C2ST Speakeasy: “Plants: how we use ’em, and how we don’t lose ’em” with Jessica B. Turner

May 5, 2015

Geek Bar Beta
1941 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA

Program Series:
Life Science

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People exist because plants exist. From medicine to shelter to inspiration, plants of all kinds have shaped the human experience. This C2ST Speakeasy will provide examples of herbs, cacti, and trees that are the backbone to our pharmaceuticals, rituals, and world, and why we need to protect them. With species going extinct every day, humans have to get creative about conservation. Between apocalypse-prep seed storage and reintroductions of rare plants, scientists are working tirelessly on developing innovative means for insuring diversity is around for the future. A case-study example of the most interesting medicinal plant in the world, American ginseng (which is becoming increasingly rare), will be discussed.

 

Event Details

C2ST Speakeasy will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at Geek Bar Chicago for the foreseeable future. Registraion is not required, but it is encouraged. Please follow this link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/c2st-speakeasy-at-geek-bar-chicagos-science-tuesday-tickets-16421343681

Speaker

Jessica B. Turner

Jessica B. Turner is a crafting-fiend, lover of long walks, and a crusader for conservation. This doctoral candidate studies the relationship between American ginseng conservation and Surface mining in Appalachia, through a social and ecological lens. Currently at West Virginia University, Jessica received her masters at the University of Maryland, College-Park in Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development. In her career, she has had the privilege to study stress levels of wild asses, coral reef diversity in Hawaii, and climate change in the tundra of Northern Alaska.