Flourishing Salons

Join DASER guest host Ryan McGranaghan, data scientist and research scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, for an evening of conversation and exploration of the concept of flourishing. Flourishing is an unfolding process of growth and transformation. As anthropologist James Suzman puts it, flourishing involves using our resources to enrich ourselves spiritually, mentally, and in service to the greater good. Political philosopher Danielle Allen describes it as empowerment in our personal lives and our shared public spaces. This salon will examine flourishing at the intersection of art, science, and society, and how we can expand the frontiers of knowledge creation through interdisciplinary collaboration. New approaches are emerging in data science, open science, art, technology, and culture, interacting in ways that could transform our understanding of how we live and thrive together. This DASER is organized in connection with the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting #AGU24.

This is an in-person event with the option to watch the webcast.

About DASER

DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) is organized to explore several key questions: What are the relationships among art, science, technology, culture, and all related disciplines or systems of understanding? How do these disciplines relate to one another to foster creativity, innovation, and discovery? What are the tangible results of these interactions? DASER aims to create community and discussion around the intersection of art and science.

DASER is organized by Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology. The thoughts and opinions expressed in the DASER events are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the National Academy of Sciences or of Leonardo.

Delivery Method

  • In Person

Timing

  • Upcoming

Category

  • DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous

Location

  • Keck Center, Room 100
  • 500 Fifth St., N.W.
  • Washington
  • D.C.

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