Field Notes: GM at Google LA
This blog originally appeared on GiaMora.com on May 11, 2016. Scirens recently celebrated its second anniversary, so the timing couldn’t have been more fortuitous for me to interview Dr. Kevin Grazier about his book, Hollyweird Science, for a Talk at Google hosted by the lovely and brilliant Ann Farmer. This was the second time I’d had the …
Scirens: Two Year Update
Scirens recently celebrated our two year anniversary, and we wanted to share a bit of what we’ve been up to! THE EVOLUTION OF SCIRENS When Scirens first began, the common link was everyone’s passion for science. We wholeheartedly believed in the possibilities for entertainment to act as a gateway to inspire curiosity about STEM subjects …
Environ-MENTAL
Is going green driving you nuts? Put down those conventional cashews, and take a breath. It’s easy to feel like any little effort you make is just awash in the larger environmental picture. Aside from flying less, walking more, and learning to love a dirty car, here are a few smart, sexy, screwball ways to …
INNOVATION & TECH TODAY Interview with Taryn
Late last year, I had the privilege of being interviewed by Charles Warner and Melissa Hirsch of INNOVATION AND TECH TODAY. I had the opportunity to talk about my favorite topics: Acting, Science, Scifi, and of course, the Scirens! The interview ended up being a part of a ‘Hollywood Goes STEM’ print edition which also included interviews …
REVIEW: Einstein’s Girl at Malibu Playhouse
Love, physics, technology form bond in ‘Einstein’s Girl’ Malibu Surfside News Alex Vejar, Assistant Editor The intricacies of science and technology coupled with the unpredictability of love came together in the one-time performance of “Einstein’s Girl” on Saturday, Feb. 27, at Malibu Playhouse. Actress, comedian and singer Gia Mora navigated through those topics using comedy …
My Amazonian Adventure
This Christmas I was invited to the Tambopata Research Center in Peru. Here’s my vlog about the amazing research happening there.
One Entangled Evening
Last month I had the honor of performing with Caltech physicist John Preskill at One Entangled Evening–a show celebrating the future of quantum computing. Nobel laureates, billionaires, sparkly dresses–what more could you want? Watch Highlights From the Show Oh, plus there was this: Paul Rudd. Stephen Hawking. Chess. Cats. Need I say more?
It’s All Relative
Shakespeare famously wrote, All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. Little did he know that for the next 300 years, physicists would view the universe in a similar way. “[Classical] physics was like a play,” says theoretical physicist (and my good friend) Sean Carroll. There was a stage, and there were actors. …
Field Notes: GM at MANH(A)TTAN Screening
The eminent cosmologist Sean Carroll once said, “In physics, if you haven’t contributed anything by the time you’re 50, you’re through. In acting, you only get better with age.” Indeed, acting is a discipline where the master practitioners continue to evolve and deepen as time passes, and, like physics, it’s a field where upstart crows look to those more experienced for guidance …
Reboot the Suit: A chance to preserve a piece of Space history.
Inspiring a new generation of Scientists and Science/ Space Enthusiasts is one of our goals as Scirens. So we were thrilled when we were contacted about the Smithsonian’s new Kickstarter endeavor to preserve and display Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit from the Apollo 11 lunar mission! If successfully funded, the suit will be preserved and digitized, to then go …
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