The Science Network
| Formation | 2004 |
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| Headquarters | La Jolla, CA |
Official language | english |
Director | Roger Bingham |
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The Science Network (TSN) is a non-profit, web-based organization concerned with science and its impact on society. TSN Co-Founder and Director, Roger Bingham, has brought together a coalition of world-renowned scientists and media experts to create a scientific 'no spin zone', providing unfiltered discussion of science issues that intersect with social policy, free from the tyranny of the sound bite. TSN views science as a candle in the dark and is committed to enlarging the constituency of reason by making programs about science. These programs are available for viewing on The Science Network’s website ([1]).
TSN's acclaimed signature series, Beyond Belief, is an annual meeting, which brings together a community of concerned scientists, philosophers, scholars from the humanities, and social commentators to explore the human quest for the Good Life. Speakers at these meetings include Steven Weinberg, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Neil de Grasse Tyson, and Stuart Kauffman. Beyond Belief: Science, Religion, Reason and Survival was the first annual meeting held in 2006, followed by Beyond Belief: Enlightenment 2.0 in 2007. Beyond Belief III: Candles in the Dark will be held on October 3-6, 2008.
Other key TSN programs include The Science Studio and The Science Reader. The Science Studio is a series of entertaining and informative encounters between leading thinkers, primarily from the sciences, and TSN Director Roger Bingham. Distinguished guests include Nobel Laureates James D. Watson, Leon Lederman, Richard Axel, and Sir Harold Kroto as well as Peter Atkins, Daniel C. Dennett, Patricia Churchland, and Paul Churchland, Rodolfo Llinás, V.S. Ramachandran, and Helen Fisher. The Science Reader is a series of talks given by science writers about their latest books or works in progress. Authors include V.S. Ramachandran, Terrence Sejnowski, and Matt Ridley.