Watch videos from the Koshland Science Museum, the National Academy of Sciences and other highly-respected science sources.
Videos
Extreme Event is an in-person role-playing game that gives participants a taste of what it takes to build community resilience in the face of disaster. In this webinar we hear from those who have implemented the Extreme Event game as part of programming with a variety of audiences and learn how they’ve customized the experience to fit their group’s needs.
Climate intervention…fracking…vaccines…human genome editing…artificial intelligence. With so many complex, important, and sometimes uncertain scientific issues facing our society, there has never been a more critical time to communicate effectively.
Learn about the Extreme Event Live Multi-Player Game. Video from Distinctive Voices - May 2017.
Starring Neil deGrasse Tyson and Marcia McNutt, this video provides a fascinating overview of the history and ongoing impacts that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have on society.
A quick overview of how to produce free downloadable materials in order to host your own Extreme Event game. See Extreme-Event.org for downloads and instructions.
Former President of the National Academy of Sciences and current Koshland Science Museum Advisory Board Member Bruce Alberts received the 2016 Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science. As part of this award, the Lasker Foundation also produced this video featuring Bruce talking about his passion for science education.
Are you resilient?
What does it take to thrive in the face of adversity?
Dealing with Disaster
What will your life be like in 3 hours, 3 days, 3 months, 3 years?
Learn about a card game created by a team of Arctic climate change researchers and game design experts, EcoChains is a fun and easy-to-learn game of strategy and survival.