The Boston Museum of Sciences has launched a series of one -year programs Exploration of human interconnectivity that will showcase Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases.
The initiative, nicknamed “Human being”, will include exhibitions, a digital series and other events that aim to “examine the complex network of connections that makes us human,” the museum said in a statement last week.
In addition to Fauci, the high-level immunologist who has become a familiar name in America during the COVVI-19 pandemic, the series will feature Arianna Huffington, co-founder of Huffington Post, as well as other scientists and health artists . Fauci is part of the digital program, but Huffington will be at the museum in April.
Human is led by the Center for Life Sciences of the Museum and is one of the centers for Public Science Learning.
“The fact of human being” is our invitation to explore what is within everything that connects us, “said Insoo Hyun, director of the Center for Life Sciences, in the press release.” In times of uncertainty Or conflict, it is particularly important to immerse yourself in the physical and mental qualities that we all have in common and the ways we can help ourselves and ourselves live healthier and more fulfilling lives. ”
The series will explore subjects such as women’s health, AI and medicine technology, aging populations, bodily systems and genetics. As part of the initiative, Fauci will appear in the last season of The big questionThe museum’s video series that explores the biggest scientific discoveries in the world. Huffington, who is also the founder and CEO of the Thrive Global Health Technology Company, will be in the lead symposium About AI and health care on April 10.
The program officially launched on January 30 with an event that presented presentations from project partners, including Emerson College, Perkins School for the Blind and Jameel Clinic from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Participants also obtained an overview of “Impression: the artist’s brain”, “ An exhibition that “invites visitors to enter the artist’s mind through a” CAP “of revolutionary reflection in data coding.
The Being Human series is the third series of thematic exhibitions at the Boston Museum of Science, according to Meaghan Agnew, director of public relations for the museum. In 2023, the museum made a projector six months of March, and in 2024, the museum dedicated A year of its programming on climate change solutions.
The museum will announce human initiatives every month throughout 2025.
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