UC Santa Barbara Global Studies Faculty Javiera Barandiaran speaks on "Markets for Scientific Advice Erode Trust and Threaten Democracy: Evidence for Chile"

UC Santa Barbara Physics faculty Lars Bildsten speaks on, "Exploding Stars"

UC Santa Barbara MCDB faculty Carolina Arias speaks on, "Testing...Testing: The Story of How Molecular Biology, Virology, and a Lot of Swabs Helped Us Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic"

UC Santa Barbara MCDB Faculty Michael Goard speaks on "The Uncharted Mind: A New Understanding of Brain Function by the Mapping, Measurement, and Manipulation of Neural Circuits"

UC Santa Barbara Political Science Faculty Benjamin J. Cohen speaks on "Currency Wars: How National Currencies Compete"

UCSB History faculty Kate McDonald speaks on "Foot Work: Making Sense of Human Power in the Age of the Machine"

Nurse Pattye Anderson will bring her unique perspective as an African American Clinician

Director Darya Zhuk will join moderator Sarah Lerner (Film and Media Studies, UCSB) for a virtual discussion of her debut feature film, Crystal Swan

Dr. Erika Felix will explore how parents/caregivers can recognize signs of emotional distress

There will be readings from Spectrum writers and announcements of the annual contest winners