To support the development of a brain-computer interface that generates music without physical movement and a live public performance and seminar demonstrating the technology

To support four short animated documentary films and related outreach about little-known women in STEM fields as part of a multimedia series about great women distributed digitally and broadcast on PBS American Masters

To support a series of events at the Los Angeles Public Library that pairs leading scientists and thinkers with top journalists to discuss timely topics in science and technology

To engage faith-based and interfaith communities with scientific research through citizen science projects on Zooniverse

To support an international conference on the history of science at the California Institute of Technology in April 2019

To support the launch of the Aspen Institute’s Science & Society program

To support the orchestral debut of and related materials for “Casop: A Requiem for Rice,” a contemporary classical musical piece about the enslavement of black people in the South Carolina and Georgia Lowcountry and the underappreciated exploitation of their technologies for growing rice

To support “Quantified Self,” an immersive theater piece that incorporates the audience’s personal data to increase understanding of the ethics of computer science and data collection

To support a semester-long program on “Illustrating Mathematics,” bringing together artists and mathematicians with an interest in illustrating mathematics with computational tools

To establish a Media Lab at Pioneer Works by supporting the development of a strategic plan and the production of pilot science channel, podcast, video, and VR science programs