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Thursday 12 November
- 5:00 PM in ChicagoIn person
Perrin Roosevelt Ireland on “Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn from Animal Sex”
Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality · Centers for Gender/Race Studies, Community Room (105)
Author Perrin Roosevelt Ireland on her book Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn from Animal Sex, in conversation with UChicago’s Rachel Moran, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution
- 6:30 PM-7:30 PM in BostonIn person and online
Carlson Lecture — The Ocean Carbon Sink: Facts, Fictions, and Opportunities
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences · New England Aquarium, Simons Theatre, 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA
The Lorenz Center is pleased to present the 2026 John H. Carlson Lecture, in partnership with the New England Aquarium and the Lowell Institute.
Friday 13 November
- Fri, 13 November 2026, 4:00 PM in LausanneIn person
Modelling the mouse barrel cortex: from anatomical structure to cortical dynamics
EPFL · Campus Biotech bâtiment B1 Chemin des Mines 9 1202 Genève
Thesis Director: Prof. C. Petersen, Neuroscience doctoral program Thesis Nr. 11160 To take part in the public defense, please contact directly the speaker
- 12:00 PM in HoustonIn person and online
Rice Anthropology Brown Bag Talk with Travis Pickering
Anthropology · Sewall Hall
Please join Rice Anthropology for a Brown Bag Talk, “Life and Death at Swartkrans Cave, South Africa: What Two-Million-Year-Old Fossils and Artifacts Tell Us About Early Human Existence,” with Travis…
- 3:30 PM in Rhode IslandIn person and online
Explosives with Prof. Nick Glumac
University of Rhode Island · Richard E. Beaupre Center for Chemical & Forensic Sciences, 100, 140 Flagg Road Kingston, RI 02881
Nick Glumac, Professor of Mechanical Science & Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, presents in today's Friday Forensic Science Partnership lecture series.
Saturday 14 November
- Sat, 14 November 2026 to Wed, 23 December 2026, time on the event pageIn person
Dome Show: What Santa Sees
University of Manchester · Jodrell Bank, Bomish Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9DW
Soar through our Space Dome and discover the night sky through Santa's eyes as he races around the world on Christmas Eve! Take a ride in Santa's sleigh, journey past the constellations in this…
- 11:00 AM in ChicagoIn person and online
Compton Lectures: Daniel Holz “A decade of gravitational-wave science”
Physical Sciences Division · Kersten Physics Teaching Center, Room 106
Join us for a free public lecture series celebrating 50 Years of Discovery at the Enrico Fermi Institute of UChicago. Attendees can join in person or virtually.
- 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in BoulderIn person
Overwintering strategies of flora and fauna - MRS guided walk
University of Colorado Boulder · Mountain Research Station, 818 County Road 116, Nederland, CO 80466
Join MRS Director Scott Taylor and MRS Graduate Research Assistant Will Anderson for a guided walk at INSTAAR's Mountain Research Station (MRS). We will be looking for evidence of the varied…
- 5:30 PM-9:00 PM in AustinIn person
Hot Science Cool Talks: Birds are Smarter!
Jackson School of Geosciences · Robert A. Welch Hall (WEL), 2.224 and Grand Hallway, 105 24TH ST E, Austin, Texas 78705
What can birds teach us about intelligence? They may have “bird brains,” but they can solve problems, use tools, and even share culture. In the next Hot Science – Cool Talks, Dr.
- 6:00 PM-8:00 PM in BoulderIn person
Emergence: Exploring Quantum Technology Through Music and Dance
University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder Public Library, Canyon Theater, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302
Curious about quantum? Don't miss Emergence: Exploring Quantum Technology Through Music and Dance—a multimedia performance designed to make quantum science accessible, relevant, and inspiring for all…
Monday 16 November
- 4:30 PM-5:30 PM in BostonIn person
2026 Dresselhaus Lecture—Connecting nano to macro: Thermal materials research inspired by Millie Dresselhaus
MIT.nano · Building 10, 250, 222 MEMORIAL DR, Cambridge, MA 02139
The Dresselhaus Lecture series is named in honor of Mildred "Millie" Dresselhaus, a beloved MIT professor whose research helped unlock the mysteries of carbon, the most fundamental of organic…
- 4:30 PM-5:20 PM in CaliforniaIn person and online
Stanford Energy Seminar | Jonathan Fan, Stanford University
Precourt Institute for Energy · Shriram Center, 104, 443 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305
The Stanford Energy Seminar has been a mainstay of energy engagement at Stanford for nearly 20 years and is one of the flagship programs of the Precourt Institute for Energy.
Tuesday 17 November
- 10:15 AM-12:00 PM in FribourgIn person and online
How Learning Environments Shape the Developing Brain
University of Fribourg · PER 21, E120, Boulevard de Pérolles 90, 1700 Fribourg
Visionary Lecture with Solange Denervaud (CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging, MRI EPFL Section).
- 3:00 PM-4:00 PM in the UKIn person
Nelder Fellow lecture series – Prof Ed Bueler (University of Alaska Fairbanks)
Department of Mathematics, Nelder Fellow Lecture Series · Huxley Building, South Kensington Campus, London, United Kingdom
Prof Ed Bueler (University of Alaska Fairbanks): The mathematical (and numerical) problem of glaciation
- 6:15 PM-7:15 PM in Zurich
Cancer-related mutations beyond cancer: Extracurricular Lecture with Mariona Graupera
ETH Zurich
Meet our special guest Mariona Graupera, ICREA Research Professor and Group Leader at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute in Barcelona.
- 4:15 PM-5:15 PM in New YorkIn person and online
Data Science Distinguished Lecture: Agostino Capponi - Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University
Cornell University · Frank H. T. Rhodes Hall, 253
This talk is co-sponsored with the ORIE Colloquium and the Center for Data Science for Enterprise & Society.
- 4:30 PM-5:30 PM in New YorkIn person and online
Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World
Cornell University · Mann Library, Room 160, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
We live in a world fueled by math that we barely notice. It’s in every photo we post to Instagram, every Google search we make, and every answer we get back from ChatGPT. It routes our packages and…
- 6:00 PM-8:00 PM in BoulderIn person
BioFrontiers Presents: "Disciplined Wonder: Of Fantastic Beasts and Frugal Machines"
University of Colorado Boulder · Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotec Building, Butcher Auditorium (A115), 3415 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309
BioFrontiers Presents is a free public talk series sponsored by the CU Boulder BioFrontiers Institute. Our mission is to engage with our community through public talks for public good.
- 6:00 PM-7:00 PM in CaliforniaIn person and online
Shoot for the Stars: A community-based approach to Sunflower Star Recovery
Hopkins Marine Station · Hopkins Marine Station, Izzie Abbott Boatworks Auditorium, 120 Ocean View Blvd Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Sunflower Star Laboratory is a community-based nonprofit that leads research and conservation to recover the sunflower star, building kelp forest resilience with our communities.
Wednesday 18 November
- 12:00 PM-12:45 PM in the UKIn person
Zoology Museum Tour 12:00-12:45 (18 Nov) A BIRDS SPECIAL
University of Aberdeen · Zoology Museum
Brought to you by students from the Zoology and Biological Sciences Society.