Conversations in Science
A Series for K-12 Educators

A program conceived and organized by the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with the collaboration of the Madison Metropolitan School District and the Edgewood Sonderegger Science Center.


Many of these conversations are broadcast on MMSD- TV.
Many are also available for purchase on DVD through MMSD-TV.


2008-2009 Series
All dates occur on a Thursday

October 9, 2008
Self-Organization - Nature’s Intelligent Design
Prof. Clint Sprott, Dept of Physics
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November 6, 2008
Biology of Sleep
Prof. Ruth Benca, UW Psychiatric Institute & Clinics

December 11, 2008
Babies, Testosterone, and Type 2 Diabetes and Infertility
Prof. David Abbott, Dept of Ob/Gyn & National Primate Research Center
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January 8, 2009
Building the Next Generation of Biofuels
Prof. Tim Donohue, Great Lakes Bioenergy Resource Center
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February 12, 2009
Burning Questions About Forest Fires in the West
Prof. Monica Turner, Dept of Zoology
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March 12, 2009
Thoracoscopic and Robotic Thoracic Surgery at UW: Technically More Difficult, but Easier for the Patient
Prof. Tracey Weigel, Chief, Thoracic Surgery, UW Hospitals
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April 2, 2009
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Photochemistry
Prof. Frank Keutch, Dept of Chemistry
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May 14, 2009
Science in Theatre
Prof. Norma Saldivar, Director, Arts Institute

 

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