June 2, 2015

Geek Bar Beta
1941 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA

The immune system never ceases to change – it must stay one step ahead of the next disease outbreak or else. When a disease evolves even slightly, our immune system needs to adapt to match this change. As such, we have variation in our immune genes that is vastly out of proportion to the variation in our other genes. Read more…

May 5, 2015

Geek Bar Beta
1941 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA

People exist because plants exist. From medicine to shelter to inspiration, plants of all kinds have shaped the human experience. This C2ST Speakeasy will provide examples of herbs, cacti, and trees that are the backbone to our pharmaceuticals, rituals, and world, and why we need to protect them. With species going extinct every day, humans have to get creative about conservation. Read more…

February 3, 2015

Geek Bar Beta
1941 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA

Most of the research done on human biology comes from WEIRD populations – Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic – but these populations do not always represent the full diversity of human variation. Read more…

December 9, 2014

Geek Bar Beta
1941 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA

The Chicago Council on Science and Technology is kicking off a new initiative: C2ST Speakeasy. This series of programs will bring you the same high-quality scientists as always, but in the comfort of your favorite bar. Enjoy a drink in a casual setting, while learning about science from the experts.

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April 3, 2014

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Hall
915 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL, USA

UChicago Science on the Screen

Your middle ear comes from the jawbone of a prehistoric fish. Your skin and hair can be traced to a shrew-like mammal that lived around 195 million years ago. As for your bad back — well, you can thank your primate ancestors for that. How did the human body become the complicated, quirky and amazing machine it is today?

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February 26, 2014

Northwestern University, Chicago Campus, Hughes Auditorium
303 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL, USA

The Biomedical Applications of 3D Printing

The impact of 3D printing is expected to affect all of our lives at some point in the near future, whether it will be in the products we buy, the educational tools we use, or the medical care we seek.

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