A Gastroenterologist chats about The Enteric Nervous System
As part of C2ST’s participation in Brain Awareness Week Artist In Residence Aaron Freeman talks with gastronterologist Dr. Jack Ohringer about our body’s “other brain”.
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C2ST Speakeasy: “Vandals of the Void: Damaging Meteors from Chelyabinsk to Chicago” with William S. Higgins
“Vandals of the Void: Damaging Meteors from Chelyabinsk to Chicago” with William S. Higgins
Two years ago, a window-shattering shock wave injured 1400 Russians, and startled the world, as a small asteroid hit Chelyabinsk. Violent meteors are rare, but they can be devastating—and meteors have assaulted Chicagoland at least twice. Continue reading “C2ST Speakeasy: “Vandals of the Void: Damaging Meteors from Chelyabinsk to Chicago” with William S. Higgins”
American Denial
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY CINEMA AND ITVS.
Follow the story of foreign researcher and Nobel Laureate Gunnar Myrdal whose study, An American Dilemma (1944), provided a provocative inquiry into the dissonance between stated beliefs as a society and what is perpetuated and allowed in the name of those beliefs. Continue reading “American Denial”
Should America Launch A Major Push Into Solar Energy? – Phillip Dowd
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Illinois Institute of Technology Perlstein Hall Auditorium
Many Americans want to start now to develop alternatives to burning fossilized carbon. Solar energy is one of those options. This presentation will provide a back-of-the-envelope analysis of what it would take to power the entire U.S. economy with solar energy. Continue reading “Should America Launch A Major Push Into Solar Energy? – Phillip Dowd”
Water: Chicago in the 21st Century and Beyond – Debra Shore, Aaron Packman, and Seth Snyder
Our water has driven our economy, made us a destination for visitors, and ensured we have an adequate water supply. From reversing the Chicago River to building the deep tunnel, managing water has been a driver for Chicago to innovate and reinvent our world. Continue reading “Water: Chicago in the 21st Century and Beyond – Debra Shore, Aaron Packman, and Seth Snyder”
