🥕✨ Carrot soup isn’t just tasty—it’s science at work. Our newest Chemists in the Kitchen episode breaks down the chemistry behind this cozy classic. Watch here: youtu.be/sJJHOisiCGI

Don't miss your tickets for this!

🎶 Music for the Collective Join LabX & CPNAS for a live performance by the Dr. AZA Trio—a genre-blending, interactive concert at the National Academy of Sciences. 📍 Great Hall, NAS 🗓️ Sept 7th @ 1PM 🎟️ $10 tickets → musicforthecollective.eventbrite.com #LabX #CPNAS #LiveMusicDC #DrAZATrio #DCEvents

What can cats teach us about evolution, behavior, and even human health? 🐈 #NASmember and evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos shares surprising insights into feline science in a Q&A for #InternationalCatDay. Read here: www.nasonline.org/news/from-an...

🍅 This 5-ingredient tomato sauce is as simple as it gets—and it’s wildly good. Inspired by Marcella Hazan, made with pantry staples: onion, garlic, canned tomatoes, butter, and salt. That’s it. 🎥 Watch the full recipe: youtu.be/0kKI4qSWP1I... #TomatoSauce #EasyRecipe #PantryMeal #MarcellaHazan

From pharmacy school to life-changing moments behind the counter, Harut’s journey shows how purpose and impact come together in healthcare. Watch the full episode on YouTube at 2PM: youtu.be/-BXnbGBqyWs #IWasBorn #CVSHealth #PharmacyLife #NewEpisode #HealthcareImpact #PharmacistVoices

🎧 New Episode Drops Tomorrow: Meet Harut - a pharmacist at CVS who built a passion around his career. 🔔 Hit the YouTube bell so you don’t miss it when it premieres: youtu.be/-BXnbGBqyWs #IWasBorn #PharmacyLife #CVSHealth #NewEpisode #HealthcareStories #PharmacistVoices

Thanks to everyone who came out to our "Brains Behind The Bark" event this weekend. Shoutout to Dr. Elizabeth Warren from Johns Hopkins - who spoke about how we can actually study a dogs brain - as well as the MidAtlantic Search and Rescue Dogs and the National Capital Therapy Dogs.

We made tomato sauce four ways—each one with a different umami booster. Spoiler: MSG still slaps. Full taste test + science breakdown is live on YouTube now. Go watch! youtu.be/Wj5sBadK96U #ChemistsInTheKitchen

🐾🐶 Ever wonder what your dog is really thinking? Join @labx.org on July 26 at 1 PM for Brains Behind the Bark at the NAS Building in DC—a family-friendly event with canine cognition researchers, trainers, and therapy dogs! 🎟️ See details & get tickets: labx.org/event/dog-da...

🍅We put Marcella Hazan’s viral tomato sauce to the test—four ways. Same recipe. Different salty, savory ingredients: 🧂 Salt 🥢 Soy sauce 🧴 MSG ✨ Nutritional yeast The goal? Unlock the chemistry of umami with real scientists in the kitchen. #ChemistsInTheKitchen #FoodScience #MarcellaHazan #MSG

Ever heard of a stroad? It lives somewhere in the void between a road and a street, and cities across the US are trying to fix their stroads to make them more effective. Btw - this is the first episode of a new series we’re launching on TikTok! Follow @labxnas there for more!

Did you hear that we’re bringing dogs to the National Academy of Sciences? Get your tickets to our Brains Behind The Bark event today! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-brains...

A comedy show and free ice cream? SAY LESS AND GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squ...

Rural students face early and growing gaps in #STEM achievement, course access, and career pathways. But local strengths offer new possibilities. Read more: buff.ly/hyzZt8l

If you're in DC, free during the day on June 16th, and would like to be filmed playtesting the game @yeonsoonerorlater.bsky.social & I are making for @labx.org at the National Academies of Science, gimme a holler!

Psst... Have you signed up for Friday Findings? It's our weekly newsletter featuring some of the funkiest stories in science - sign up here and don't miss out! ow.ly/Y8rF50VGkCe

Our first recipe from Season 5 of Chemists in the Kitchen is all about making the best flan you can! Check it out and tell us what you think - we want to see photos of everyone's flan from this recipe 🍮 youtube.com/shorts/LdE0H... #recipe #flan #dessert #recipes #recipevideo #

Yoga, sound bath, and brain science—under one historic dome. Join us May 10 for Smart Yoga at the National Academy of Sciences 🧠🧘‍♀️ With neuroscientist Priyanka Bushna, physicist David Canales Garcia & instructor Dana Smith. 🎟️ Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/smart-yoga... #SmartYoga #WellnessDC

I would be so terrified working with a $1M machine of any kind… #million #machine #comedy #comedycentral #microscope #standup #standupcomedy #science

Had an amazing time running a campaign of #BLOOMFALL at #BreakoutCon this year 🌹 AND we got in some real life plant interaction to go with it 🎉 Shoutout to @sharangbiswas.bsky.social and @yeonsoonerorlater.bsky.social for helping create such an amazing game ❤️

Just ran a demo of BLOOMFALL, the game @yeonsoonerorlater.bsky.social & I are designing for @labx.org at the National Academy of Sciences! Playtest went super-well. Can you guess what we're doing with the plants?

Don't forget to catch our full episode of dehydrating foods here: ow.ly/a5Ks50VacTz

"Mighty Microbes" from @ChemistryShorts explores how new, self-assembling polymer coatings create chemical “suits of armor” for microbes, giving problem-solving scientists the ability to transport them to wherever they need to go. Watch here: youtu.be/MIcyvHryAYg

Applications are open for the awards for excellence in science communications, which honor science communicators, journalists, and researchers who communicated issues or advances in science, engineering, and medicine in 2024. Apply now: www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excel... #scicomm

Did you catch our latest episode of I Was Born with @nascar.com's JR Houston? Check out how an engineer find his way to working on his childhood passion - and the moments that brought him to where he is today. #nascar #racing #daytona #daytona500 #engineer #engineering #science #scientist #auto #car

"People think it's great to be ahead of your time, but it can actually be quite painful". Portrait of Professor @geochurch.bsky.social for the @nationalacademies.org. #NewHeroes

LA is home to our Wrong Answers Only show, and we hold everyone in our hearts as the fires continue. Our friends at Found LA shared this beautiful resource about how to help in these trying times, and wanted to share it with you:

Despite never attending Howard University, Tshaka sees himself as the product of HBCUs since he attended classes with his mom when he was as young as one year old. Watch our 4th episode of I Was Born to learn about Tshaka's journey in genomic science!

Come see Wrong Answers Only at SF Sketchfest with Dulcé Sloan, Samm Levine, and Aparna Nancherla! Jan 26 7:30PM @ The Gateway Theater - be there or be ⬛

Bluesky missed this but make sure to check out our #milkshake #recipe video here:

is this like carcinization

A throwback!

And don't forget that our third episode of #IWasBorn is now live! Watch Michael Mendez's journey to @ucirvine.bsky.social researching environmental policy and planning.

Our final round of The 1924 pop-up speakeasy was absolutely magical ✨ Check it out here: ow.ly/Kg5150UsVYX

Our last #WrongAnswersOnly of the year is TOMORROW at Dynasty Typewriter in LA! Join us and @chrisiduffy.bsky.social Lauren Lapkus Karen Chee and Joanna Hausmann and secure your spot here: www.squadup.com/events/wrong...

Last night, @davidlowry.bsky.social & I celebrated the centennial of the National Academy of Sciences’ building at their 1924 Speakeasy! Thanks @labxnas.bsky.social & @nationalacademies.org - It was the bee’s knees!

Tune in today at 1:30pm EST for a #ClimateConversation on how reimagining the manufacturing of household products can reduce emissions and support a sustainable future. Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/event/44054_...

We held a #ClimateConversations around housing and disasters. One of the biggest takeaways we learned from our panelists was, the #ClimateCrisis is a #housing crisis. Read the full write-up to more about how resilient housing can anchor communities. www.nationalacademies.org/news/2024/12...

finally we have an excuse for not remembering faces... we're just not super recognizers!

One in 10 woody plants build domatia, tiny homes for mites on their leaves. The mites benefit the plants by eating fungal and arthropod pests. The relationship is so successful that mite domatia have independently evolved hundreds of times. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Also make sure you lock in your tickets to our Dec 11 comedy show at Dynasty Typewriter in LA!

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