Telluride Science Research Center: Town Talks Begin Tuesday, June 18

16 Jun Telluride Science Research Center: Town Talks Begin Tuesday, June 18

Nana Naisbitt of TSRC with guest speaker at Town Talk

Since 1984, the Telluride Science Research Center (TSRC), is dedicated to providing meeting services for scientists. TSRC’s mission is to inspire substantive scientific inquiry, breakthroughs, and discoveries by hosting scientific meetings in an open environment conducive to productive collaboration and positive contributions to research, policy, and education. TSRC is proud to bring its FREE  Town Talk science lecture series to the regional community for the 11th season, consecutive Tuesdays at the Sheridan Opera House, 6 – 7:15 p.m., two scientists, two 20-minute talks as follows:

June 18:

Talk #1 – From Atoms on Up: Designing better batteries and fuel cell catalysts.
Talk #2 – The Changing Polar Regions: Threat and opportunity

June 25:

Talk #1 – Advancing Science through Diversity
Talk #2 – Nimble Bacteria: How they sense their environment to infect and outwit

July 2:
Talk #1 – Solar 2.0
Talk #2 – TBD

July 9:

Talk #1 – Carbon Cowboys Wrangle for Riches in the Rainforest
Talk #2 – Turning up the Heat: Trees in a warmer world

June 16:

Talk #1 – Science vs. Pseudoscience
Talk #2 – Molecular Science Education in Telluride: Helping America keep its stature

July 23:

Talk #1 – Smell: What triggers it?
Talk #2 – Knots: Knitting together Mountain climbing, chemistry and the living cell

July 30:

Talk #1 – Evolution of Disease
Talk #2 – Single-Cell Genome Sequencing: Life and health at the single molecule level

August 6:

Talk #1 – TBA
Talk #2 – Prospects for Limitless Energy from Sunlight and Water