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Lawrence Krauss: The Greatest Story Ever Told — So Far

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Chicago Council on Science and Technology, and the Illinois Science Council host Lawrence…

9 years ago

Dietary Supplements: Stories of Regulation, Safety, and Evidence

A healthy athlete dies of complications from heatstroke during training. The medical examiner finds a legal botanical dietary supplement played…

9 years ago

Dr. Brian Murphy – Antibiotic Hunter: Discovering Drugs in the Ocean

Aaron Freeman dives in with Brian Murphy, Ph.D., to get to the bottom of antibiotic hunting in our waters. The…

9 years ago

Supplement Caveat Emptor w/Dr. Alyssa Tonsing-Carter

Meet Alyssa Tonsing-Carter, Ph.D., who will talk dietary suppliments and their regulation--or lack thereof--at our June 13 Speakeasy at the…

9 years ago

C2ST — A Personal View

Almost every aspect of our day-to-day life is impacted by science and technology: from the food we eat, to the…

9 years ago

Civilization and its Discontents – 2017

There are reasons why we are living in a period witnessing the decline of 17th and 18thCentury Enlightenment values.  Reasons…

9 years ago

Urban Nature: Behind the Scenes

Chicago Council on Science and Technology, as part of its Science + Cinema Initiative, and WTTW Chicago Present Urban Nature: Behind the…

9 years ago

Extreme Science: The U.S. Antarctic Program

Antarctica is the coldest, highest and driest of all seven continents. It is one and a half times the areal…

10 years ago

The Enlightening March for Science

Where would we be without The Enlightenment?  The Enlightenment generally refers to Western civilization’s continuing exit from the “Dark Ages.” …

10 years ago

Extreme Science: The U.S. Antarctic Program

Chicago Council on Science and Technology and Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Science present Extreme Science: The U.S. Antarctic Program Antarctica is…

10 years ago