Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth
January 29, 2019
6:00 pm
– 7:30 pm
Hughes Auditorium, Robert H. Lurie Building, Northwestern University Chicago Campus
303 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Physical ScienceProgram Series:
Climate, Energy, and Environment
What can we learn from alien worlds? We humans, with our “project of civilization,” are a kind of cosmic teenager. We have power over ourselves and the planet, but no model to follow. In his talk, Dr. Adam Frank will show how our fate can best be understood in light of the stars. Read more…
Resilience, Empathy, Plasticity: Women in Neuroscience
January 31, 2019
6:00 pm
– 8:00 pm
McGowan South, Room 108, DePaul University
McGowan South, West Belden Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Life Science
Resilience, empathy, and plasticity are important parts of the human experience, but how do these traits actually emerge biologically? Read more…
Elevate Science
Help us to champion the wealth of science and technology in our community and elevate Chicago as the Science City by making a $10 donation. Your support is vital to our programming efforts and allows us to start new initiatives such as Science in the Parks, as well as reinvigorate legacy initiatives like Science and Cinema.
Give NowUpcoming Events
February 6, 2019
6:00 pm
– 7:30 pm
Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Center
Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library, South State Street, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Technology and Engineering
Chicago is growing smarter every day. Want to know how? Read more…
February 20, 2019
6:30 pm
– 8:30 pm
Jefferson Park Memorial Fieldhouse
4822 North Long Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Health and Wellness
Ever wonder if meditation is for you? Or if practicing mindfulness really works? Almost every day, something about meditation and mindfulness appears in the news. The reports suggest that these practices will make us healthier, happier, keep our brains healthy, and make us more successful. Meditation is the new miracle intervention that improves everything for everyone. But what exactly are meditation and mindfulness?
February 27, 2019
3:15 pm
– 4:30 pm
Illinois Institute of Technology, Perlstein Hall Auditorium Room 131
10 West 33rd Street, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Climate, Energy, and Environment
This program is a part of the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) 2019 Distinguished Lectureship Series.
Digitalization, data sets, computing, technology, and analytics are all rapidly advancing. Our energy analytics approach and collective tool kit of models and capabilities have advanced considerably over the past decades. Today, we are at yet another precipice of change, with exponential increases in data availability, advanced analytics, and scalable computing power. The presentation will highlight new and emerging capabilities that offer us exciting, unprecedented opportunities for robust insights for scientific research, energy economics, planning, infrastructure, and related decisions.
April 3, 2019
6:00 pm
– 7:30 pm
Harold Washington Library Center
Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library, South State Street, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Physical ScienceProgram Series:
Technology and Engineering
Star Wars – the fight of the light side of the force against the dark side – is a story that has fascinated us for the last 40 years. A crucial part of this story is the unbelievable scientific and technological advances – traveling through hyperspace, lightsabers, holograms, the discovery of habitable planets – that fill the universe. Read more…
Description
On Thursday, May 2 the Chicago Council on Science and Technology will hold our largest fundraising event of 2019: Science in the City. This fundraiser supports everything we do and will allow C2ST to continue to provide free and low-cost STEM events throughout the city. Your support is critical to our mission.
Join us as we celebrate public STEM outreach with STEM community members, academic and industry leaders, and young professionals from across Chicagoland. Guests will engage with each other over the course of the evening which includes a cocktail reception with heavy hors-d’oeuvres, live performance, silent auction, raffle, and award ceremony.