacted by science and technology: from the food we eat, to the cars we drive, to our medical needs, to our interactions with each other (hello, online dating!). However, there is a lag between the use of science and the general understanding of it. That is the beauty of C2ST. For ten years they have served as a liaison to the public, by making programing and information available to the 8.5 million people of the Chicago metropolitan region.
By Sanford (Sandy) Morganstein
There are reasons why we are living in a period witnessing the decline of 17th and 18thCentury Enlightenment values. Reasons why tens of thousands found it necessary to “march for science” and support fact-based reasoning and critical thinking (C2ST – The Enlightening March for Science).
Chicago Council on Science and Technology, as part of its Science + Cinema Initiative, and WTTW Chicago Present
Urban Nature: Behind the Scenes
Antarctica is the coldest, highest and driest of all seven continents. It is one and a half times the areal size of the continental United States, with the vast majority of its landmass covered in thick ice sheets.
Continue reading “Extreme Science: The U.S. Antarctic Program”
By Sanford (Sandy) Morganstein
Where would we be without The Enlightenment? The Enlightenment generally refers to Western civilization’s continuing exit from the “Dark Ages.” It follows on The Renaissance (“rebirth” in French). It is the reinforcement of Science.
I say reinforcement rather than “birth of Science” purposefully…to avoid cultural chauvinism. Elements of the scientific method appear in Aristotle and ancient Indian materialism.