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National Week of Science on Screen starts tomorrow

27 film organizations from Alaska to Massachusetts feature science speakers at movie screenings between March 20 and 26.

Amherst, MA • Ann Arbor, MI • Athens, GA • Athens, OH • Austin, TX • Brookline, MA • Bellingham, WA • Birmingham, AL •Eureka, CA • Iowa City, IA • Ithaca, NY • Juneau, AK • Maitland, FL • Milwaukee, WI • Nashville, TN • New Orleans, LA • Astoria, NY • Omaha, NE • Philadelphia, PA • Phoenixville, PA • Richmond, VA • Salina, KS • Salt Lake City, UT • St. Helena, CA • Silver Spring, MD • Tacoma, WA • Tucson, AZ

March 19, 2019

March 8, 2019

Our International Women's Day BOMBSHELL

For International Women's Day 2019, we're sharing a playlist of Science on Screen videos celebrating some too-often HIDDEN FIGURES of research: women in STEM.

February 26, 2019

New on the site: How fake news spreads

In this newly posted video, Twitter expert Deb Roy discusses the results of his lab's investigations into what we share on social media.

January 2, 2019

3 kid-friendly science/movie combos to get you through winter break

More than a week of school-free winter vacation is the best...until it's not. If you've got bored brains on your hands, spice up your break with some science and cinema!

December 19, 2018

Congratulations to the SoS class of 2018−19!

Back in September, we welcomed our 14th class of Science on Screen grantees. From Hawaii to Maine and Alaska to Florida, they are already hard at work pairing great science content with equally great movies. Learn more below, and check out a 2018-19 Science on Screen event near you!

December 18, 2018

Our top 5 space movies (and some real science to go with them)

5, 4, 3, 2, 1...blast off! We're launching the new Science on Screen blog with a look at the top 5 space movies in the Science on Screen archive—and the science our grantees presented with them. All systems go!