By Jennifer Fisher, Pioneer Press via the Chicago Tribune
For the first time in his long career as a comedian, Aaron Freeman’s jokes are being fact-checked.
“I’ve never had anyone fact-check my jokes,” says the Highland Park resident. “It adds an extra degree of difficulty.”
An extra degree of difficulty, however, comes with the territory in Freeman’s new role as artist-in-residence for the Chicago Council on Science & Technology, a regional consortium on science and technology education and policy.
As part of C2ST’s participation in Brain Awareness Week Artist In Residence Aaron Freeman talks with gastronterologist Dr. Jack Ohringer about our body’s “other brain”.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Illinois Institute of Technology Perlstein Hall Auditorium
Many Americans want to start now to develop alternatives to burning fossilized carbon. Solar energy is one of those options. This presentation will provide a back-of-the-envelope analysis of what it would take to power the entire U.S. economy with solar energy. Continue reading “Should America Launch A Major Push Into Solar Energy? – Phillip Dowd”
To commemorate Darwin Day (February 12), I thought I’d talk a little bit about Charles Darwin (1809-1882); perhaps the most important biologist ever to live. More to the point, I’d like to dispel the myth that he discovered evolution.
As water is increasingly recognised as a precious resource, we look at Chicago’s water future. As more and more demands are placed on our fresh water supply — some 50 percent of water use in the United States is connected to power generation — we look at what’s being done to ensure Chicago’s water supply is not only secure for the forseeable future, but also how water policy can be used to drive economic development.
