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THE BEAUTY AND
BENEF ITS OF SCI ENCE
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ANNUALMEETING
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AAAS presents the
2013 AAAS ANNUALMEETINGTHE BEAUTY AND BENEFITS OF SCIENCE
WIlliam H. Press
AAAS President and 2013 Program Chair
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the AAAS Board of Directors, it is my honor to
invite you to join us in Boston for the 2013 AAAS Annual
Meeting, 14-18 February. As you may know, this annual
event is one of the most widely recognized global science
gatherings, with hundreds of networking opportunities and broad U.S. and
international media coverage.
The meeting’s theme — The Beauty and Benefits of Science— points to the
“unreasonable effectiveness” of the scientific enterprise in creating economic
growth, solving societal problems, and satisfying the essential human drive
to understand the world in which we live.
The phrase “unreasonable effectiveness” was coined in 1960 by physicist
Eugene Wigner, who explored the duality of mathematics — both beautiful
unto itself, and also eminently practical, often in unexpected ways. The
scientific program will highlight the rich and complicated connections
between basic and applied research, and how they bring about both practical
benefits and the beauty of pure understanding.
Everyone is welcome at the AAAS Annual Meeting. Those who join us will
have the opportunity to choose among a broad range of activities, including
plenary and topical lectures by some of the world’s leading scientists and
engineers, multidisciplinary symposia, cutting-edge seminars, career
development workshops, and an international exhibition. You and your family
can also enjoy Family Science Days, a free event open to the general public.
The Annual Meeting reflects tremendous efforts from the AAAS sections,
divisions, and committees, which I gratefully acknowledge. I also extend a
personal thanks to the members of the Scientific Program Committee who
selected and assembled the many excellent ideas and proposals into this
outstanding meeting.
Please join us in Boston.
William H. Press
AAAS President and Program Chair;
Warren J. and Viola M. Raymer Professor in
Computer Science and Integrative Biology
University of Texas at Austin
Join Us in BostonParticipate in seminars on the biology
and evolution of human language, global
fisheries and food supply, the brain’s
plasticity, and communicating science
as well as 150 symposia across 14 tracks
that cover the breadth of science,
engineering, education, and policy.
• Share ideas with leaders in science and
technology.
• Learn about recent developments in
education and policy.
• Network with colleagues and make new
connections.
View full program and take advantage of
early registration and hotel discounts
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AAAS ANNUAL MEETING • 14-18 February 2013 • Boston
President’s Address
Thursday, 14 February
William H. PressWarren J. and Viola M.Raymer Professor in Com-puter Science and Integra-tive Biology, University ofTexas at Austin
Dr. Press is a noted researcher in computer
science, genomics, statistical methods,
astrophysics, and international security.
He is a member of the President’s Council
of Advisors on Science and Technology.
His current research focus is bioinfor-
matics and whole-genome genetics. He
previously served as deputy laboratory
director for science and technology at the
Los Alamos National Laboratory and as
a professor of astronomy and physics at
Harvard University. He is a member of the
U.S. National Academy of Sciences, a fel-
low of the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, and a member of the Council on
Foreign Relations.
Plenary Speakers
Friday, 15 February
Sherry TurkleAbby Rockefeller MauzéProfessor of the SocialStudies of Science andTechnology in the Programin Science, Technology, and
Society, MIT
The Robotic Moment: What Do WeForget When We Talk to Machines?
Dr. Turkle is founder and director of the
MIT Initiative on Technology and Self. She
received a joint doctorate in sociology
and personality psychology from Harvard
University and is a licensed clinical psy-
chologist. Her research focuses on the
psychology of human relationships with
technology, especially in the realm of how
people relate to computational objects. She
is an expert on mobile technology, social
networking, and sociable robotics and a
regular media commentator on the social
and psychological effects of technology.
Her most recent book is Alone Together:
Why We Expect More from Technology and
Less from Each Other.
Saturday, 16 February
Nathan MyhrvoldFounder and Chief Execu-
tive Officer, Intellectual
Ventures
Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Scienceof Cooking
Dr. Myhrvold founded Intellectual Ventures
after retiring as chief strategist and chief
technology officer of Microsoft Corporation.
At Intellectual Ventures, he is focused on a
variety of business interests relating to the
funding, creation, and commercialization of
inventions. During his tenure at Microsoft,
he was responsible for founding Microsoft
Research and technology groups that
resulted in many successful products. He
has extensive experience linking research
to product development and commercial-
ization and holds hundreds of patents. As
a postdoctoral fellow in applied mathemat-
ics and theoretical physics at Cambridge
University, he worked with Stephen
Hawking on research in cosmology, quan-
tum field theory in curved space time,
and quantum theories of gravitation. He
earned a doctorate in theoretical and math-
ematical physics and a master’s degree in
mathematical economics from Princeton
University. He also has a master’s degree in
geophysics and space physics and a bache-
lor’s degree in mathematics from University
of California, Los Angeles.
Sunday, 17 February
Robert KirshnerClowes Professor of Sci-ence, Harvard University
The Beauty of theAccelerating Universe
Dr. Kirshner is an astrophysi-
cist studying the physics of supernovae and
observational cosmology. He is a member
of the High-z Supernova Search Team that
used observations of extragalactic superno-
vae to discover the accelerating universe,
which implied the existence of dark energy.
Dr. Kirshner’s graduate students Brian
Schmidt and Adam Riess shared the 2011
Nobel Prize in Physics with Saul Perlmutter
for the discovery of cosmic acceleration. He
teaches a popular course for Harvard under-
graduates called “The Energetic Universe”
and is author of the book The Extravagant
Universe: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy,
and the Accelerating Cosmos. He is a past
president of the American Astronomical
Society, a member of the National Academy
of Sciences, and a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow.
Monday, 18 February
Cynthia KenyonAmerican Cancer SocietyProfessor and Director ofthe Hillblom Center for theBiology of Aging, Universityof California, San Francisco
Mechanisms for Life Extension in C.elegans
Dr. Kenyon is a molecular biologist whose
discovery with colleagues that a single-
gene mutation could double the lifespan of
the worm C. elegans sparked an intensive
study of the molecular biology of aging.
Her findings have since led to the discovery
that an evolutionarily conserved hormone
signaling system controls aging in other
organisms as well, including mammals.
As a doctoral student at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, she was the first
to look for genes on the basis of their
expression profiles, discovering that DNA
damaging agents activate a battery of DNA
repair genes in E. coli. She is a member of
the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and
the Institute of Medicine, a fellow of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences,
and a past president of the Genetics
Society of America.
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Robert-Jan SmitsDirector-General, Directorate-General forResearch and Innovation, European Commission
Topical Lectures
GEORGE SARTON MEMORIAL LECTURE IN THE
HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Silvan SchweberEmeritus Professor of Physics and Richard KoretProfessor in the History of Ideas, Brandeis UniversityHans Bethe and Physics in the 20th Century
Peter NorvigDirector of Research, Google Inc.
Technology for Educating Everyone
ChadMirkinDirector of International Institute forNanotechnology and George B. Rathmann Professorof Chemistry, Northwestern University“Artificial Atoms” Formed from Nucleic Acid Nanopar-ticle Conjugates: The Dawn of a New Periodic Table
Nina JablonskiDistinguished Professor of Anthropology,Pennsylvania State UniversityThe Evolution and Meanings of Human Skin Color
Felice FrankelResearch Scientist, Center for Materials Science andEngineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMore Than Pretty Pictures: How the Process of Mak-ing Science Images and Graphics Clarifies Under-standing
Karl DeisserothAssociate Professor of Bioengineering andPsychiatry, Stanford UniversityOptogenetics: Development and Application
Richard AlleyEvan Pugh Professor, Department of Geosciences,and Earth and Environmental Systems Institute,Pennsylvania State UniversityIce Sheets, Sea Level, and Other Surprises: Benefitsof Understanding Some Beautiful Places
Topical Panel: European Science Policy on the Move
Paul BoylePresident, Science Europe; Chief Executive,U.K. Economic and Social Research Council
Anne GloverChief Scientific Advisor to EuropeanCommission President, European Union
Helga NowotnyPresident, European Research Council
European science policy is as dynamic as ever. The new chief scientific advisor position to the European Commission President has been
filled. National research councils are becoming more organized with the new Science Europe organization. Bottom-up research is increas-
ingly supported at the European level. A bigger and larger EU research funding program, “Horizon 2020,” will be launched next year from
the European Commission. Four high-level experts will be asked to address questions about where European science policy is headed.
Moderated by:William H. Press, AAAS President and Program Chair; Warren J. and Viola M. Raymer Professor in Computer Science and
Biology, University of Texas at Austin
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AAAS ANNUAL MEETING • 14-18 February 2013 • Boston
*Invited
Special SessionsInternational Teacher-ScientistPartnership ConferenceWednesday, 13 February - Thursday, 14 FebruaryPre-registration required
Responsible Professional Practices in aChanging Research EnvironmentThursday, 14 FebruaryPre-registration required
Curiosity’s Mission at Gale Crater, MarsFriday, 15 FebruaryJohn Grotzinger, Fletcher Jones Professor ofGeology, and Project Scientist, Mars ScienceLaboratory, California Institute of TechnologyOpen to all attendees
Seminars
Thursday, 14 February
Communicating ScienceScientific and technological issues increas-
ingly trigger societal conflicts whenever they
intersect with personal or political views.
Particularly amid pressures on research and
development budgets, and related concerns
about transparency and accountability,
today’s scientists and engineers are chal-
lenged to communicate and engage with the
public, reporters, and policy-makers. This
seminar will share science communication
expertise in working with different types of
content, across a range of presentation for-
mats, for various audiences.
Organized by: Cornelia Dean, The New YorkTimes; Dennis Meredith, Science CommunicationConsultant
Working with Print, Broadcast, andOnline Media
SPEAKERSJuliet Eilperin, The Washington Post
Science Reporting at Newspapers in an Age ofTight Budgets, Constant Deadlines, PoliticalPolarization, and Industry Upheaval
Chris Joyce, National Public RadioScience Journalism: Alive and Kicking
Alan Boyle, NBCNews.comScience Journalism: On Internet Time
Communicating Science to Policy-Makers
SPEAKERSDavid Goldston, Natural Resources DefenseCouncil
Why Can’t They Just Do What’s Right?:Misperceptions and Barriers to ScienceCommunication
* Bill Foster, United States House ofRepresentatives
Arthur Lupia, University of MichiganCommunicating Science in PoliticizedEnvironments
Visualizing Science
SPEAKERSFelice Frankel, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology
Tell Me What You See: Understanding ScienceImages
Erik Olsen, The New York TimesExplaining Science in Video
Yael Fitzpatrick, AAAS/ScienceStarting with the Basics, Ending with a Bang
Engaging with Social Media
SPEAKERSScicurious, Neurotic Physiology
Science Blogging for Fun and Profit
Christie Wilcox, University of HawaiiScience in a Digital Age
Dominique Brossard, University of Wisconsin,Madison
Science and the Public in New InformationEnvironments
Friday, 15 February
The Biology and Evolutionof Human LanguageThe human ability to learn and use language
is deeply rooted in the biology of our spe-
cies and processes of cultural evolution. We
are biologically equipped for language in
general, but inherit the specific cultural form
of the languages in which we are socialized.
The creation of new languages provides
unique perspectives on language acquisi-
tion.
The Language Organ: The Bases ofHuman Language in Human BiologyOrganized by: Stephen Anderson, Yale University
SPEAKERSStephen Anderson, Yale University
Human Language in the Broader BiologicalContext
Steven Pinker, Harvard UniversityLanguage as an Adaptation to the CognitiveNiche
Janet F. Werker, University of British ColumbiaInfant Speech Perception: BiologicalBeginnings and Experiential Influences
Erich Jarvis, Duke University Medical CenterLearned Birdsong and the Neurobiology ofHuman Language
David Poeppel, New York UniversityWhat We Know About the Brain Bases ofLanguage
Karen Emmorey, San Diego State UniversityThe Generality of the Language Faculty:Biological Bases of Signed Language
Historical SyntaxOrganized by: David Lightfoot, GeorgetownUniversity; Joseph Salmons, University ofWisconsin, Madison
SPEAKERSDavid Lightfoot, Georgetown University
Phase Transitions in Language History
Tony Kroch, University of PennsylvaniaStudying the Diffusion of Syntactic Changes inHistorical Corpora
Michel DeGraff, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology
A Null Theory of Creole Formation
DISCUSSANTMark Liberman, University of Pennsylvania
Language Evolving: Genes and Culture inOngoing Language EvolutionOrganized by: Stephen C. Levinson, Max PlanckInstitute for Psycholinguistics; Karen Emmorey,San Diego State University
SPEAKERSSimon E. Fisher, Max Planck Institute forPsycholinguistics
Language, Evolution, and the GenomicsRevolution
Russell Gray, University of AucklandEvolutionary Principles and the Diversificationof Linguistic Form
Carol Padden, University of California, La JollaCulture Before Genes: The Case of a VillageSign Language
DISCUSSANTSDan Dediu, Max Planck Institute forPsycholinguistics; Fiona Jordan, Max PlanckInstitute for Psycholinguistics
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Saturday, 16 February
Brain Function andPlasticityEarly experience has a lasting impact on
our ability to perceive the world. It is widely
understood that the brain is initially plas-
tic and that its connections are tuned by
early experience to match the environment.
Recent evidence indicates that there is also
considerable residual plasticity in the adult
brain, which has implications for treatment
of brain injury and recovery of lost function.
The Connectome: From the Synapse toBrain Networks in Health and DiseaseOrganized by: David Holtzman, WashingtonUniversity, St. Louis
SPEAKERSMark F. Bear, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology
Molecules and Mechanisms Involved inSynaptic Plasticity in Health and Disease
Jeff Lichtman, Harvard UniversityConnectomics: Developing a Wiring Diagram forthe Mammalian Brain
Steve Petersen, Washington University, St. LouisThe Human Connectome Project
Marcus E. Raichle, Washington University, St.Louis
The Brain’s Dark Energy and the Default ModeNetwork
Nicole Calakos, Duke UniversitySynaptic Plasticity in the Basal Ganglia inHealth and Disease
William W. Seeley, University of California, SanFrancisco
Brain Networks: Linking Structure and Functionin Neurodegenerative Diseases
Old Dogs, New Tricks: How Plastic Is theAdult Human Brain?Organized by: Daphne Maurer, McMasterUniversity; Susan M. Fitzpatrick, James S.McDonnell Foundation
SPEAKERSDaphne Maurer, McMaster University
Improving Vision After the Critical Period
Alex R. Carter, Washington University School ofMedicine, St. Louis
A “New Trick” for Neuro-Rehabilitation: TreatingNetworks Not Spots
Arthur Kramer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Physical Fitness Effects on Brain and Cognition
DISCUSSANTSusan M. Fitzpatrick, James S. McDonnellFoundation
Teaching the Brain to Speak Again: NewFrontiers in Trauma and Stroke RecoveryOrganized by: Nan Ratner, University of Maryland;Margaret Rogers, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
SPEAKERSJulius Fridriksson, University of South Carolina
Real-Time Audiovisual Feedback Enables StrokePatients to Reacquire Speech
Cynthia Thompson, Northwestern UniversityNeurocognitive Mechanisms of SyntacticRecovery in Agrammatism
Sheila Blumstein, Brown UniversityAuditory Modeling Improves Aphasic SpeechProduction Recovery
Sunday, 17 February
Global Fisheries and FoodSupplyEcosystem sustainability may be endan-gered by exploitation. As the rising worldpopulation increases demand for foodproduction, the sustainable developmentof goods and services and the protection ofocean and fisheries environments will be aformidable challenge. Cooperation acrossscientific disciplines and international bor-ders is crucial to securing the future ocean.
Realizing Jacques Cousteau’s Vision ofAqua-Farming Replacing Hunting of theSeaOrganized by: KeShun Liu and Jeffrey Silverstein,U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)Agricultural Research Service
SPEAKERSMargareth Overland, Norwegian University of LifeSciences
Sustainable Ingredient Development forAquaculture Feed
Steven Summerfelt, The Conservation FundFreshwater Institute
Responsible Aquaculture by MinimizingEnvironmental Impacts on Land and Water
Jeffrey Silverstein, USDA Agricultural ResearchService
Responsible Aquaculture Development: AHolistic Approach
Moving Toward Sustainable Development of LargeMarine EcosystemsOrganized by: Kenneth Sherman, National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
SPEAKERSHashali Hamukuaya, Benguela CurrentCommission
The Resilience and Robustness of the BenguelaCurrent Large Marine Ecosystem
Yihang Jiang, United Nations DevelopmentProgram/Global Environment Facility Yellow SeaProject
The Resilience and Robustness of the YellowSea Large Marine Ecosystem
Michael Akester, United Nations Office for ProjectServices
The Resilience and Robustness of the HumboldtCurrent Large Marine Ecosystem
Weaving the Future Ocean Web ThroughCollaboration: the Nereus ProgramOrganized by: Yoshitaka Ota and Villy Christensen,University of British Columbia
SPEAKERSHenrik Osterblom, Stockholm University
Weaving the Future Ocean Food Web: TheNereus Diagram
Ryan Rykaczewski, Princeton UniversityLinkages Between the Carbon Cycle and Biotain the Global Ocean
Andre Boustany, Duke UniversityHabitat and Fisheries Interactions: SpatialPatterns Under Climate Change
Marc Metian, Stockholm Resilience CenterBridging Demand and Supply of Seafood:Sustainable Aquaculture in a Changing World
Chris McOwen, United Nations EnvironmentProgram, World Conservation Monitoring Center
Linking Terrestrial Processes, CoastalLandscapes, and Marine Ecosystems
DISCUSSANTSClaire Nouvian, BLOOM Association; Philippe Cury,Center for Mediterranean and Tropical FisheriesResearch, France
Symposium TracksAnimal, Plant, and FoodSciencesAdvancing Food Safety in a GlobalMarketplaceOrganized by Nicola J. Stagg, Dow AgroSciences;P. Michael Bolger, Retired
Alternate Paths to Food Security: Makingthe Right Choices While Feeding theWorldOrganized by Albert G. Medvitz, McCormackSheep and Grain
Employing Cutting-Edge Plant ScienceTo Address Global Issues that ThreatenMankindOrganized by Melvin J. Oliver, U.S. Department ofAgriculture
Fixing the Broken Tomato: What We Likeand Why We Like ItOrganized by Linda M. Bartoshuk and Harry J.Klee, University of Florida
How Microbes Can Help Feed the WorldOrganized by Ann Reid, American Academy ofMicrobiology
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Plant Viruses: Mutualists, Modulators,and ManipulatorsOrganized by Ulrich Melcher, Oklahoma StateUniversity; Nilsa A. Bosque-Pérez, University ofIdaho
Power of New Generation BiotechnologyTo Transform Global Food SecurityOrganized by Jenny Gu and Larry Beach, U.S.Agency for International Development
Transforming Productivity and Incomesof Poor Farm Households in theDeveloping WorldOrganized by Jerry Glover and Elizabeth Skewgar,U.S. Agency for International Development
Why a Calorie Is Not a Calorie and Why ItMatters for Human DietsOrganized by Rachel N. Carmody and RichardWrangham, Harvard University
Anthropology, Culture,and LanguageBeyond Color: How Human Skin Interactswith Our WorldOrganized by Nina Jablonski, Pennsylvania StateUniversity; Ellen E. Quillen, Texas BiomedicalResearch Institute
Democratizing Science: Virtualizationand Global Natural History RepositoriesOrganized by Herbert D.G. Maschner, IdahoMuseum of Natural History; Corey D. Schou,Idaho State University
The Scars of Human EvolutionOrganized by Karen Rosenberg, University ofDelaware; Rachel Caspari, Central MichiganUniversity
The Whole of Culture: Anthropology Backon TrackOrganized by Dwight Read, University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles; Fadwa El Guindi, QatarUniversity
Atmospheric,Hydrospheric, andOceanic SciencesAdvancing the Frontiers ofUnderstanding the Ocean and Its Role inthe Earth SystemOrganized by Robert A. Weller, Woods HoleOceanographic Institution
Can Oceans Help Meet the Century’sLooming Food Security Challenges?Organized by Steven Gaines, University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara
Contributions of Citizen Scientists toClimate ScienceOrganized by Imke Durre
Electric Oceans: Finding the Space forMarine Renewable Energy in CrowdedWatersOrganized by Jodie Toft and Mary Ruckelshaus,Natural Capital Project
Green Dreams, Blue Waves, and Shadesof Gray: The Reality of WaterOrganized by E. John Sadler, U.S. Department ofAgriculture; Fred Vocasek, Servi-Tech Laboratories
The National Climate Assessment: DraftFindings for 2013 and Sustaining theProcessOrganized by Emily Therese Cloyd, U.S. GlobalChange Research Program; Kathy Jacobs, Office ofScience and Technology Policy, Executive Office ofthe U.S. President
U.S. Climate and Weather Extremes:Past, Present, and FutureOrganized by Connie Woodhouse, University ofArizona; Gregory Wiles, The College of Wooster;Ester Sztein, U.S. National Academies
Biological Science andGenomicsA Decade After “Forensic Science:Oxymoron?”: Will There Be Real Change?Organized by Clifford H. Spiegelman, Texas A&MUniversity
Confluence of Streams of Knowledge:Biotechnology and NanotechnologyOrganized by Elicia M.A. Maine, Simon FraserUniversity; James M. Utterback, MassachusettsInstitute of Technology
Dragons of the East: China’sPaleontological RichesOrganized by Richard A. Stone, AAAS/Science
Evolution of Giants: The Great WhalesOrganized by Jere H. Lipps, Cooper Archaeologicaland Paleontological Center; Nicholas D. Pyenson,Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
How Macro-Evolutionary Studies Call foran Extended SynthesisOrganized by Nathalie L. Gontier, University ofLisbon; Emanuele Serrelli, University of Milan-Bicocca
How Symbiosis, Horizontal GeneTransfer, and Virolution Call for anExtended SynthesisOrganized by Nathalie L. Gontier, University ofLisbon
Innovations in ImagingOrganized by Amy S. Gladfelter, DartmouthCollege
Interfacing with the Body Using Implantsand ProsthesesOrganized by Erin Heath, AAAS Office ofGovernment Relations
New Frontiers in Single MoleculeDetection and Single Cell AnalysisOrganized by X. Nancy Xu, Old DominionUniversity
Personal Genetics: An IntersectionBetween Science, Society, and PolicyOrganized by Peter Yang, Brenna Krieger, andKevin Bonham, Harvard University
Resurrected Ancestral Proteins:Fundamentals and ApplicationsOrganized by Antony Dean and RomasKazlauskas, University of Minnesota
The Architecture of the Cell NucleusOrganized by Gary Felsenfeld, National Instituteof Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
The Invisible Revealing the DangerouslyBeautifulOrganized by Isabelle Boscaro-Clarke, DiamondLight Source
The Science of Uncertainty in GenomicMedicineOrganized by Shili Lin, Ohio State University;Reed E. Pyeritz, University of Pennsylvania
Visualizing Chemistry: Seeing AnotherDimension of Plants and AnimalsOrganized by Barbara Illman, U.S. Forest Service;Janos Kirz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Cognitive, Neural,and Social SciencesAdvances in Brain-Machine Interfaces:Applications and ImplicationsOrganized by Peyton West and Jennifer Wiseman,AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion
Breakthroughs in Our Understanding ofPrimate Cognition and PsychopathologyOrganized by Neal D. Barnard, GeorgeWashington University
Computation, Computational Efficiency,and Cognitive ScienceOrganized by Robert C. Berwick, MassachusettsInstitute of Technology; Anna Maria Di Sciullo,University of Quebec, Montreal
Evidence from Music, Fiction, and VisualArts: Transfer of Learning from the Arts?Organized by Ellen Winner, Boston College
The Economic Costs of Crime and Justicein the United StatesOrganized by William Alex Pridemore, IndianaUniversity
The Elusive Common Good: What MoralPsychology and Neuroscience Now Tell UsOrganized by Robert E. Fay, Westat
Understanding Memory: The Legacy ofCase H.M.Organized by Howard Eichenbaum, BostonUniversity
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Why Is Living Healthily So Difficult?Organized by Benedikt Herrmann and GeraldineBarry, Joint Research Center, EuropeanCommission
Communication and PublicProgramsA New Social (Media) Contract forScienceOrganized by Elizabeth Neeley, COMPASS
Artful ScienceOrganized by John R. Jungck, Beloit College
Creative and Participatory Methods inClimate CommunicationOrganized by Eli Kintisch, AAAS/Science; JulietteN. Rooney-Varga, University of Massachusetts,Lowell
Engaging Lay Publics in Museums onProvocative Societal Questions Relatedto ScienceOrganized by Larry Bell, Museum of Science,Boston
In the Eye of the Beholder: Engaging thePublic in Societal Implications of ScienceOrganized by Larry Bell and David Sittenfeld,Museum of Science, Boston
New Tools to Engage Publics and Assessthe Impact of Science CommunicationOrganized by David Herring, NOAA
Science Festivals: Grand Experiments inPublic OutreachOrganized by Ben Wiehe, MIT Museum
Scientists’ Understanding of the PublicOrganized by John C. Besley, Michigan StateUniversity
Synthetic Biology and PublicPerceptions: Communication andEngagementOrganized by Peyton West, AAAS Dialogue onScience, Ethics, and Religion; Tiffany Lohwater,AAAS Office of Public Programs
The Beauty and Benefits of Escaping theIvory TowerOrganized by Dawn J. Wright, EnvironmentalSystems Research Institute; Elizabeth Hadly,Stanford University
Wild Weather, Climate Change, andMedia: Communicating Science,Uncertainty, and ImpactOrganized by James McCarthy and CristineRussell, Harvard University
Writing About Science for the PublicOrganized by Daniel Levitin, McGill University
Education and Human
ResourcesAccelerating School Readiness andCumulative Academic Performance: Birthto Age 10Organized by David L. Featherman, University ofMichigan
Animals on ExhibitOrganized by Joe Zammit-Lucia, Artist andIndependent Scholar; Linda Kalof, Michigan StateUniversity
Benefits Beyond Beauty: Integration ofArt into STEM Education and ResearchOrganized by Rieko Yajima, AAAS Center ofScience, Policy, and Society Programs; GunalanNadarajan, Maryland Institute College of Art
Creating Interdisciplinary Competency-Based Curricula for UndergraduateStudentsOrganized by Dee U. Silverthorn, University ofTexas, Austin; William R. Galey, Howard HughesMedical Institute
Engaging Students in Complex ScienceLearning via Games and SimulationsOrganized by Susannah Gordon-Messer,Massachusetts Institute of Technology; JodyClarke Midura, Harvard Graduate School ofEducation
For Scientists and Society: A New Visionof Chemistry Graduate EducationOrganized by Bassam Shakhashiri, University ofWisconsin, Madison
How K-12 Curriculum Reform Can and WillAffect University StudiesOrganized by Arthur Eisenkraft, University ofMassachusetts, Boston
Increasing Diversity in Science: Learningfrom Successful Program ModelsOrganized by Rebecca L. Smith, University ofCalifornia, San Francisco
Overcoming Dualisms and PromotingMinority Inclusion in Science Networksand PipelinesOrganized by Roberta Spalter-Roth, AmericanSociological Association
Preparing Our Future Scientific WorkForce to Ensure the Success of ScienceOrganized by Cynthia N. Fuhrmann, University ofMassachusetts Medical School; Bill Lindstaedt,University of California, San Francisco; Bruce M.Alberts, AAAS/Science
Science After School: Scientists Inspirethe Next Generation Outside of theClassroomOrganized by Carol M. Tang, Coalition for ScienceAfter School; Elizabeth Stage, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley
The 25th Anniversary of the FirstCollection in the History of Women inScienceOrganized by Pnina G. Abir-Am, BrandeisUniversity; Joy Harvey, Independent Scholar
Undergraduate Science Education ata Crossroad: Responding to ResearchFindingsOrganized by Jay B. Labov, U.S. National Academyof Sciences; Susan Singer, Carleton College;Martin Storksdieck, U.S. National ResearchCouncil
Where and How Are Research andInnovation Fostering Job Creation?Organized by Florent Bernard, EuropeanCommission
Environment and EcologyA 50 Year Legacy: Why does RachelCarson Matter?Organized by Gregg Zachary and JaneMaienschein, Arizona State University
A Science and Art Interface: GeographicInformation Systems and RemotelySensed ImagesOrganized by Daniel Griffith, University of Texas,Richardson; Ren Vasiliev, State University of NewYork, Geneseo
Building Resilience of CoastalCommunities to Environmental andInstitutional ShocksOrganized by Richard Pollnac, University of RhodeIsland; Joshua E. Cinner, James Cook University
Converging on Climate Change: FromMiddens to Models, the Savannah toSnæfellsjökullOrganized by Samantha Christey, EuropeanResearch Council
Environmental Challenges andAdaptation in CitiesOrganized by Matthias Ruth, University ofMaryland
Finding the Fault: Sampling the Source ofthe M9.0 Tohoku EarthquakeOrganized by Charna Meth, Consortium for OceanLeadership
Indigenous and Western Science:Collaborating for Better Research andEducationOrganized by Patricia B. Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates
New Dimensions of Biodiversity Scienceand ApplicationOrganized by Julia K. Parrish, University ofWashington; Sandy J. Andelman, ConservationInternational
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Partners for the Earth: Scientists andReligious Groups Working for theEnvironmentOrganized by Jennifer Wiseman and Peyton West,AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion
Spatially Distributed EnvironmentalFactors and Health EffectsOrganized by Katherine B. Ensor, Rice University
The Toxicological Impact of the Gulf ofMexico Oil Spill on Human and WildlifeHealthOrganized by John Pierce Wise, University ofSouthern Maine; R. Joseph Griffitt, University ofSouthern Mississippi
Global Perspectives andIssuesA Tale of Two Networks: Connecting theAfrican Drylands, Rio de Janeiro, andWomenOrganized by Marcelo Vinces, AAAS Scienceand Technology Policy Fellow, National ScienceFoundation; Riju Srimal, AAAS Science andTechnology Policy Fellow, National Institutes ofHealth; Gillian Bowser, Colorado State University
Bridging the Gap Between GlobalEnvironmental Change Research andDevelopmentOrganized by Timothy L. Killeen, National ScienceFoundation; Erika von Schneidemesser, AAASScience and Technology Policy Fellow, NationalScience Foundation
Future Earth: International Coordinationof Research for Global SustainabilityOrganized by Roberta Quadrelli, Julie DeMeester,and Anne-Sophie Stevance, International Councilfor Science
Global Food Security in Relation toClimate, Population, Technology, andEarth ChangesOrganized by Alfred M. Powell and Felix Kogan,NOAA
Lead: The Global Poison — Humans,Animals, and the EnvironmentOrganized by Mark A. Pokras, Tufts University;Ronnie Levin, U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency
Measurement of Economic and SocialImpacts of Science and TechnologyInvestmentsOrganized by Yuko Ito and Aska Takeshiro,National Institute of Science and TechnologyPolicy, Japan
Networks of Discovery: DeliveringUnsurpassed Insight into ChangingGlobal EcosystemsOrganized by Kristen Milligan and Joe A. Tyburczy,Oregon State University
Science from the International SpaceStationOrganized by Julie A. Robinson, NASA JohnsonSpace Center; Christopher L. Martin, OberlinCollege
Smart Phones, Smart Devices, SocialNetworks, and Smart Health CareOrganized by Vinton Cerf, Google Inc.; RamSriram, National Institute of Standards andTechnology
The Invisible Beauty: How SecurityResearch Helped in Real Life, but NobodyNoticedOrganized by Stephan Lechner, Joint ResearchCenter, European Commission
The Role of Higher Education in ScienceDiplomacy: Possibilities and PotentialPitfallsOrganized by Elizabeth E. Lyons, U.S. Departmentof State
Unreasonable Usefulness of Test-BanVerification for Disaster Warning andScienceOrganized by Annika Thunborg, PreparatoryCommission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
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Control Engineering of Brain in Healthand DiseaseOrganized by Steven J. Schiff, Mauricio Terrones,and Alok Sinha, Pennsylvania State University
Cultivating the Science and Scientistsfor 21st Century Drug Discovery andDevelopmentOrganized by Alice Clark, University of Mississippi
Engineering the Nervous System:Solutions to Restore Sight, Hearing, andMobilityOrganized by Sanna Fowler, Ecole PolytechniqueFédérale, Lausanne
Monitoring and Assuring the Quality ofEssential MedicinesOrganized by Gaurvika Nayyar and Joel Breman,National Institutes of Health
Multi-Scale Study of CancerOrganized by Mark Alber, University of NotreDame; Jill P. Mesirov, Broad Institute ofMassachusetts Institute of Technology andHarvard University
Pathways to Health Equity for AboriginalPeoplesOrganized by Danièle St-Jean, Canadian Institutesof Health Research
Scientific Advances and New Strategiesfor Reconstruction of Oral and FacialTissuesOrganized by Paul Krebsbach, University ofMichigan; Barbara D. Boyan, Georgia Institute ofTechnology
Stem Cell-Based Bioartificial Tissues andOrgansOrganized by Sabina Bossi, Karolinska Institute
Stroke Research: New Concepts andInnovative SolutionsOrganized by Ruxandra Draghia-Akli and VirginijaDambrauskaite, European Commission
The Benefits of Randomized Experimentsfor Science and SocietyOrganized by Daniel McCaffrey, RAND Corp.
Materials Science andChemistryAttosecond Science in Chemical,Molecular Imaging, Spintronics, andEnergy ScienceOrganized by Andre D. Bandrauk, University ofSherbrooke; Margaret M. Murnane, University ofColorado, Boulder
Nucleic Acid NanotechnologyOrganized by Andrew D. Ellington, University ofTexas, Austin
Quantum Sensors: Toward the UltimateLimitsOrganized by Martin Laforest, University ofWaterloo
Remembering Galileo: Lithium IonBatteries, Atomic Clocks, and OtherStoriesOrganized by Carlos Saraiva Martins, EuropeanCommission
Surprises at the Frontier of the PeriodicTable: Novel Paradigms in ActinideScienceOrganized by Geraldine Barry and RobertoCaciuffo, Joint Research Center, EuropeanCommission
Translation of Mussel Adhesion toBeneficial New Concepts and MaterialsOrganized by Herbert Waite and Alison Butler,University of California, Santa Barbara
Watching Atoms Move: From Structuresto Dynamics to Mesoscale ProcessesOrganized by Eric Stach, Brookhaven NationalLaboratory; Donald Baer, Pacific NorthwestNational Laboratory
Physical SciencesBeauty and the Beast: Supersymmetryand the Dark Matter in the UniverseOrganized by Maria Spiropulu, California Instituteof Technology
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Compressive Sensing: Sensing SparsePhenomena in Theory and PracticeOrganized by Mark Davenport, Georgia Instituteof Technology; Emmanuel Candès, StanfordUniversity
Exploring Other Worlds and Seeing OurOwn AnewOrganized by Samuel P. Kounaves, Tufts University
How Fundamental Computing ResearchTouches Everyday LivesOrganized by Andrew Bernat and Erwin P.Gianchandani, Computing Research Association
Is Beauty Truth? Mathematics in Physicsfrom Dirac to the Higgs Boson andBeyondOrganized by Thomas J. Kelleher, Basic Books
Mathematics of Tipping Points:Framework, Applications, and PredictionOrganized by Mary Silber, NorthwesternUniversity; Mary Lou Zeeman, Bowdoin College
Neutrinos: Nature’s Smallest SurprisesOrganized by Janet Conrad, MassachusettsInstitute of Technology
Predictability: From Physical to DataSciencesOrganized by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, NortheasternUniversity
Predictive Model of the InternalCombustion EngineOrganized by Nils Hansen and Ahren Jasper,Sandia National Laboratories
The Beauty and Utility of ScientificImagesOrganized by Kartik Sheth, National RadioAstronomy Observatory; Margaret Meixner, SpaceTelescope Science Institute
The Higgs Boson: Past, Present, andFutureOrganized by James Gillies, European Organizationfor Nuclear Research (CERN)
The Mirror World of Antiatoms andAntimoleculesOrganized by Charles W. Clark, Joint QuantumInstitute; Michael J. Brunger, Flinders University
Tiny But Mighty: Neutrinos and the NewFrontiers of ScienceOrganized by Katie Yurkewicz, Fermi NationalAccelerator Laboratory
Understanding the Universe ThroughImages of the Cosmic MicrowaveBackgroundOrganized by Asantha Cooray, University ofCalifornia, Irvine
What’s Hot in ColdOrganized by Charles W. Clark, Joint QuantumInstitute
Worldwide Progress Toward FusionEnergyOrganized by Ned R. Sauthoff, Oak Ridge NationalLaboratory
Public PolicyAdvanced Manufacturing: Today,Tomorrow, and BeyondOrganized by Stephanie Shipp, Science andTechnology Policy Institute
Can Exposure Science Quell theFuror over Environmental EndocrineDisruption?Organized by Justin G. Teeguarden, PacificNorthwest National Laboratory
Capturing “Complicated Duality”:Evaluating the Outcomes and Impacts ofScienceOrganized by Julia E. Melkers, Georgia Institute ofTechnology
Coal, Communities, Commerce, andChina: A Nexus for the Sciences andPublic PolicyOrganized by Donna Gerardi Riordan, DGRStrategies
Convergence of Physical, Engineering,and Life Sciences: Next InnovationEconomyOrganized by Larry A. Nagahara, National CancerInstitute
Effective Science for CommunityAdaptation to Climate ChangeOrganized by Thomas Webler, Social andEnvironmental Research Institute
Getting What We Pay For: Incentives,Peer Review, and Conservatism inScienceOrganized by P. Kyle Stanford, University ofCalifornia, Irvine
Predicting Major Events and Planning forHazards: An Art or Science?Organized by Julia Wilson, Sense About Science;Albert Yuan, San Lian Life Weekly
Promoting Collaborative, Policy-RelevantScience: Learning from FulbrightOrganized by Patrick Feng, University of Calgary;Walter E. Baethgen, Columbia University
Role of Science in the AmericanDemocracy: Roots, Tensions, and PathsForwardOrganized by Peter Frumhoff and Pallavi Phartiyal,Union of Concerned Scientists; James McCarthy,Harvard University
Tales of the Unexpected: How ScienceAdvisers Manage UncertaintyOrganized by Geraldine Barry, Joint ResearchCenter, European Commission
The Beauty, Benefits, and Challenges ofTransformative ResearchOrganized by Bhavya Lal, Science and TechnologyPolicy Institute; Edward J. Hackett, Arizona StateUniversity
The Science of PoliticsOrganized by Barbara Jasny, AAAS/Science; DavidLazer, Northeastern University
Toward Bridging the Duality ofScience: Seed-Push, Issue-Driven, or“Encounter”?Organized by Tateo Arimoto, National GraduateSchool for Policy Studies, Japan; Chikako Maeda,Japan Science and Technology Agency; YukoHarayama, Organization for Economic Cooperationand Development
Understanding and CommunicatingUncertainty in Climate Change ScienceOrganized by Richard L. Smith, University of NorthCarolina, Chapel Hill
Sustainability andResource ManagementFrom Promise to Proof: How EcosystemService Science Is Transforming RealDecisionsOrganized by Karen L. McLeod and Erica Goldman,COMPASS; Heather Tallis, Natural Capital Project
Getting to Global EcologicalSustainability: Climate and Small-PlanetEthicsOrganized by Kai Ming A. Chan and PaigeOlmsted, University of British Columbia
Global Health and EnvironmentalImpacts of E-Waste RecyclingOrganized by Erica L. Dahl, SafeBridgeConsultants Inc.; Bruce A. Fowler, ICF International
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Socio-Hydrology: Co-Evolution and Futureof Human-Water Resource SystemsOrganized by Veena Srinivasan, Pacific Institute
Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing in aResource-Limited WorldOrganized by Susannah Scott, University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara
Water Purification and Monitoring UnderMinimal Resource SettingOrganized by Sushanta Mitra and ThomasThundat, University of Alberta; Ni-Bin Chang,University of Central Florida
What Are the Roles of KnowledgeInstitutions in Sustainability?Organized by David D. Hart, University of Maine;Lewis Gilbert, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul;Margaret A. Palmer, National Socio-EnvironmentalSynthesis Center
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