Twilight Nature Walk 2026
October 29, 2026
5:00 pm
– 8:00 pm
5800 N Ravenswood Ave, Rosehill Cemetery - East Entrance
5800 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Climate, Energy, and EnvironmentLife ScienceScience and Society
Third Annual Twilight Nature Walk at Rosehill Cemetery
Join the Chicago Council on Science and Technology on Thursday, October 29th, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM for the third annual Twilight Nature Walk at Rosehill Cemetery, an evening of nature exploration under the autumn twilight. Read more…
Silver Screen Science: Project Hail Mary
November 8, 2026
3:00 pm
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, East 56th Place, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Physical ScienceScience and SocietyTechnology and Engineering
Join the Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) and the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center for a special screening of Project Hail Mary, followed by an engaging conversation about the science behind the film. Read more…
STEM to the Future: A Comedic Review of American Innovation Since the 80’s
November 19, 2026
6:00 pm
– 9:00 pm
Color Club
4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618, USA
C2ST’s annual Fall Social is back! Come revel in awe of the scientific breakthroughs that came from this prolific era of innovation.
This year’s Fall Social was created to be a celebration of human ingenuity and scientific work and discovery. Our annual fundraiser and networking event brings together STEM professionals, educators, entrepreneurs, community leaders, supporters and friends for an evening of connection, laughter and philanthropy.
Through a playful retrospective on technological & scientific innovation since the 80’s, C2ST and Co. will explore how big ideas, like the first artificial heart, or even the piano tie, shaped a new reality.
“Are we alone in the universe?” For thousands of years, the question has stumped humanity. Through icons like E.T., the Alien franchise, and most recently Project Hail Mary, our fascination with the extraterrestrial has dominated popular culture and media for generations. But the search for life isn’t just contained in scripts or on film reels; scientists in a dizzying number of hyper-specific fields make daily progress expanding our knowledge of space, getting us ever so closer to answering that burning question. One such discovery has been pivotal in that task, providing stepping stones to understanding the universe in completely unexpected ways. This is the history and science of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs).
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Upcoming Events
November 14, 2026
2:00 pm
– 3:00 pm
Field Museum of Natural History
Field Museum, South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Health and WellnessScience and Society
How many times a day do you ask the question, “What should I eat?” Are you confused and overwhelmed by the thousands of factory-made foods supermarkets sell? Or the abundance of diets (paleo, Mediterranean, low-fat, low-carb, low-calorie, intermittent fasting, vegan, vegetarian, carnivore) claimed to optimize your health and manage your weight?
In this talk and his new book, Fed Up, best-selling author and Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman tackles this confusion. Drawing on evolutionary biology, anthropology, physiology, and medical science, he explores how our ancestors never evolved to choose their food to lose weight or live to 100. Instead, we evolved to eat almost anything in order to survive. Read more…
C2ST Supporters
Alan Schriesheim & Kay Torshen
John A. Cable Foundation
Arch Investors Ltd
Alan Schriesheim & Kay Torshen
John A. Cable Foundation
Arch Investors Ltd