The Undiscovered | 1 of 5 | Stuart Firestein || Radcliffe Institute

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The 2018 Radcliffe Institute science symposium, “The Undiscovered,” focuses on how scientists explore realities they cannot anticipate. Speakers from across the disciplines of modern science present personal experiences and discuss how to train scientists, educators, and funders to foster the expertise and open-mindedness needed to reveal undiscovered aspects of the world around us.

WELCOME
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, dean, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School; and professor of history, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences 

OPENING REMARKS 
(4:49) Alyssa Goodman, faculty codirector of the science program, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and Robert Wheeler Willson Professor of Applied Astronomy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University

READING: “METHOD VS. MUSE” 
(13:54) Ceili Magnus, senior, Barnstable High School

MORNING KEYNOTE 
(17:53) Stuart Firestein, professor of biological sciences, Columbia University

AUDIENCE Q&A (50:24)

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