What's the Big Idea?

Connecting students to researchers at the cutting edge

This program aims to connect students with experts to discuss about their research in science, arts, social sciences, and many other fields! We host focused (around 20 minute) interviews with leading researchers, answering questions submitted by students. As so many classrooms transition to remote learning, this will provide a resource for students and teachers to connect from home, directly to research at the cutting edge.

Interested in taking part? See links for students, teachers, and researchers.

Intro to What's the Big Idea?

Upcoming

Keep an eye out for more events as we schedule them!

Previous

Friday May 29 4pm: Exploring the Northern Lights
Kristina Lynch (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College)

Step 1: Read articles (Article 1) (Article 2) * Step 2: Submit Questions * Step 3: View Webcast (see below) * Teacher Resources * [Level: Intro College / High School / Middle School]

Credit for the amazing Venitie Aurora photo goes to J Ahrns (UAF/GI)

Friday May 29, 2pm: Digital Art and "Augmented Creativity"
James Mahoney (Department of Computer Science, Dartmouth College)

Step 1: Watch Overview Video * Step 2: Submit Questions * Step 3: View Webcast (see below) * Teacher Resources * [Level: College / High School]

Thursday May 28, 4:30pm: The Big Bang Model of the Universe
Robert Caldwell (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College)

Step 1: Read articles (Article 1) (Article 2) * Step 2: Submit Questions * Step 3: View Webcast (see below) * Teacher Resources * [Level: Intro College / High School / Middle School]

Unfortunately we weren't able to record this discussion due to technical difficulties. Our apologies!

Wednesday May 27, 2pm: Gravity, Black Holes, and Cosmic Alchemy
Ryan Hickox (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College)

Step 1: Read articles (Article 1) (Article 2) * Step 2: Submit Questions * Step 3: View Webcast (see below) * Teacher Resources * [Level: Intro College / High School / Middle School]

Tuesday May 26, 1pm: And the Oscar Goes To: Fluid Simulation Algorithms!
Bo Zhu (Department of Computer Science, Dartmouth College)

Step 1: Read Article * Step 2: Submit Questions * Step 3: View Webcast (see below) * Teacher Resources * [Level: College / High School]

Tuesday May 19, 2pm: Cryptography, Security, and Math
Asher Auel (Department of Mathematics, Dartmouth College)

Step 1: Read Articles (Article 1, Article 2) and Watch Videos (Video 1, Video 2) * Step 2: Submit Questions * Step 3: View Webcast (see below) * Teacher Resources * [Level: High School / Middle School]

Friday May 8, 2pm: Algorithms and A Most Profound Math Problem
Deeparnab Chakrabarty (Department of Computer Science, Dartmouth College)

Step 1: Read Book Chapter and Article * Step 2: Submit Questions * Step 3: View Webcast (see below) * Teacher Resources * [Level: High School / Middle School]

Tuesday May 5, 2pm: Move Sleep Connect
Rebecca Emeny (The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice)

Step 1: Read Webpage * Step 2: Submit Questions * Step 3: View Webcast (see below) * Teacher Resources * [Level: University / High School]

April 9, 4pm: Friends Think Alike
Thalia Wheatley (Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College)

Step 1: Read Article * Step 2: Submit Questions * Step 3: View Webcast (see below) * Teacher Resources * [Level: High School]

March 30, 2pm: A Galaxy Explodes with Colossal Winds
Ryan Hickox (Astronomy, Dartmouth College)

Step 1: Read Article * Step 2: Submit Questions * Step 3: View Webcast! (see below) * Teacher Resources [Level: High School / Middle School]