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Eat. Drink. Science.
- Who: Everyone you know or don’t yet know
- What: Real Scientists. Real Conversations. Real Bar.
- Where: National Mechanics
- When: The second Monday of every month at 6:00 p.m.
Science on Tap is a monthly science café in Philadelphia for anyone who is interested in getting together with other people to discuss a range of engaging science topics.
Held at National Mechanics, a relaxed, convivial bar in Old City, Science on Tap features a brief, informal presentation by a scientist or other expert followed by lively conversation. The goal is to promote enthusiasm for science in a fun, spirited, and accessible way, while also meeting new people. Come join the conversation!
What's on tap?
December 14, 6:00 p.m.
Michael McCann, Professor of Biology, St. Joseph's University
Please check back for details. Presented by the Wagner Free Institute of Science.
Recent speakers
- November 2009
"Embracing Darwin"
Colin Purrington, Associate Professor of Biology at Swarthmore College
- November 2009 – Bonus Science on Tap
Dramatic Evolution: Bringing Science to the Stage"
Flashpoint Theatre Company, Noah Herman, director;
Derick Loafmann, Melissa Lynch, and Susan Giddings, actors
October 2009
"No Family History: Investigating What's Behind the Breast Cancer Epidemic"
Sabrina McCormick, Fellow at the American Academy for the Advancement of the Sciences
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September 2009
"Bringing Physics to Physicians"
Robert Hicks, Director of the Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
- July 2009
"Cold Hard Science: Fossil Discoveries in the Canadian Arctic and the Origin of Limbed Animals"
Ted Daeschler, Academy of Natural Sciences
- June 2009
"The Unknown Skeleton – Forensic Anthropology and the Unsolvable Case"
Janet Monge, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and the Wagner Free Institute of Science
- May 2009
“How the Tortoises Got their Shells and the Finches Got their Beaks: The Role of Evo-Devo in Solving Darwin’s Dilemmas.”
Scott Gilbert, biologist at Swarthmore College
- April 2009
"Take Some Fruit and Pass the Seeds."
Brenda Casper, plant ecologist and professor of biology at the University of Pennsylvania
Please note: this is an age 21+ event, although folks under 21 can come with a chaperone who is older than 25.
Science on Tap is sponsored by a consortium of four Philadelphia institutions: the Academy of Natural Sciences, the The American Philosophical Society (APS) Museum, CHF, the Wagner Free Institute of Science, and the Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
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