Dr. Ekers intorduces the symposium on astronomy with a short history lesson.; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol 155, No. 2 (June 2011), pp. 129-133
What are the features and implications of the digital media revolution? Thomson describes how the BBC is addressing this rising news format; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 153, No. 2 (Jun., 2009).
Claudio Vita-Finzi talks about solar storms. He examines how solar storms effect humans on Earth. How strong do they hae to be to, for example, knock out power grids?; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 159, No. 4 (December 2015), pp. 415-420
Dr. Segal talks about her research on twins. She discusses the McKusick Twins, who were completely identical throughout their lives until their 80s, both with exceptional careers.; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol.161, No.1 (March 2017) pp. 1-17.
Kip Thorne gives a short talk on the history of the study of gravitational waves. He starts with Einstein and explains his connection the LIGO observatory. Finally, he gives a few notes on where science might go next.