Joshua Lederberg

Great scientist and friend Joshua Lederberg passed away 2 February 2008. Josh recruited Jesse to The Rockefeller University in 1984, promoted him in 1989, and supported the formation of the

Stasera leggiamo

The Italian website “Stasera leggiamo” (This evening let’s read) runs a favorable review of Jesse’s autobiography, “La liberazione dell’ ambiente”…

Our simulation game of

Our simulation game of the US university, Virtual U, is one of ten finalists for best game of the year 2000 at the upcoming Independent Games Festival! Can we outsmart…

Name the Scientist

The New York Times created an interactive game “name the scientist” in which Jesse Ausubel is the wrong answer to the 4th question. Richard Dawkins is the right answer. Still…

Breakthrough publishes Cars & Civilization

The Breakthrough Institute has posted Jesse Ausubel’s lecture “Cars and Civilization” in a linear, scrollable layout. This version may be easier to read on some devices, though less attractive to…

Perrin Meyer & Meyer Sound at Burning Man

PHE’s acoustic wizard, Perrin Meyer, and Meyer Sound created a scientific experience at ?#?BurningMan2015?. Bay Area artist Jon Sarriugarte and sound designer Kyrsten Mate created a rocket launch experience “Project…

A Decade of Deep Carbon Research

Nature has assembled a collection of papers originating under the auspices of the just-concluded ten-year Deep Carbon Observatory project, sponsored by the Sloan Foundation. An interview with two of the