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On the first Wednesday of every month, this popular after-hours series brings together inquisitive minds for an informal evening of cocktails and conversation about cutting-edge science topics with experts from the field.

 SciCafé is proudly sponsored by Judy and Josh Weston.

 
 

Upcoming Offerings

Neurosceince of creativity

SciCafe - The Neuroscience of Creativity

June 5, 2013

Musician and surgeon Charles Limb, of the Peabody Conservatory of Music and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, used functional MRI to measure activity in the brains of musicians as they play music, finding deep implications for our understanding of creativity of all kinds.

Past Offerings

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Flavor Labs: Demystifying the Science of Taste

May 1, 2013

Join Barb Stuckey, professional food-flavor developer and author of TASTE: Surprising Stories and Science to Get More Out of Every Bite, for a discussion on the science and meaning behind taste.

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SciCafe: Green-Blooded Lizards and Malaria Genetics

March 6, 2013

Enjoy cocktails, cutting-edge science, and conversation at this popular after-hours series. Associate Curator Susan Perkins will discuss her research on the use of genomics to better understand diseases such as malaria, and how her work fits into a larger shift toward new scientific methods and technologies

SciCafe at the American Museum

SciCafe: Modeling the Origins of Planets, Stars, and Galaxies

February 6, 2013

Enjoy cocktails, cutting-edge science, and conversation at this popular after-hours series. Astrophysicist  Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, lead curator of the Hayden Space Show, Journey to the Stars, will use visualizations of supercomputer simulations and observations to share some of the latest advances and insights.