Diana Plasker is the Senior Manager of Experiences at Science Friday, where she creates live events and partnerships to delight and engage audiences in the world of science. She joins SciFri as a facilitator for all things projects and partnerships in the nonprofit world. In a previous life, she was the creative projects manager at Museum Hack and manager of guided tours at Lincoln Center.
Diana earned her MA in Museum Studies from New York University and lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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Join Us For A Celebration Of Extraordinary Science News
Cheers to another trip around the Sun! Join us December 6th for a look back at this year’s science news with Ira Flatow and special guests.
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Explore The Outdoors For Beech Leaf Disease With SciFri Outside
Science Friday is harnessing the power of the people for research on Beech leaf disease. Become a community scientist!
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Science Friday Is Coming Back To Salt Lake City, Utah!
On Saturday, March 29, join Ira Flatow and the Science Friday team in Salt Lake City, UT for a special live stage version of our radio show.
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Imagine “What If We Get It Right?” With The SciFri Book Club
On September 24, meet us for our Climate Week NYC event with marine biologist, nonprofit co-founder, and author Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.
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Atlantans, Come Out For Our Science Trivia Night!
On November 13, nerd out with your brain out at Science Trivia Night with Science Friday and Science ATL at Halfway Crooks!
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Don’t Just Walk In The Woods—Touch, Smell, and Taste Them, Too
September’s SciFri Book Club pick, “Forest Walking,” teaches readers how to use all five senses to engage with forests in a deeper way.
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Explore The Outdoors With SciFri Outside This Fall
On September 28 and October 12, join us outdoors to learn all about a well-loved species of the northeast: American beech trees!
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Take A Walk On The Lichen Side With SciFri In Portland, OR
On October 30, join Ira Flatow for a day full of the symbiotic fuzzy growths on trees, roofs and gravestones—lichen!
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Putting Humboldt Back In The Spotlight With Andrea Wulf
On August 29, we’ll revisit Andrea Wulf’s book about globe-trekking explorer, scientist, and environmentalist Alexander von Humboldt.
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Journey Down The Colorado River With Melissa L. Sevigny: Author Q&A
On July 18, we’ll discuss Melissa L. Sevigny’s book on Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter’s botany surveying trip down the Colorado in 1938.