Why do fireflies flash in perfect unison? Or neurons fire in sync?
At the #NAS162 annual meeting, Steven Strogatz explored the math & science behind these mesmerizing patterns—and what they reveal about the world around us.
Watch his Research Briefing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyqU...
What has evolution taught us about immunity? 🧬🦠 #NASmember K. Heran Darwin of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine explores how M. tuberculosis has shaped human defenses—and what this means for future cures. Watch her Research Briefing at the #NAS162 annual meeting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKHW...
What can the spinning remnants of dead stars tell us about colliding black holes across the universe? 🌀
At the #NAS162 annual meeting, Maura McLaughlin explained how she and her team use pulsars to detect gravitational waves from galaxy mergers. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8tm...
How do we stop malaria at its source? 🦟 In her #NAS162 Research Briefing, Flaminia Catteruccia of @hsph.harvard.edu shared promising new strategies—rooted in biology, physiology, and ecology—to block transmission of this ancient disease. Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUyM...
It's exciting to see the New plant biology/agriculture members of the National Academy of Sciences, especially former NAASC member @inneslab.bsky.social !
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Robin Buell
Alice Cheung
Christoph Benning
Roger Innes
Hailing Jin
Uta Paszkowski (international) www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na...
Why study simple mathematical models? "Because they invite improvement," says #NASmember Steven Strogatz in his #NAS162 Research Briefing, and they may suggest spinoffs in neuroscience, social psychology, machine learning, and more. Watch live: ow.ly/V02g50VImXZ
Since 1960, 319 members of the MBL community have been elected to @nasonline.org
Congratulations to the 14 MBL alumni, faculty, and visiting investigators who were inducted at the 162nd Annual Meeting!
Read about our inductees: www.mbl.edu/news/mbl-dir...
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Very interesting and important panel about how we can increase and facilitate distribution of all the new renewable energy production at #NAS162.
Marcia McNutt discussing the importance of public engagement in science in her Presidential address at #NAS162.
Congratulations to David Queller on his induction to the US National Academy of Sciences in Evolutionary Biology! #NAS162
Congratulations to Ray Huey on his induction to the US National Academy of Sciences in Evolutionary Biology! #NAS162
Congratulations to Adriana Briscoe on her induction to the US National Academy of Sciences in Evolutionary Biology! #NAS162
Congratulations Mercouri Kanatzidis on being inducted into the National Academy of Sciences today! #NAS162 #NASmember #FacultyExcellence
Sharon Dent inducted to the National Academy of Sciences #nas162 @ekoutelou.bsky.social @srdent47.bsky.social @angelating.bsky.social @francescacole.bsky.social
Flaminia Catteruccia smiles for a headshot.
Along with MBL Director Nipam Patel, one of MBL's former course directors, Flaminia Catteruccia, will be speaking at the 162nd Annual Meeting of @nasonline.org this Saturday, April 26th! 🎉
Her talk will cover the science of malaria.
Watch live: bit.ly/3GjGnB0
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A man watches a net with butterflies inside and smiles.
MBL Director Nipam Patel is speaking at the 162nd Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences this Saturday! 🎉 🦋
His talk, entitled "The Physics and Development of Beauty," will cover the cell science and geometry of butterfly coloration.
Watch live: bit.ly/3GjGnB0
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📷 Dee Sullivan
Professor Xiaodong Xu will be presented with his NAS Award for Scientific Discovery this Sunday, April 27, at 11:30 a.m. Pacific. Register for the live webcast and cheer him on! nasonline.swoogo.com/nas162_award...
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2023 award winner @stevenstrogatz.com will be presenting a research briefing on the math and science of synchronization at the National Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting on April 26 at 2:30 pm ET!
Tune in to the live webcast at: nasonline.swoogo.com/NAS162_resea... #NAS162 #scicomm @nasonline.org
