Our Knoxville chapter is currently dormant. Get in touch to revive it:
contact[at]tasteofscience.org
Upcoming Events
Curious about what’s coming up?
Stay tuned.
Ever been curious?
What’s the secret to immortality?
What’s the key to making great beer?
How can you train your brain?
have a taste of science!
Team Knoxville
From all around Knoxville,
we bring you the best science we can find
Make Knoxville better!
Join the team
Enthusiastic about science communication?
Speak
Are you a scientist? Could you speak at one of our events?
Get a flavor of past events.
After an exciting week of talks, come join us for the final two of the week! This event even has some hands on, interactive sandboxes and electronics to play with if that's something you enjoy. Join us at Bearden Beer Market as we wrap up the festival, and say thank you to everyone that participated and helped make this year happen.
One of these is natural and from the Earth, the other is mostly man-made, they both encompass the globe.
Night three of our festival will feature two stories: one about the use of mushrooms in medical uses and their abilities, while the other is a story of how plastics became so popular and revolutionary in the past century.
Space! The final frontier
What will it take to get humans there permanently? Where can we go? What can we expect to find? Come join us Sunday afternoon to discuss what tools we need to get water on Mars for colonization and what stress will do to the body.
Can genes dictate behavior? What do caves in Tennessee tell us about evolution?
Join us for our first event after our 2017 festival! We will be meeting at Casual Pint Hardin Valley. More details to follow!
Join us tonight as we hear from two University of Tennessee scientists as they discuss science that will tickle your senses. Doors will be open at 6:30 PM. We will have food, drinks and chatting with our new friends until 7, when the action begins!
Science can be so sweet, especially when you enjoy it with tasty treats! Join us tonight as we hear from University of Tennessee scientists discussing the fascinating uses of 3d printing technology and tiny bog turtles.
Climate science and nuclear energy are both news hot topics. But is what you hear in the news relevant to the research? Join us tonight to hear from two local scientists as they share their research!Doors will be open at 6:30 PM. We will have food, drinks and chatting with our new friends until 7, when the action begins!
Every day can be an adventure, particularly when you live in the blood-sucking south! Join us tonight as we hear from a University of Tennessee scientist discussing the villians of the Southern wilderness. Doors will be open at 6:30 PM. We will have food, drinks and chatting with our new friends until 7, when the action begins!
Science can be far reaching, from the fjords of Norway to a classroom here in Knoxville. Join us tonight to hear from two University of Tennessee scientists sharing their love of science. Doors will be open at 6:30pm. We will have food, drinks and chatting with our new friends until 7:00pm, when the action begins!
Are you reading this on your computer or phone? How much battery do you have right now? As we move into the future, how we do find new ways of harnessing and storing energy? Join us tonight to hear from two University of Tennessee scientists researching energy. Doors will be open at 6:30 PM. We will have food, drinks and chatting with our new friends until 7, when the action begins!
Join us as we kickoff our second amazing year of science here in Knoxville with talks from local ORNL and UTK scientists and a medical physicist from Provision Proton Therapy! As a special treat, this year's kickoff will be a super event with 4 speakers! But not to worry, we will leave plenty of room between for chats with friends, food and drink refills, and exciting discussions about science.