Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences Podcast National Academies

Thomas Burnett, Mirzayan Fellow, gave this lecture on astrophysicist, internationalist, and NAS member George Ellery Hale on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Keck Center in Washington, D.C. JD Talasek, director of Cultural Programs, introduces Thomas Burnett. Intro music Ibiza (Trance Mix) by Delta.

Cultural Programs is partnering with Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology, to present DASER, a monthly discussion forum on art and science projects in the national capital region. This event featured presentations by Irina Aristarkhova, assistant professor of women's studies and art, Penn State University; Rebecca Kamen, artist and professor of art, Northern Virginia community College; Natalie Settles, artist in residence, Tonsor Lab for Plant Evolutionary Genetics, University of Pittsburgh; adjunct assistant professor, School of Art, Carnegie Mellon University; and Stephen Tonsor, associate professor, Plant Evolutionary Genetics, University of Pittsburgh. JD Talasek, director of Cultural Programs, facilitated the discussion. Intro music Ibiza (Trance Mix) by Delta.

Cultural Programs is partnering with Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology, to present DASER, a monthly discussion forum on art and science projects in the national capital region. This event featured presentations by Pamela L. Jennings, program director, Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate Information and INtelligent Systems Division HUman Centered Computing and CreativeIT Programs, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA; Cynthia Pannucci, artist and founder/director, Art and Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI); Michael Sappol, curator-historian, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Elizabeth Warson, assistant professor, Graduate Art Therapy Program, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. JD Talasek, director of Cultural Programs, facilitated the discussion. Intro music Ibiza (Trance Mix) by Delta.

Art Deco muralist Hildreth Meieres (1892-1961) first major commission was to create the ceiling decorations for the dome of the Great Hall at the NAS at 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W. (currently undergoing a major restoration project). During her lifetime, Meiere was one of the most respected and prolific muralists in the country. As one of Americas most gifted embellishers of architectural environments, Meiere was a leading practitioner of the art of mosaic. Walls Speak: The Narrative Art of Hildreth Meiere, a major exhibition of her work curated by Catherine C. Brawer, is on view at the National Building Museum from March 19 through November 27, 2011. At this April 6, 2011 lecture, Brawer spoke about Meieres work on the Great Hall, the project that launched her career. Intro music Ibiza (Trance Mix) by Delta.

Cultural Programs is partnering with Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology, to present DASER, a monthly discussion forum on art and science projects in the national capital region. This event featured presentations by Harry Abramson, director of art services, Direct Dimensions, Inc. Owings Mills, MD; Michael Chorost, science writer, author of World Wide Mind: The Coming Integration of Humanity, Machines, and the Internet, Washington, D.C.; Randall Packer, multimedia artist, composer, and artistic director, Zakros InterArts, Washington, D.C. with Robin Shannon, actor and certified deaf interpreter; Zeev Rosenzweig, program director and lead of the SCIART program, Division of Chemistry, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. JD Talasek, director of Cultural Programs, facilitated the discussion. Intro music Ibiza (Trance Mix) by Delta.

Cultural Programs is partnering with Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology, to present DASER, a monthly discussion forum on art and science projects in the national capital region. This event featured presentations by Amy Bastian, director, Motion Analysis Laboratory, Kennedy Krieger Institute; associate professor, Neurobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore; Max Kazemzadeh, assistant professor, Art and Media Technology, Washburn Arts Center, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.; Joanna Marsh, The James Dicke Curator of Contemporary Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; Jane Milosch, director, Smithsonian Provenance Research Initiative, and former curator, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. JD Talasek, director of Cultural Programs, facilitated the discussion. Intro music Ibiza (Trance Mix) by Delta.