Join us for a complementary evening of fun science demonstrations all about the microorganisms in our food!
What's with the weather lately? More floods, more droughts, more extreme weather. taste of science Houston proudly presents “How’s the Weather!?” We’ve invited scientists and engineers to discuss our current climate and environment, so join us on March 23, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Brass Tacks, and find out more about what's behind our wacky weather lately!
We are excited to announce our next event, which is Valentine’s Day themed! Join us for a discussion on modern day romance and intimate relationships that explores challenges, triumphs, and beliefs about love.
Come on out y'all! February 14th @ 7PM; Axelrad
Please RSVP below!
https://www.facebook.com/events/584034979854541/?ref=newsfeed
Meet Our Speaker:
We are bringing Nicole Stelivan. She is the owner of Saving Grace Children & Adolescent Counseling Center. Nicole is an MA, LCDC LPC Associate, a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, and a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, with 21 years of experience providing counseling and treatment of co-occurring disorders and 17 years as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor.
For our next event, we are inviting amazing speakers to discuss Mpox (formerly Monkeypox). We will be going over the basics of its biology, its current state as an epidemic, and providing resources on sexual health. Our speakers will be:
Roberto C. Arduino, MD with UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School,
Janelle Rios with UTHealth Houston, School of Public Health,
Olufisayo Awolaja, Senior Public Health Educator for the Houston Health Department
The event will be at 6:45pm on January 26 at Equal Parts Brewing. Parking is available on site. We look forward to seeing you!
Taste of Science is ecSTATIC to announce our first in person event comeback! We invited top researchers from UH and Rice to speak on Houston’s urban planning!
These experts have had a huge impact on the way you interact with the city, and we plan to delve into their minds to see if we can get an insight into how Houston will develop in the future and revitalize its vast area.
Our Accomplished Speakers:
Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg, Professor Emeritus of Sociology;
Founding Dir, Kinder Institute for Urban Research:
Co-author of The Present of Things Future: Explorations of Time in Human Experience, and author of Prophetic City: Houston on the Cusp of a Changing America. Klineberg serves as the founding director of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, launched to offer a model of how research universities and cities can work together to strengthen urban life.
Klineberg appears frequently on radio and television, and is the recipient of twelve major teaching awards. He is an expert on Houston's diversity, arguing that it foreshadows the country's own demographic trajectory.
Curtis M. Davis, RA:
Davis is an architect and urban planner specializing in regional planning, urban design, real estate development, community development, and facility capital program management. He is the founding principal of ReBuildit Collaborative, a city building advisory service, and served as project manager for the Emancipation Community Development Partnership.
Davis is an adjunct faculty member at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, University of Houston. As project executive, Davis oversaw the planning, facility programming, and designer selection phases for the Smithsonian Institution’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Dr. Bruce Race, PhD, FAIA, FAICP:
Race is the principal and founder of RACESTUDIO, with his projects having received 33 design and planning awards. Dr. Race joined the Gerald D. Hines School of Architecture as Director of University of Houston’s newly created Center for Sustainability and Resilience (CeSAR).
Additionally, Dr. Race is the PI for two energy and detention-positive mixed-use projects in Houston, including the first mixed-use town center for Habitat for Humanity in the United States that has received the 2021 APA Texas Gold Award for Resilience.
Join us on Pi Day for an afternoon of science-related mishaps and mayhem! We invite locals and scientists to share your own Sci Fail stories: overly honest methods, comic failures, and strange laboratory & fieldwork experiences. Non-scientists with science-related stories also welcome! 🧪 💥
We will have prizes for the best stories! $100 for first place, $30 for second place, and free Taste of Science swag for 3rd place 🧬
If you’re interested in sharing your story, email us at houston@tasteofscience.org or fill out our handy speaker form: https://tasteofscience.typeform.com/to/jlNPLG
Explore venomous creatures and insects who slay the lovers they cast aside.
Join us as we join the Houston Maritime Museum on the Smithsonian Museum day to talk about the science of sound.
We can't promise you that you will love the movie, but the conversations will be out of this world.
50 year ago, humans first landed on the moon. Join us on Sunday, July 21st at Mongoose vs Cobra to celebrate this momentous occasion. Doors open at 3PM, and the event will be started shortly after.
Be sure to be on time and grab a drink! We will be doing a toast at 3:35, exactly fifty years from the rejoining of the lunar and orbital modules and marking one of the hardest steps in bringing home those first men who walked on the moon.
Dr Alexander will discuss the latest developments in space science and technology.
Vickie Kloeris will speak on her experience at NASA, where she developed the food eaten by astronauts.
On June 30th, taste of science will be hosting an event at Mongoose vs Cobra where we discuss the underappreciated science of tattoos (and their occasional removal).
Time to get in touch with your artistic side! The Art of Science event will showcase works of art that were inspired by or represent different scientific phenomena. Come hear about the science behind Broken Bismuth, a sculpture created by local artists Matt Fries and Julien Luna that was installed at Mongoose vs Cobra, and see the beautiful images that can be created from the cells in our body.
Great cocktails and a chance to get your hands dirty with some live science demos brought to you by our own taste of Science Houston team!
There's a surprising intersection between how we've continued to adapt science and technology for survival in the deep seas and survival in deep space
A talk by Dr. Jennifer E. Sanner Beauchamp highlighting the importance of understanding and supporting mental health in those living within the confines of a chronic health condition. Dr. Beauchamp's research currently focuses on defining and supporting stroke recovery mental health initiatives.
It's been in the news quite a bit lately, but what is the gene editing technology known as CRISPR, how does it work, and what does it mean for everyday life?
A conversation about addressing healthcare disparities in the context of clinical trials
Just like humans, ants work cooperatively to construct homes with complex architecture, use tools, raise crops, use antibiotics to combat disease, and engage in warfare; and they are among the most successful organisms on earth with more than 15,000 known species!
Join us for a special discussion with Dr. Donoviel and Dr. Visinsky. This program is part of the Tales of Houston Women programming experience and is brought to you in partnership with the Association of Women in Science Gulf Coast Houston Chapter and the Houston History Alliance.
Join us for a screening of the movie Contagion at the Houston Health Science museum with Professor and American Public Health Association member Dr. Catherine Troisi providing intermittent commentary on the film's finer, wronger points. Sponsored by AWIS Gulf Coast Houston Chapter.
The morning after our Big Bang Theory event we will be wrapping up our festival with the darker side of sex and drugs... Join as we learn a little more about addiction, what science says about it and how to overcome it. On a lighter note, we will also be ending our raffle, so make sure to come and find out if you're the lucky winner of our 4 Astros tickets!
Come learn some scientific information about sexual healing (no not the song) and the reefer, marijuana. This special event will inform and entertain you while you enjoy a good drink or two.
The world of cryptocurrency is new for many so come make cents of it with this special talk on electronic peer to peer currency.
Dmitri Yatsenko will be talking about data analysis in the MICrONS project (Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks). MICrONS is a multi-institution initiative that seeks to revolutionize machine learning by reverse-engineering the algorithms of the brain
Join us and and listen to a real life NASA Astronaut talk about his experience living in the International Space Station for 6 months! Plus you'll get to find out how food gets prepared for life in the ISS, and how Space Exploration might affect human evolution.
Come join taste of science over at Sigma Brewery as a Physicist and nanotechnology expert discuss how very small things are creating big changes in technology. The talk will focus on carbon nanotubes, nanostructures, and molecular scale electronics!
Stephen Hawking was indeed a very special advanced breed of monkey. A month after we said goodbye to one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th Century, Dr. Matthew Baring will give a talk about his work, followed by a special screening of the movie "The Theory of Everything".
Join us at Mongoose Versus Cobra as the brewers of BREWER NAME come in and teach us the science that goes into making some seriously good beer.
Did you know your genes can change the ways they express themselves, without changing your DNA? Have you ever wondered how changes in the enviroment around you can change your genetics?
