In what has become an annual tradition, the 2024 Science and Society lecture series starts with a tour through some of the hottest areas of research. At the end of each year, Science magazine’s editors and writers look back over the year’s scientific accomplishments and choose ten developments they consider especially important, including one they single out as the Breakthrough of the Year. Join us for a discussion with Science’s News Editor, Tim Appenzeller, who will describe the magazine’s picks for 2023 and explain what made those developments particularly noteworthy.

As Science’s News Editor, Tim Appenzeller is in a perfect position to survey the scientific landscape. He directs a global team of writers and editors covering research and the international community of scientists. His previous positions include Chief Magazine Editor at Nature, Executive Editor at National Geographic, and editorial posts at U.S. News and World Report and Scientific American.

The library's “Science and Society - Making Sense of the World Around Us” lecture series is co-organized and moderated by Fred Dylla, Executive Director Emeritus of the American Institute of Physics and author of Scientific Journeys, Linda Dylla, former public information officer at the Jefferson Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy, and Colin Norman, the former News Editor at Science.

NOTE: this meeting is being conducted through Zoom. You MUST REGISTER to receive instructions for joining the meeting.

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