Join other curious minds at our first virtual Science Pub RVA to explore the topic of trust from both the personal and the societal levels. Nina Farmer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology at Randolph-Macon College and Cary Funk, Ph.D., Director of Science and Society Research, Pew Research Center will be the featured scientific speakers.
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Join other curious minds on December 9 for Science Pub RVA and explore how combining the arts, medicine, and the emerging technology of Virtual Reality (VR) can increase empathy in others.
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A forensic researcher shares the history of opioid abuse in the U.S. and efforts to combat the epidemic, including the scientific challenges faced by crime labs.
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UVA evolutionary biologist, Robert M. Cox, discusses how and why the evolutionary interests of males and females are not always aligned.
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Historian Rayvon Fouche will walk into a bar to discuss his research on how technoscience has changed the games we love to watch and play.
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A VUU scientist will talk about the interaction between pollutants, plants, and the produce grown in urban environments. Plus, we'll hear about the greenhouse collaboration with Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.
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Historian Carolyn Roberts shares some hidden histories of African American medical practitioners during slavery.