Program on Science in the Public Interest

Congressional Visit Day

Building on the "Global Challenges" curriculum, and teaming with the Smithsonian and AAAS, SPI presents interactive public conversations on the role science plays in critical national issues. No powerpoint. No notes. Just candid conversations with leading scientists, policy experts, and politicians, hosted by award-winning NPR reporters.

Past guests at these public events have included: Lori Ryerkerk, General Manager ExxonMobil Energy; Rajeev Venkayya, Special Assistant to President Bush and Senior Director for Biodefense; Representative Edward Markey, Chair of the Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming; Ambassador Linton Brooks, former Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration; and Joseph Cirincione, Director for Nuclear Policy at the Center for American Progress.