Hobbits & Hops: The Origin of Homo Floresiensis
June 1, 2025
2:00 pm
Revolution Brewing - Brewery & Taproom
3340 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60618, USA
Program Series:
Life SciencePhysical ScienceScience and Society
Do you want to know why Homo Floresiensis are nicknamed the “real life Hobbits”? Find out and ask your own questions at our Speakeasy on June 1st!
Join the Chicago Council on Science and Technology, the Leakey Foundation, the Field Museum and Professor Adam Brumm for an evening of networking, socializing, and science!
Featuring a talk by Adam Brumm, professor of archaeology and founding member of the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution at Griffith University. Doors at Revolution Brewing + Taproom will open at 2:00 with the talk kicking off at 2:30. Food and drink will be available for purchase.
Registration is not required but is appreciated.
Upcoming Events
The Chicago Council on Science and Technology, the Leakey Foundation, and the Field Museum present a lecture with Adam Brumm, professor of archaeology and founding member of the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution at Griffith University.
June 3, 2025
12:00 pm
– 5:00 pm
Perkins & Will
410 N Michigan Ave suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
ColLABorate consilience is a half-day event exploring how an interdisciplinary approach can yield unique, novel solutions for sustainable laboratories.
Three project teams will share three complementary case studies providing examples of collaborative efforts across multiple disciplines that were instrumental in the synthesis of their facility design, construction, operation, or policy development.
June 11, 2025
1:00 pm
– 5:00 pm
Douglas Park
Douglas Park, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Health and Wellness
Join C2ST at the Encompassing Center’s Combined Communities Thrive Summer Fair. There will be activities, resources, wellness activities and more. C2ST will be out at this event with our microscope checking out cool biology samples.
June 13, 2025
11:00 am
– 2:00 pm
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, USA
Kick off the summer season and celebrate the end of another school year! Grab a blanket and some sunscreen and meet us on the front lawn of the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry for this free event featuring music at the family stage, games and hands-on activities from incredible community partners. C2ST is bring stomp rockets, and there will be dozens of community organizations on site with games, swag, food, and so much more. If your summer calendar isn’t full already, it will be by the time you leave!
This outdoor event is free and open to the public. Admission to the Museum requires a ticket purchase. Ticketed Museum guests on this date can exit to access the picnic and re-enter to continue exploring.
C2ST Supporters


The Crown Family
Acorn Foundation

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The Crown Family
Acorn Foundation

Alan Schriesheim & Kay Torshen

John A. Cable Foundation
Arch Investors Ltd

















