News Briefings: Connect with Leading Scientists and Engineers

Thursday, 15 February 2018

Science Paper: Breaking Research News
9:00 a.m. EST

Sensing Technology Peels Back the Secrets of Ancient Tropical Forests
10:00 a.m. EST

Scientists Examine Dispersants as Oil Spill Remedy
11:00 p.m. EST

Today’s Commute Will Inform Tomorrow’s Smart Vehicles
12:00 p.m. EST

Harnessing Our Microbiome to Prevent, Treat Disease
1:00 p.m. EST

Counter Forces: Technology Boosts, Blunts Voter Participation
2:00 p.m. EST

Decoding the Subtleties of Signed Language
3:00 p.m. EST

Friday, 16 February 2018

The Hunt for Earth-Like Planets Is On
9:00 a.m. EST

Digging for the Genetic Roots of Neuropsychiatric Disorders
10:00 a.m. EST

Speech Stereotypes Rarely Fit Gender, Sex or Sexual Orientation
11:00 a.m. EST

Replicating Organs to Fill Gaps in Precision Medicine
12:00 p.m. EST

Humans Rethink Aliens, Look to Future in Space
1:00 p.m. EST

Emerging Technologies from the BRAIN Initiative
2:00 p.m. EST

Animal Insights: Social Ties Matter, Sounds as Scarecrows, Pigeons as Proxies
3:00 P.M. EST

Saturday, 17 February 2018

Technology Peers into Picasso’s Art
9:00 a.m. EST

New Data Help Explain Urban Gun Violence and Drug Use
10:00 a.m. EST

The Future of Wearable Technology Is Now
11:00 a.m. EST

Extending A “Plastic” Brain Beyond Childhood?
12:00 p.m. EST
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Tracking Asteroids to Find and Save Life
1:00 p.m. EST

Why Some Older Adults Keep Memory and Brain Functions Intact
2:00 p.m. EST

Growing Transplantable Human Organs in Animals
3:00 p.m. EST

Artificial Intelligence Moves into the Real World
4:00 p.m. EST

Sunday, 18 February 2018

Game-Changing Methods for Tracking Modern Slavery
9:00 a.m. EST

Immunotherapies Score Advances Against Cancer
10:00 a.m. EST

National Climate Assessment Scientists Present Latest Developments
11:00 a.m. EST