A Pint of Science: "Planet Earth"

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 6:30pm

NOTE: THIS IS A PAST EVENT
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- Waterways in Winston-Salem with Lauren Lowman (Assistant Professor of Engineering, Wake Forest University): Lauren received her Ph.D in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Duke University. She has an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a B.A. in Public Policy Studies from Duke University. Her work focuses on understanding the physical processes that modulate vegetation responses to changes in water availability.

- The Pursuit of Hoppiness - Why Humans Love Beer Even If They Shouldn't with Dr. Jeff Gredlein (Associate professor of psychology in the division of liberal arts at UNCSA): A psychological look into our relationship with suds. Our speaker is a former soccer player and avid Arsenal FC fan; music lover, terrible guitar player, frequent concert goer; supporter of craft beer, beer knowledge and writer of the Beer Snob column for West Of newspaper in Charleston, SC.

- Weather Forecasting in the Digital Age - When and Where You Want It: So how do they track those storms? Hear it first hand from Chief Meteorologist, Lanie Pope.

 

More information about "A Pint of Science":

From tattoos to fossils to weather forecasting, Wake Forest University and Wake Downtown are partnering with community organizations and businesses to demystify science with talks at Winston-Salem breweries by local researchers. The talks are part of the international Pint of Science festival.

Pint of Science, an annual event that takes place every May, brings researchers to local pubs and breweries to show the latest happenings in the world of science. The festival began in London in 2013 and has since spread to nearly 300 cities in dozens of countries around the world, providing an informal platform for dialogue between the STEM community and curious members of the public, with no prior subject knowledge required.  This is the first year that Pint of Science will take place in Winston-Salem.

Local Pint of Science events following three themes will take place at 6:30 p.m. in three Winston-Salem breweries May 20-22.

The event marks the launch of a new initiative called The Science of Winston Salem (TSO WS), using the arts, popular culture and Winston-Salem's unique history to enhance the scientific literacy of the community. Partners in the consortium include Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, Kaleideum, Wake Forest School of Medicine (CTSI Program in Community Engagement), The Olio, New Winston Museum and two high school science teachers – Matt Brady and Shari Brady -  who founded an organization called "The Science of".  

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