BG Science Cafe

On Hold: due to restrictions on indoor gatherings

2018 Science Cafe Conversations:

Apr 27 – Artificial Intelligence: When will we be the Servants of Computers? – Jannai Shields

May 25 – Graffiti in Mammoth Cave – Joe Douglas

Jun 29 – 1800’s Efforts to Deny Ethnic Inferiority: Based on Evidence, Evaluated by Humans – Sam McFarland

Jul 27 – Organ Donation: The Gift of Life – Kimberly Wardlow

Aug 31 – A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings: exploring non-linear responses related to Climate Change – Nick Fortune

Sep 28 – Cool Clocks: Biological Rhythms in the Arctic – Noah Ashley

Mar 30 – canceled due to social distancing precautions to slow the COVID-19 pandemic
Feb 24 – Homicide Forensics: Studying at The Body Farm – Julie Scott
Jan 27 – Number Non-Sense: To Infinity and Beyond – Bruce Kessler

Nov 25 – Constructing Buildings That Survive – Mahtab Oroojii
Oct 28 – Economies of Scale: Optimizing Productivity – Allison Hohenstein
Sep 30 – Neutron Stars: Weird Objects, Perfect Clocks – Jason Boyles
Aug 26 – Interventions for Cognitive Aging: Science vs. Pseudoscience – Matthew Shake
Jul 29 – Recognizing Emotions in the Faces of Others – Andy Mienaltowski
Jun 24 – Bones to Ballistic Tongues: How Animals Catch and Kill – Steve Huskey
May 27 – Brave New World: CRISPR and Genetic Engineering – Michael Killen
Apr 29 – Sign Language, Technology, and the Recognition of Deaf Culture – Tony Peavler (presented in ASL, with translation for the signing impaired)
Mar 25 – Let’s Talk About Memory – Jean Neils-Strunjas
Feb 25 – Hijacking Cells: An Internal Terrorist Crisis? – Simran Banga
Jan 28 – Modern Material to Treat an Ancient Problem: Wastewater Management – Matthew Nee

Jan 29 –
Feb 26 – Education in Kentucky: How We Should Talk About It – Patricia Minter
Mar 26 – Inside Our Brains: The Autism Spectrum – Michele Elkins
Apr 30 – Advocating for Science: Your Ability to Change Public Policy – Ashlee Wilkins
May 28 – Ongoing Battle to Save Honey Bees – John Benham
Jun 25 – What’s Upstream From Our Kitchen Taps – Lee Bledsoe
Jul 30 – Black Holes Don’t Suck: Einstein and Gravitational Waves – Mike Carini
Aug 27 – Psychological Sciences Goes to the Olympics – and Wins Gold! – Betsy Shoenfelt
Sep 24 – Kentucky Underwater: Geologic History of our Region – Fred Siewers
Oct 29 – Our Hidden, Bonus Landscapes: World Class Caves of South-Central Kentucky – Chris Groves
Nov 26 – Corvette: A History of Performance Innovation – Damian Zink

Jan 26 – Smart Eyes: A New Way To Reveal How We Think and What We Learn – Leslie North
Feb 29 – Stalking an Extinct Dung Beetle in War-Torn Angola, Africa – Keith Phillips
Mar 28 – What’s for Dinner?: Genetically Modified Food – Linda Brown
Apr 25 – The Baby Experience: The Role Parents Play – Diane Lickenbrock
May 30 – Life Beyond Earth: ET, Humans in Space, and Interstellar Travel – Richard Gelderman
Jun 27 – Drones That Do No Evil – Chris Higgins
Jul 25 – Visualizing 11 Dimensions – Thad Roberts
Aug 29 – Spice Things Up!: Add To Your Cooking – Julie Lee
Sep 26 – Solar Energy: Can It Scale? – Thad Druffel
Oct 24 – Counting Opinion: The Art and Science of Measuring Public Opinion – Joel Turner
Nov 26 – Industrial Hemp: Potential, Profits & Policy – Todd Willian

Aug 25 – Cosmic Creation: From Personal Musings of “Where Does It All Come From?” to The Detailed Measure Of Our Universe – Richard Gelderman
Sep 29 – Angst: How Threats to Identity and Existence Make Us Hate Art, Skip Sunscreen, and Join Extremist Groups – Aaron Wichman
Oct 27 – Inventing and Innovating with 3D Printers – Joel Lenoir
Nov 24 – Star Wars: Commication Across A Galaxy – Bruce Kessler
Dec 29 – So You Want To Be Immortal? – Dana Bradley