2014 Speakers

Monday, December 8, 2014

The Physics of the Perfect French Fry

Scott Paulson, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at James Madison University

Monday, November 10, 2014

Do Cats Make You Crazy?

Omar Harb, Ph.D., Education and Scientific Outreach manager for the Eukaryotic Pathogen Databases

Monday, October 13, 2014

Thinking Outside the Jar: Exploring the Neurophysiology of Creative Genius

Seth “Dr. Adventure!” Kane, owner, Lead Fabricator, the New Flesh Workshop

Monday, September 8, 2014

Permaculture Food Forests in the City

Phil Forsyth, urban orchardist and Director of the Philadelphia Orchard Project

Monday, July 14, 2014

Alien-like Catfish

John Lundberg, Ichthyologist

Monday, June 9, 2014

The Men Behind the Screens: RCA and the Origins of the LCD

Ben Gross, PhD, Science History Institute

Monday, May 12, 2014

Some Questions to Ask Ben Franklin

Keith Thomson, Professor and APS Executive Officer

Monday, April 14, 2014

Culturing Food: History, Health and Fermentation

Adam D. Zolkover, folklorist, freelance writer, and food blogger

Monday, March 10, 2014

Rare Earth Metals: iPhones to Alien Life

Dr. Eric Schelter, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Monday, February 10, 2014

Next Generation Paleontology

Ken Lacovara, PhD, Department of Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science, Drexel University

Monday, January 13, 2014

What’s the Matter with the Higgs Bozon?

Dave Goldberg, PhD, Professor, Department of Physics, Drexel University