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A Conversation on Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life with Timothy Jorgensen

For many, the image of electricity starts at a light bulb. Electricity flows through our devices, powers our homes, and gives us light. We often think of it as something external, but how do we look at it internally? Timothy Jorgensen, author of Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life, joins us to help navigate the science of electricity from a fresh biological perspective. He tells the story of electricity’s essential role in all life and connects the external uses to internal electricity in the body’s central nervous system, showing how progress in one area leads to advancements in the other. What lessons from the electricity of life can help us design solutions for the energy transition? In conversation with Lawrence Jones, EEI vice president for International Programs, Jorgensen explores a broad range of topics and examples to look at electricity, how it works, and how it animates our lives from within and without. Timothy Jorgensen is a Professor in the Departments of Radiation Medicine and Biochemistry at the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He also is the Chair of Georgetown's Radiation Safety Committee, a Consociate Member of the National Council on Radiation Protection, and a member of the D.C. Science Writers Association. Dr. Jorgensen has appeared on many national news programs and podcasts, explaining to the general public the risks and benefits of radiation and electrical technologies. He is the 2017 recipient of the AIP Science Communication Award, bestowed annually by the American Institute of Physics.