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The Network for the Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference 2025

C2ST’s proposal to showcase our Dana Foundation Funded Brain Health Project at the PCST conference in Aberdeen, Scotland, has been accepted! We will be presenting with our partners, Worldview Studios, all about the amazing research-based events we have been doing this past year. We are also presenting a poster about what we have learned co-creating programs. Check out our poster here!

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Kick-off to Summer Picnic 2025

Kick off the summer season and celebrate the end of another school year! Grab a blanket and some sunscreen and meet us on the front lawn of the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry for this free event featuring music at the family stage, games and hands-on activities from incredible community partners. C2ST is bring stomp rockets, and there will be dozens of community organizations on site with games, swag, food, and so much more. If your summer calendar isn’t full already, it will be by the time you leave!

This outdoor event is free and open to the public. Admission to the Museum requires a ticket purchase. Ticketed Museum guests on this date can exit to access the picnic and re-enter to continue exploring.

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Hobbits & Hops: The Origin of Homo Floresiensis

Do you want to know why Homo Floresiensis are nicknamed the “real life Hobbits”? Find out and ask your own questions at our Speakeasy on June 1st!

Join the Chicago Council on Science and Technology, the Leakey Foundation, the Field Museum and Professor Adam Brumm for an evening of networking, socializing, and science!

Featuring a talk by Adam Brumm, professor of archaeology and founding member of the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution at Griffith University. Doors at Revolution Brewing + Taproom will open at 2:00 with the talk kicking off at 2:30. Food and drink will be available for purchase.

Registration is not required but is appreciated.

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