INAUGURAL PROGRAM: “Improbable Vehicles” will introduce work produced at and around Cal Poly on unusual vehicles of all kinds. The program will feature four 10-minute talks by Cal Poly faculty, staff, and students, alternating with audience conversation and questions. Moderated…
This event, Darwin 200, celebrates the double anniversary of Charles Darwin: February 12, 2009 is the 200th anniversary of his birth, and November 2009 marks 150 years since the publication of On the Origin of Species. Details Conversation and birthday…
Speaker Christopher Slye of Adobe Systems discussed the history and accomplishments of Adobe Originals and how new technology over the years has affected their work. The talk included examples of old and new designs, and illustrated how the OpenType format…
Nicknamed the “Sherlock Holmes of Food,” Brian Wansink is an expert in nutritional science, behavior and food psychology. His research focuses on the issue of how the immediate world around us influences our everyday eating habits. He is also a…
Just how small is “nano” anyhow, and why should you care? Is nanotechnology here yet? Could you be using nano products right now without even knowing it? Join Cal Poly faculty Kathy Chen (Materials Engineering) and Jane Lehr (Women’s and…
Join us on October 27th to launch the 2009 — 2010 Science Café at Cal Poly’s Kennedy Library. This informal discussion will focus on what makes a book a book. Participants can cozy up and test drive a new Kindle…
Join us for the November 17th Science Café at Cal Poly’s Kennedy Library. This informal discussion begins with a presentation about Community-Supported Agriculture and the Cal Poly Organic Farm, and a resulting discussion about enterprising educational tools and the community’s…
While searching in amber for bacterium to be screened for pharmaceutical properties, Dr. Cano discovered live yeast, which was ultimately used to brew beer. Dr. Cano tells the story of this accidental discovery, the surprising way he became a partner…
A thousand miles off California, the North Pacific Ocean Gyre contains one of the largest ecosystems on Earth — but it may be in danger from a deluge of accumulated plastic trash. Dubbed the “Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch,” the…
The economic problems of recent years came about, in part, because we didn’t understand the risks we, as a society, were collectively taking. This presentation and discussion will explore what it means to take individual and societal risks, how to measure…