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SUMMARY:The Soundtrack to the Universe: LIGO and the Detection of Gravity Waves'-Saturday lecture series
DESCRIPTION:September 14\, 2015 marked the beginning of a new era of astronomy.  The twin detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) measured the ripples in space and time caused by the collision of two black holes one billion light years away.  With this discovery\, LIGO has opened an entirely new window to the cosmos\, enabling us to learn about the universe in an entirely new and exciting way.  During this lecture series\, we will explore the theory behind gravitational waves\, how they are detected\, and what they might teach us about the universe.  No scientific background is required — just bring your curiosity. \nThese lectures will be presented by Dr. Benjamin Farr\, an EFI McCormick Postdoctoral Fellow\, as a part of the University of Chicago Arthur H. Compton series. \nFor more information\, please visit here. \nLectures will be held on Saturday mornings at 11 am on the following dates: 4/2\, 4/9\, 4/16\, 4/23\, 4/30\, 5/7\, 5/14\, 5/21\, (not held on 5/28)\, & 6/4. \n 
URL:https://www.illinoisscience.org/event/the-soundtrack-to-the-universe-ligo-and-the-detection-of-gravity-waves-saturday-lecture-series/
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SUMMARY:Say cheese and die: What ‘protein photography’ is teaching us about cell suicide."
DESCRIPTION:The March Homewood-Flossmoor Science Pub will feature Dr. Matt Wohlever\, a postdoctoral scientist in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago\, who will present his work titled\, ‘Say cheese and die: What ‘protein photography’ is teaching us about cell suicide’.  This event will be held on Tuesday\, March 29th at 8 pm at the Ravisloe Country Club in Homewood\, Il  . \nFor more information\, please click here. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.illinoisscience.org/event/say-cheese-and-die-what-protein-photography-is-teaching-us-about-cell-suicide/
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SUMMARY:Museum of Science & Industry presents 'Brick by Brick'
DESCRIPTION:Nothing is unbuildable in MSI’s Brick by Brick… not even a 60-foot Golden Gate Bridge made with LEGO® bricks! Find your inner builder and see more than a dozen incredible feats of engineering—all constructed with LEGO bricks by Chicago native\, Adam Reed Tucker. \nFor more information and pricing\, please click here. \n 
URL:https://www.illinoisscience.org/event/museum-of-science-industry-presents-brick-by-brick/
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SUMMARY:Pi Day "Pi K" Fun Run/Walk
DESCRIPTION:For all details and registration\, visit PiDayRun.org now.  \nThe typical 5K of 3.1 miles is so old-school. This “Pi K” is sooo much better because MATH means it’s a 3.14-mile run. Or trot\, saunter\, walk\, skip or strut. (Yes\, we know Pi K technically means 3.14 kilometers\, and you can go that far. But “Pi K” just rhymes better than “3 point 1 4 mile run” so don’t be persnickety with us.) \nStart the spring season off right with a Pi K Fun Run! March 14\, or 3.14\, is celebrated internationally in honor of the math constant pi. Illinois Science Council\, teams up with Fleet Feet Sports for its annual tribute honoring the importance of pi\, and running\, in our lives with a Pi Day 3.14 mile fun run. \nDate:  Monday\, March 14\, 2016 \nStart Time: 6:28pm (or 2pi) \nLocations – 4 options: \nFleet Feet Sports – Old Town\, 1620 N. Wells St.\, Chicago\, 60614 \nFleet Feet Sports – Lincoln Square\, 4762 N. Lincoln Ave.\, Chicago\, 60625 \nFleet Feet Sports – South Loop\, 150 W. Roosevelt Rd.\, Chicago\, 60605 \nFleet Feet Sports – Elmhurst\, 124 Schiller St.\, Elmhurst\, 60126 \nPost Run Pi(e) Parties: Immediately following the run\, back at Fleet Feet Sports stores\, there will be a party with pizza\, beer\, of course pie\, and games with prizes (prizes are for mental ability\, not run times). \nFor all details and registration\, visit PiDayRun.org now.  
URL:https://www.illinoisscience.org/event/pi-day-pi-k-fun-runwalk-2/
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SUMMARY:Pi Day Bakery & Restaurant PIE Promotion
DESCRIPTION:On March 14\, or 3.14\, the whole world stops (well\, it should) to celebrate the mathematical ratio of the circle’s diameter to its circumference\, i.e.\, the constant “pi”. As your go-to source for an awesome Pi Day\, Illinois Science Council recruits bakeries and restaurants throughout Chicagoland to offer pi(e)-themed specials on Pi Day.  We list them all for you here so you know where you can deliciously enhance your own Pi Day celebrations. \nWe’ll keep adding to the list\, so if you know a pi-worthy place\, tell them to send us details on their promotion to PiDay@IllinoisScience.org. \nBakeries: \nAlliance Bakery\, 1736 W. Division St.\, Chicago\, 773-278-0366\, Monday\, 6:00am-9:00pm\, and Alliance Patisserie\, 615 N. State St.\, Monday\, 9:00am-7:00pm\, AllianceBakery.com. Offering special “pi” cookies for $3.14. \nBennison’s Bakery\, 1000 Davis St.\, Evanston\, 847-328-9434\, Monday\, 6:00am-7:00pm\, BennisonsCakes.com. Offering individual pies in cherry\, apple\, Boston cream\, and chocolate cream for $3.14\, while supplies last. \nCafe Selmarie\, 4729 N. Lincoln Av.\, 773-989-5595\, Monday 8:00am-3:00pm\, CafeSelmarie.com. Offering $3.14 off whole pies including apple\, cherry\, blueberry\, banana Oreo\, coconut cream\, and chocolate cream. Offer these specials on Saturday 3/12 and Sunday 3/13 as well! On 3/14 the bakery counter will open early at 8:00am (normally not open until 11am) for Pi Day specials. \nBrown Sugar Bakery\, 328 E. 75th St\, Chicago\, 773-224-6262\, Monday 10:00am-7:00pm\, http://www.brownsugarbakerychicago.com.  Offering several pies decorated with the “pi” sign: sweet potato pie adorned with a pi sign in chocolate\, &  Key lime pie or lemon ice box pie adorned with a pi sign in whipped cream.  Whole pies or by the slice.  Also\, offering “pi”-themed cupcakes. \nCupcake Counter\, 229 W Madison St\, Chicago\, 312-422-0800\, Monday 7:00 AM-6:00 PM\, https://www.facebook.com/thecupcakecounter. Serving up Pi with our Apple (Pi)e Cupcake topped with Caramel Buttercream. How much? Naturally it’s  $3.14—regular price $3.50. Red Velvet Pi cupcakes are also available. \nDelightful Pastries\, 131 N. Clinton St.\, French Market\, Chicago\, 312-234-9644\, Monday 7:00am– 7:00pm; Old Town Café & Store\, 1710 N. Wells St.\, 312-255-0724\, 8:00am-5:00pm; Jefferson Park store\, 5927 W. Lawrence Av.\, Chicago\, 773-545-7215\, 6:00am-5:00pm\, DelightfulPastries.com. \nFirst Slice Pie Cafe\, 4401 N. Ravenswood Av. 773-506-7380\, Monday\, 8:30am-7:30pm\, 4664 N. Manor\, 773-267-0169\, Monday\, 8:00am-6:30pm\, 5357 N. Ashland Av.\, 773-275-4297\, Monday\, 10:00am-9:00pm\, Chicago\, and 1823 Church St\, Evanston\, Monday 11:00am-4:30pm\, FirstSlice.org. Offering buy 1 slice\, get 1 free (only slices\, not whole or mini pies)\, on all flavors all day long. \nGoddess & the Baker\, 33 S. Wabash Ave\, Chicago\, 312-877-5176\, Monday 7:00am-8:00pm\, http://goddessandthebaker.com. Offering a selection of mini pies.  Buy a mini pie and get a scoop of ice cream to make it ‘a la mode’ for free. \nJarosch Bakery\, 35 Arlington Hts. Road\, Elk Grove Village\, 847-437-1234\, Monday\, 6:30am-6:30pm\, JaroschBakery.com. Offering mini fruit pies (4.5″ double crust)\, 8″ fruit pies and 9″ fruit pies with pi-shaped vent holes while supplies last. Also offering cream pies: banana\, chocolate and lemon whipped cream pies with chocolate pi symbols on top. With a $20.00 purchase\, get $3.14 off the price of a large pie. \nLovely: A Bake Shop & Lovely\, Too\, 1130 N. Milwaukee Ave\, 773-572-4766\, Monday\, 7:00am-6:00pm\, 1138 W. Bryn Mawr Ave\, 773-252-5335\, Monday\, 7:00am-7:00pm\, Chicago\, http://www.lovelybakeshop.com/home/. Offering Albert Einstein or ‘slice of (pi)e’ decorated sugar cookies. \nSwedish Bakery\, 5348 N Clark St.\, 773-561-8919\, Monday 6:30am-6:30pm\, SwedishBakery.com. Offering mini apple\, blueberry and cherry pies for $3.14 each. \nSweety Pies Bakery\, 8042 Lincoln Ave.\, Skokie\, 847- 213-0900. Open specially this Monday\, 10:00am-4:00pm\, SweetyPiesBakery.com. Offering pie slices for $3.14 all day and $3.14 off large pies (normally $21.25). \nSwirlz Cupcakes\, 705 W. Belden\, Chicago\, 773-404-2253\, Monday\, 10:00am-7:00pm\, SwirlzCupcakes.com. Offering “Pi” and “Einstein” cupcakes on sale for $3.14. A special treat at 3:14 PM\, the first customer who walks in (or a drawing will be held for all in the store at that minute) and mentions “Illinois Science Council” will win a free 6-box with three Pi and three Einstein cupcakes. \nWarm Belly Bakery\, 1148 W. Monroe St.\, Chicago\, 312-509-3115\, Monday\, 6:00am-7:00pm\, WarmBellyBakery.com. Offering Pecan Pi cookies for $3.14. \n  \nRestaurants: \nBlaze Pizza\, 953 W. Belmont St.\, 227 E. Ontario St.\, and 24 S. Clinton in Chicago\, plus 1737 Sherman Av.\, Evanston\, and 4999 Old Orchard Center Mall\, Skokie. Store hours vary by location\, so check BlazePizza.com. Offering individual pizzas for $3.14 each. \nMy Pie Pizza\, 2010 N. Damen Av.\, Chicago\, 773-394-6900\, MyPiePizza.com. Offering a thin slice of pizza with a regular fountain drink for $3.14 \nParker’s American Restaurant\, 1000 31st St.\, Downers Grove\, 630-960-5700\, ParkersAmerican.com. Select personal pizzas for $3.14 for math students and teachers\, and $5.50 for the mathematically challenged\, offered on 3/14 and 3/15\, plus E=MC2 daiquiris for $8. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.illinoisscience.org/event/pi-day-bakery-restaurant-pie-promotion/
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SUMMARY:Climate Disruption: What We Can Do Now
DESCRIPTION:Climate change was front and center in Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar acceptance last week. His impassioned plea to do something got noticed in the press and on social media. Join Dr. Seth Darling as he takes us through the best current science of climate disruption\, and provides us with what\, if anything\, we can do to mitigate the problem it poses. Seth B. Darling\, Ph.D.\, is a Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and a Fellow at the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. He is a 2014 R&D 100 Award Winner. \nFor more information\, please visit: <https://www.c2st.org/event/2016/01/climate-disruption-what-can-we-do-now>.
URL:https://www.illinoisscience.org/event/2733/
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SUMMARY:Chicago Science Fest 2015
DESCRIPTION:Chicago’s awesome festival season has been missing one key element. . . SCIENCE! \nIn 585 B.C.\, the Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus correctly predicted a solar eclipse. (Stay with us here.) His rigorous thinking and advocacy that phenomena are due to natural causes\, rather than angry gods\, made Thales incredibly influential and dubbed the “father of science.” The day of the eclipse\, May 28\, can thus be commemorated as the “birthday” of science. So Illinois Science Council decided to offer a celebration of this significant milestone for science lovers\, and for the science-curious who are just experimenting with this new form of entertainment that tickles the brain! \nHere’s an overview of Science Fest\, May 28- 30\, 2015\, with links for details and tickets. All events will be in downtown Chicago\, including venues like tech incubator 1871 and the new healthcare incubator MATTER Chicago at the Merchandise Mart. Fest programs feature experts from area institutions proving why Chicago is our nation’s true City of Science! \nThursday\, May 28\, 2015\nPanel Discussion: The Current State of Science & Technology Research and its Economic Impact on Chicago \nChase Auditorium\, 10 S. Dearborn 6:30-8:00pm (discussion); 8–9:00pm (reception) \n\n– Congressman Bill Foster\, PhD\, Physics\n– Terry Howerton\, CEO TechNexus\n– Catherine Woolley\, PhD\, Neurobiology\, Northwestern University\n– Moderator – Rex Huppke\, Chicago Tribune\n\nMore details here.  Reserve tickets here.\n  \nFriday\, May 29\, 2015\nScience as Art & Science in Film \nNational Museum of Health + Medicine Chicago\, 175 W. Washington St. \n5:00-6:30pm    Experience a stunning digital art exhibit featuring award-winning images from the National Science Foundation and Northwestern University scientific images contests. Enjoy refreshments as you roam a gallery of high-definition monitors displaying beautiful images with interesting scientific backstories. \n6:30 – 8:30pm \nFilm Screening of “The Believers” (full-length 90 min.) – 25 years ago they said they could save the world with cold fusion. Some people still believe them. \nFilm screening of “This Has Been to Space” (18 min short) – When 25 kids launch a weather balloon to the edge of space\, expect the unexpected. \n8:30-9:00pm   Q&A with Clayton Brown and Monica Ross\, Directors & Producers at 137 Films \nMore details here.  Reserve tickets here.\n  \nSaturday\, May 30\, 2015\nDaylong Festival of Science Candy for your Brain! \n1871 Tech Incubator and MATTER Chicago Healthcare Incubator\, Merchandise Mart 12th floor 10:00am – 6:00pm \nMore details in the links for each talk.  All-Saturday Pass tickets here. \n  \nThe Science of GMO food. You can’t have an opinion on it if you don’t really understand how it’s done and how it works. A real expert in crop science\, who’s spent decades in this field of research\, will explain and answer all your questions.  10:00am-11:00am  More details here.  Reserve tickets here. \nThe Mysteries of Dark Matter\, Dark Energy\, and the Accelerating Universe (Do they come from the dark side?) Cosmologists explain how & why they study these invisible aspects of our universe.  10:30am – 12:00noon  More details here.  Reserve tickets here. \nAre you dirty enough? Microorganisms in you\, on you\, and around you. Your personal collection of microbial life – your Microbiome – is critical to your health. Come learn all about it from microbiologist Sean Gibbons. 11:00am –  12:00noon  More details here.  Reserve tickets here. \nMeet with founders of hot tech startups and see fun science demos in a mini science & tech expo.  12:00noon – 1:00pm   Free; no tickets required. \nHow\, exactly do electric vehicles work? How will current research and developments in battery technology change not just cars\, but our entire lives? Get all your questions answered from an Argonne engineering researcher. Plus\, you can look under the hood of a Tesla Model S\, and even kick the tires if you want!  1:00-2:00pm  More details here.  Reserve tickets here. \nPain and Your Brain. “That pain is all in your head” doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt. Learn from a neuroscience researcher and a top pain MD where exactly pain exists\, why it sometimes won’t go away and how it’s treated.  1:00-2:30pm  More details here.  Reserve tickets here. \nInnovation Among Chimpanzees: it’s what you know and who you know.  What makes some individuals more likely to innovate than others and what environments promote the spread of new innovation?  Hear about the surprising commonalities between chimpanzee and human innovators.  2:00-3:00pm  More details here.  Reserve tickets here. \nBody and Brain: How using your hands can change your mind. Learn how use of our bodies\, our hands\, changes the brain and how we think\, and the surprising – and potentially serious – implications of handedness.  2:30-3:30pm More details here. Reserve tickets here. \nMath can be as delicious as food. Learn from a mathematician how a function can be a lot like a blender\, how logic is like a symphony\, how math is not like ornithology but is like gluten-free brownies – and more.  There will even be pie in honor of pi!  3:00-4:00pm  More details here.  Reserve tickets here. \nThe futuristic bionic man is practically here. Learn how & why researchers are putting implants into people’s brains in way that create an actual sensation of touch in prosthetic arms.  (Brain implants not included in ticket price.)  3:30-4:30pm  More details here.  Reserve tickets here. \nDetecting the Invisible: Studying ghostly neutrino particles. A trillion neutrinos pass through your body every second (zing!) that were created in supernovae\, in the center of the sun and at the origin of the universe. But a single neutrino can travel through more than a light-year of lead without leaving a trace. How do we investigate these elusive particles\, and what can they tell us?  4:00-5:00pm  More details here.  Reserve tickets here. \nSo You Think You Can Science? A fun science knowledge quiz show.  Graduate students and post docs from Chicago-area universities who would like to participate (or volunteer someone you know)\, please fill out this form no later than May 25th.  Even if you can’t compete on a team\, you can still contribute by suggesting a question and encouraging others join in.  5:00-6:00pm Details here.  Reserve tickets here. \nMany thanks to our sponsors!\n                             
URL:https://www.illinoisscience.org/event/chicago-science-festival2015/
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SUMMARY:Lights\, Camera\, Science! Movie Night
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a Friday night movie night? Planetary Society presents a screening of Mission to Mars at the Adler Planetarium. Running time is 1 hour and 54 minutes; 15 minute intermission. Following the movie\, join a panel of experts to ponder the science in the film and answer any thought provoking questions. For more information and tickets please click here
URL:https://www.illinoisscience.org/event/lights-camera-science-movie-night/
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SUMMARY:Science of a Cocktail Party
DESCRIPTION:There will be smart people and beautiful people and interesting people (often the same people)\, hors d’oeuvres\, open bar with the signature pop-rock cocktail\, a DNA extraction demo (see your own DNA!)\, plus cool neuroscience demonstrations you’ll participate in\,  all in the name of science and fun. Plus\, our special Guest of Honor\, Dr. Marius Stan  \n \n aka “Bogdan Wolynetz\,” owner of the carwash and notorious eyebrows on the Emmy award-winning TV show  “Breaking Bad.” In real life\, he holds a PhD in chemistry and is a senior scientist in the Nuclear Engineering division at  Argonne National Laboratory. Really! \nSpecial VIP reception: 7:00 – 8:30pm at D.I.R.T.T. Environmental Solutions. Guests will enjoy dinner\, open bar and photos with Dr. Stan who will discuss his scientific research and experience on the show “Breaking Bad.” Access to the Cocktail Party following is\, of course\, included with this ticket.  \nGet tickets now HERE.  You will absolutely be talking about this party afterward! \nSCIENCE COCKTAIL FAQs \nAttire – Cocktail party but weather appropriate.  Meaning\, if you want to wear your cute party dress or cool new shirt – fantastic.  But if it’s rainy cold and you can’t imagine changing out of flannel-lined jeans and a wooly sweater\, that’s fine with us!  Just no snuggies\, please.  Ditch boots at the door – the drinks and conversation will warm you right up! \nParking Discount – A real $4 deal!! We’ve arranged a big discount for the first 100 guests at Mart Parc Wells Self Park garage\, 1/2 block north of the building. Enter garage from either Wells Street or Kinzie\, take your ticket and park. Bring the ticket to the party and get a discount sticker for it. Use that when you return to the garage to pay and your fee is reduced to $4.00.  No driving around the neighborhood or special reservation required.  Because ISC loves our friends. \nPublic Transit – Easy!  Event is right across the street from southeast doors of Merchandise Mart.  CTA brown line stops on 2nd level of the Mart.  (Tip – there is no down escalator in the Mart; use stairs next to ATMs outside CTA turnstiles.)  Or\, the #156 LaSalle bus stops one block east at 320 LaSalle.  Follow the narrow sidewalk on the north side of the building west toward Wells\, then turn left. \nThis is a 21+ event. Handicap accessible – Yes\, DIRTT  and Kimball are accessible. \nPrinted tickets – Don’t print out tickets; it wastes paper.  Provide your name\, and guest name(s)\, with your ticket purchase and we’ll have a complete list at the door. \n  \nSpecial THANKS to our sponsors: \n  \n   \n                     \n  \nBonus Quote – “In this house\, we OBEY the laws of thermodynamics! – Homer Simpson
URL:https://www.illinoisscience.org/event/sciencecocktail/
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SUMMARY:Shooting Stars and Meteorites - for your viewing pleasure
DESCRIPTION:ISC prepares Chicagoans for the August Perseid Meteor Shower by offering two public talks about astronomy\, shooting stars and those meteorites tough enough to get through our atmosphere and make it to earth.  We’re hosting talks in collaboration with the Chicago Public Library’s Summer Learning Challenge at branches on the north and south side.  We hope you’ll join us.  (Talks are appropriate for those over 8 years old.)  One of our speakers will be bringing actual meteorites** for you to see up close!
URL:https://www.illinoisscience.org/event/686/
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SUMMARY:Science author Mary Roach
DESCRIPTION:Illinois Science Council is thrilled to welcome brilliant and hilarious science author Mary Roach to Chicago.  In collaboration with the Chicago Public Library\, ISC invites you to see Mary Roach in conversation with Rebecca Skloot\, author of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.”  These two highly acclaimed and bestselling science writers will provide a fascinating discussion about Roach’s new book\, “Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal” and the writing process associated with science-based literature. \nFrom the Washington Post: \nThe irresistible\, ever-curious\, and always best-selling Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside. \n“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo\, in their way\, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn’t the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Can constipation kill you? Did it kill Elvis? In Gulp we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks of—or has the courage to ask. We go on location to a pet-food taste-test lab\, a fecal transplant\, and into a live stomach to observe the fate of a meal. With Roach at our side\, we travel the world\, meeting murderers and mad scientists\, Eskimos and exorcists (who have occasionally administered holy water rectally)\, rabbis and terrorists—who\, it turns out\, for practical reasons do not conceal bombs in their digestive tracts. \nLike all of Roach’s books\, Gulp is as much about human beings as it is about human bodies. \nBooks are available for purchase and the authors will autograph books at the program’s conclusion.  Click on the book jacket below to learn more about Gulp from Amazon. \n\n 
URL:https://www.illinoisscience.org/event/science-author-mary-roach/
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