The Science & Society (SS) Series presents topics at the intersection of science, public policy, social issues, and daily life. These programs allow active engagement between policy makers, scientists and program participants.
Previous SS events have covered science in films, Women in STEM, the science of music, science education policy, gender stereotypes, and how curiosity-driven research impacts society.
Distinguished SS speakers have included Cristal Thomas, former Deputy Governor of Illinois; Robbert Dijkgraaf, Ph.D., Director of the Institute for Advanced Study and Leon Levy Professor; and Lawrence Krauss, Ph.D., Foundation Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration and Physics Department, and Inaugural Director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University.
Join ChiTownBio on YouTube and within the world of Animal Crossing as Jordan Harrison (ChiTownBio co-founder) shows off some tips and tricks about flower breeding in the game and provides some scientific context about genes, Gregor Mendel, model organisms, and the coveted blue rose.
Join the Chicago Film Festival and Matt Wolf, director of Spaceship Earth, for a virtual Q&A!
Continue reading “Partner Event: Spaceship Earth Virtual Q&A”
Join C2ST and KOVAL for a virtual tour and tasting while Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart guides us through the production of hand sanitizer!
Continue reading “Science From the Frontlines: Sanitizer & Spirits (Desinfectante y bebidas)”
Join C2ST for our 5th Science from the Frontlines program and learn how the severity and manifestation of COVID-19 symptoms are impacted by gender! Continue reading “Science From the Frontlines: Gender Disparity in COVID-19 Cases (Disparidad de género en casos de Covid-19)”
Join C2ST and our panel of local experts for a panel discussion on health inequalities and how they are contributing to COVID-19 rates. Continue reading “Science from the Frontlines: Racial Disparity in COVID-19 Cases (Desigualdades raciales en los casos de Covid-19)”
Join author Michael Zapata, and physicist, Dr. Marcela Carena, as they discuss theories about parallel universes and how they impact the ways we think about science, literature, and our own lives!
