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Debunking Misconceptions About Mental Health and Gun Violence

Bioethicist Insoo Hyun and psychiatrist Rebecca Brendel discuss the misconceptions surrounding gun violence and mental health.
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American Psychiatric Association President on Mental Health Challenges

Join Insoo Hyun, a renowned bioethicist and philosopher, and Dr. Rebecca Brendel, director of Harvard Medical School’s Center for Bioethics and 2022-2023 president of the American Psychiatric Association, in a thought-provoking conversation about the...
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How Mistakes on Social Media Affect Mental Health

Bioethicist Insoo Hyun and psychiatrist Rebecca Brendel discuss the consequences of constant surveillance on young people growing up in the digital age. What impact can social media have on privacy, trust, and mental health? And how can oversharing on...
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How to See Your Own DNA Without a Microscope

In this experiment, Alex Dainis explains how you can see your own DNA at home. First, cheek cells are collected by swishing salt water in the mouth, then mixed with a little bit of dish detergent. The detergent breaks apart the cell membranes, releasing...
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Endangered Animals

Explore what endangers animals from pollution to destruction of their habitats, Discover the effects this has on animals and how humans can help.
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Save the Rhinos!

Discover what is needed to conserve and protect endangered animals and why it is so important. Learn all about rhinoceroses, the challenges they face, and ways that humans can help protect them.
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Protect Pandas and Their Habitats

Learn about some of nature's cutest bears: The Giant Panda. Giant pandas face a lot of dangers and challenges like destruction of their habitats and food sources. Learn what you can go to protect them.
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Who Needs Dirt?

The Earth is covered in soil that feeds all the plants we grow, eat, and enjoy. Learn more about what plants need (and don't need) to survive.
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How to Get Resources

Natural resources are necessary for life. Learn how humans alter the environment to get resources in areas where they are limited or do not occur naturally.
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Seeing Clearly: Dr. Patricia Bath

Dr. Patricia Bath was the first Black ophthalmologist at the School of Medicine at New York University. She helped people recover their sight and was a pioneer. Learn all about Dr. Patricia Bath and her incredible career.
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Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter

Mary Anning shaped our understanding of the history of our planet. Her discoveries of fossils have impacted our understanding of the plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
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Dinner with a Dragon Headed Katydid

The Dragon Headed Katydid calls the Museum of Science, Boston home. Learn about this unique insect and what they eat.
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Can Human Brain Cells in Rats Unlock Mystery of Psychiatric Disorders?

Dr. Sergiu Pașca, a neuroscientist at Stanford University, spoke with Insoo Hyun, Museum of Science Director of the Center for Life Sciences and Public Learning, about his cutting-edge research involving the transfer of human brain organoids into the...
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Using Human Brain Cells in Rats to Understand Psychiatric Disorders with Dr. Sergiu Pasca

The journal Nature published a groundbreaking new study by world-renowned Stanford neuroscientist Sergiu Pasca involving the transfer of human brain organoids into the brains of rats. Insoo Hyun, Director of the Center for Life Sciences and Public...
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Dr. Insoo Hyun Joins Museum of Science, Boston as Inaugural Director of the Center for Life Sciences and Public Learning

Global bioethics expert to lead efforts toward an inclusive, inspiring life sciences future