In this short video, Princeton professors engage with school
children about the wonders of science. Molecular biologist
Bonnie Bassler (above) speaks about how she "loves talking to
kids and doing outreach, and trying to make young people (or old
people) think that science is cool, and it's mysterious and it's
beautiful." Photo by Brian Wilson Video stills courtesy of
Teresa Riordan Music courtesy of Firstcom.com Video feature:
'Communicating Science' Posted July 21, 2011; 12:00 p.m. How
many different ways do creatures communicate with one another?
Howard Stone, Princeton's Donald R. Dixon and Elizabeth W. Dixon
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Bonnie
Bassler, Princeton's Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology,
enlist the help of elementary school students to explain the
science of communication behind sound waves, pheromones,
bioluminescence and more. Play the "Communicating Science"
video. (Video still courtesy of Teresa Riordan) The footage in
this video was taken during a lecture tit