The world of innovation and ideas has changed and grown with our modern and complex landscape. The once romantic images of a lone innovator or inventor scribbling furiously in a notebook or casually sketching on a cocktail napkin are a thing of the past. Read more…

August 2, 2013

U.S. Cellular Field
333 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL, USA

Let’s Play Two! That’s right–it’s time for a C2ST Double Header.

Due to unprecedented demand, Dr. Alan Nathan will be giving an encore of his Physics of Baseball program on Friday, August 2nd.

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August 1, 2013

U.S. Cellular Field
333 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL, USA

“You Can Observe A Lot By Watching” – Yogi Berra

Following Yogi’s advice, Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Illinois Alan Nathan will use high-speed video clips to highlight some of the interesting physics underlying the game of baseball.  The talk will focus on the subtleties of the baseball-bat collision, the intricacies of the flight of a baseball, and many other things. Read more…

April 21, 2013

Kersten Physics Teaching Lab, The University of Chicago
5720 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL, USA

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Movie and Delicious Science Demos

Catch a screening of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” starring Gene Wilder and stay for delicious science demonstrations.

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April 3, 2013

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

Abstract: Molecular modeling on computers can provide great benefits to society in a wide range of fields, such as medicine and the production and storage of renewable energy. It is a powerful tool that provides a window into the chemical world that is unparalleled in its ability to visualize the nano- and sub-nano environment. Read more…

March 21, 2013

Lincoln Hall, Northwestern University School of Law
357 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, USA

Blame for the Great Recession and America’s halting recovery has been attributed to many factors. But according to a new book, a major culprit has gone unnamed: the United States’ decline in the race for global innovation advantage. A complacent and politically polarized America is fated for a slow, painful transition into a “Rust Nation,” they warn, unless our leaders can muster the will to act.

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