Past Presentations
2011-12 November Dr. Arthur Toga Mapping the Human Brain
2011-12 December Dr. Jim Hammond The Expanding Universe
2011-12 January Dr. Robert Collins Human Memory: Concussions and Alzheimer's Disease
2011-12 February Dr. Beverly Torok-Storb Stem Cells: Controversies and Resolution
2011-12 May Dr. Allison Summers When a Child Can't See
2012-13 January Dr. Forrest Towne How Do We Become Smart?
2012-13 February John Liccardo Male/Female Differences in Sports Performance
2012-13 April Bruce Emerson Particle Physics and the Cosmos
2012-13 May Emma Chaput Emerging Infectious Diseases
2013-14 September Dr. Daniele McKay Volcanoes in Central Oregon
2013-14 October Paul Hudak Creating and Sustaining Seed-to-Table programs
2013-14 November Dr. Tim Deboodt Junipers: Trees or Weeds?
2013-14 January Dr. Michel Waller Primate Behavior: Us and Them
2013-14 February Amy Harper Anthropology of Islam
2013-14 March Mike Cappiello The Fukushima Disaster: 3 Years Later
2013-14 April John Liccardo Physiology: Doping and Ethics in Sports
2013-14 May Julie Hood Gonsalves Nutrition Facts and Diet Fantasy
2014-15 September Peg Brand & Ed Weiser Death with Dignity
2014-15 October Dr. Robert Collins Charles Darwin on Evolution
2014-15 November Angela Sitz Sage Grouse Recovery
2014-15 January Mike Cappiello Global Warming
2014-15 February Constance Miller Responses of Mountain Ecosystems to Climate
2014-15 March Dr. Ryan Derby-Talbot Mathematics and Intuition
2014-15 April Dr. Larry Price The Nature of Matter and the Higgs Boson
2014-15 May Dr. John Bailey Sustainable Forest Management Practices and Fire
2015-16 September Dr. Rainer Storb Human Stem Cell Transplants for Fatal Diseases
2015-16 October Dr. Danielle McKay Cascadia: The Next Earthquake and Tsunami
2015-16 November Steven Peterzen Near Space research: A Stratospheric View
2015-16 January Dr. Scott Fisher How Did We Get here: Clues from the Solar System
2015-16 February Jon Renner Science and Society
2015-16 March Dusty Miller/Barbara Schulz Antarctica: Living and Working on Ice
2015-16 April Dr. Robert Collins Music and the Brain
2015-16 May Theresa Denham Tick Talk: Can I Really Contract Lyme Disease?
2016-17 September Dr. Emily Ho Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
2016-17 October Dr. Patrick O'Grady Ancient Archeology in Central Oregon
2016-17 November Karen Allen Biomimicry: Sustainable Innovation Inspired by Nature
2016-17 February Dr. Robert Beschta Wolves in Yellowstone: The Role of an Apex Predator
2016-17 March Dr. Alex Forrest Eutrification of Lake Tahoe by Climate Change
2016-17 April Dr. Chris Hagen Biofuels
2016-17 May Bob Grossfield The 2017 Solar Eclipse
2017-18 September Gabe Gabrielle To Infinity and Beyond
2017-18 October Dr. Larry Sherman The Neuroscience of Pleasure and Love
2017-18 November Donald Miller Pachyderm Intrigue and Elephant Lessons
2017-18 January Barbara Pettersen The New Genetics: Promises and Pitfalls
2017-18 February Dr. Jerry Freilich Undamming the Elwah: A River Revived
2017-18 March Dr. Larry Price Gravitational Waves The Discovery of the Century
2017-18 April Nancy Hughes StoveTeam International Cooking Shouldn't Kill
2017-18 May Dr. Dennis Jenkins Archaeology and Science at the Paisley Caves
2018-19 September Brad Chalfant The Rebirth of Whychus Creek–and its Future
2018-19 October Dr. Barbara Handelin The Good, the Ugly, the Curious: Everything is Genetics
2018-19 November Dr. Steve Grossnickle Global Climate Change: A Tree's Perspective
2018-19 January Dr. Kirsten Grorud-Colvert Oregon's Ocean: Local Legacy and Global Goals
2018-19 February Dr. Daniel Lowd (Postponed until April due to snow)
2018-19 March Dr. Larry Price The Big Picture: Photographing the Black Hole at the Center of the Galaxy
2018-19 April. Dr. Daniel Lowd Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence: Science takes on fake news
2018-19 May Dr. Bob Collins The Brain Makes the Mind
2019-20 September Dr. Rick Spinrad How Oceanography Will Save the World
2019-20 October Dr. Jerry Freilich Biodiversity Begins with a Bee
2019-20 November Dr. Daniele McKay Climate Change: A Geologic Perspective
2019-20 January Dr. Matt Shinderman Vineyard Landscapes: Biodiversity and Conservation for Wine Lovers and Others
2019-20 February Dr. Larry Price Dark Matter and its Silver Lining
2019-20 March Dr. Alison Carter The Unburied Secrets of Angkor, Cambodia (cancelled)
2019-20 April Dr. Ellen Peters Decision Science
2019-20 May Dr. Bob Collins Something Brainy
(Gap due to pandemic)
2022-23 February Dr. Mark Pitzer Making Memories: Using Neuroscience to Enhance Teaching and Learning
2022-23 April Dr. Sarah Schtick Cha-Cha-Changes: Strange Stories of DNA, Mobilization, and Evolution
2023-24 October. Dr. Robert Collins Starry Nights in a Dark Desert (How Outer Space Makes Inner Sense)
2023-24 November Dr. Mark Pitzer Building Stronger Memories: Insights from Neuroscience to Enhance Learning and Retention
2023-24 January Dr. Richard Schultz Impact of Adult Development and Aging on Caregivers
2023-24 February Dr. Donna Davis AR/VR/AI and its Good, Bad and Ugly
2023-24 March Dr. Jerry Freilich River Ecology
2023-24 April Dr. Daniele McKay Geology of Central Oregon: New Insights on the Tectonic Forces Shaping Oregon’s Landscapes
2023-24 July Dr. Shane L. Larson Astronomy Frontiers: 35 Years Ago and 35 Years From Now View recording
2024-2025 Season
September 24, 2024 Dr. Donna Davis XR as Communication: The Future Is Here Details View Recording
October 22, 2024 Dr. Larry Price Quantum Mechanics: The ‘Spooky’ Engine of the Universe Details View Recording
November 19, 2024 Aaron Bott Wolves: A Social and Natural History Details View Recording
January 28, 2025 Dr. Jamie Cornelius Amazing Adaptations: Can Birds Reduce the Stress of Climate Change Details View Recording
February 25, 2025 Dr. Doug Barofsky Mass Spectrometry – The Science of Weighing Atoms and Molecules Details View Recording
March 25, 2025 Dr. Elizabeth Safran Reckoning with the Really Big One: Cascadia Subduction Zone Details View Recording
April 22, 2025 Dr. Maureen Thompson Beaver-Human Coexistence: Past, Present, and Future Details View Recording
May 27, 2025 Dr. Leif Karlstrom Legacy and Future of Volcanism in the Cascades Details View Recording
2025-2026 Season
July 9, 2025 Dr. Shane Larson Whispers Across the Mountains: Probing the Cosmos in Gravitational Waves Watch Video
September 16, 2025 Dr. Taylor Chapple Shark-Infested Waters: Why That’s a Good Thing! Watch Video
October 21, 2025 Dr. Deanna Olson Geologic Genomics and Amphibian Conservation Watch Video
November 18, 2025 Dr. Jerry Freilich Biodiversity Begins with a “B” Watch Video
January 20, 2026 Rima Givot, Scott Woodford Dark Skies - Why We Should Care Watch Video
February 17, 2026 Dr. Eric Schuur Gene Therapy and Genetic Engineering: The Hype, the Reality and the Future Watch Video
March 17, 2026 Dr. Lisa Tauxe The History of the Earth’s Magnetic Field Strength Over the Last Four Million Years Watch Video
April 21, 2026 Dr. Kevin Hodgson Nuclear Energy: Fundamentals, Applications and Future Development Watch Video
May 19, 2026 Dr. Patty McGill Waddle We Do Without Penguins? Watch Video
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