Events
Science on Ice: Polar Expeditions and Adélie Penguins
Mon., March 5, 6:30 p.m.
Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago
Get Involved in an
Exciting Science Project
The Genographic Project
World Community Grid
SETI@Home
Welcome to science
for the non-scientist!
We promote SCIENCE, not Scientology...
we like ASTRONOMY, not astrology...
we follow COSMOLOGY, not cosmetology (but knowing proper make-up application techniques is not a bad thing)...
we think PHYSICS education is as important as physical education (and doesn’t require the bad uniforms)...
and we support BOTANY, not monotony.
Humans are curious by nature. Kids have no problem indulging their inner scientist by asking questions all the time… about bugs, rocket ships, dinosaurs, blood, stars, giraffes, etc., etc. As adults, we still have that sense of curiosity, even though the topics may have changed. Without regular access to the science teacher, we just don’t have many occasions to ask our questions of people who would know the answers.
The Illinois Science Council is an independent, 501c3, nonprofit organization that aims to keep alive the great human fascination with science. We develop casual events – for adults – that bring scientists and engineers face to face with the rest of us, that is, people who want to cultivate their innate curiosity about science.
We have an educational mission to help the general public understand and appreciate the work of great scientists like Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Carl Sagan, and other great scientists (actual living ones) right here in our own back yard. Illinois, and particularly the Chicago region, is home to an extraordinary number of science-based institutions – universities, museums, corporations, zoos, medical centers and national laboratories – that are engaged in cutting-edge scientific work every day. The Illinois Science Council creates opportunities for those scientists to talk about their work and to answer many, many questions from us non-scientist “lay” people. And we make sure our topics, our presenters, and our venues are “adult friendly.”
ISC is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. We receive guidance from members of the research, academic and professional communities, and we benefit from the terrific contributions of volunteers.
ISC is continually developing collaborative relationships with academic institutions, companies and other nonprofits that share and support the goal of enhancing public understanding and appreciation of science and technology. If you know of a program, project or organization that you think we should know about, please contact us.
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