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Help us defy Facebook! We have a lot of audience there, but FB won't let us advertise anything "climate change" related. ...

Help us defy Facebook!
We have a lot of audience there, but FB won't let us advertise anything "climate change" related. We're going grassroots - spread the word?
www.scienceontaporwa.org/events/alberta_apr_24_solar/

Particles in the atmosphere (fire smoke, pollution) are affecting our climate. Yet, they actually act to cool the planet.

Can we leverage them to reduce global warming?
What are the ideas?
What’s being done so far?
Why are scientists considering these?
#pdx #vanwa #science

Bees!

Bees!

Come see what the buzzz is about this Wednesday (4/10) in Vancouver! https://www.scienceontaporwa.org/events/kiggins_apr_10_bees/

Come see what the buzzz is about this Wednesday (4/10) in Vancouver! https://www.scienceontaporwa.org/events/kiggins_apr_10_bees/

Tonight’s lecture: how to have a conversation with someone who has only heard misinformation or disinformation. #pdx

Tonight’s lecture: how to have a conversation with someone who has only heard misinformation or disinformation. #pdx

Next show! 11/15 in Vancouver 🏺🐭🧊What was life like in Oregon during the Ice Age? What can pikas, pollen, and ancient poop tell us...

Next show! 11/15 in Vancouver 🏺🐭🧊
What was life like in Oregon during the Ice Age? What can pikas, pollen, and ancient poop tell us about how Indigenous peoples lived and what the environment was like?

Bone needles, sagebrush shoes, and obsidian spear points have all been found to be a part of life thousands of years ago in Oregon. These technologies and other clues reflect the dynamic relationships between Indigenous peoples, plants, animals, and landscapes.
https://www.scienceontaporwa.org/events/kiggins_nov_15_archaeology/

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/43-magnitude-earthquake-poulsbo/281-f0afda04-87de-42f1-b32b-2605eb2e7de4 what were we talking about...

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/43-magnitude-earthquake-poulsbo/281-f0afda04-87de-42f1-b32b-2605eb2e7de4 what were we talking about at the most recent event?

Next show! 10/25 at Kiggins theatre ❤️ 🔬 👪 👫🏾 Is it true that we can 3D print organs?Can we transplant a brain yet?Do...

Next show! 10/25 at Kiggins theatre ❤️ 🔬 👪 👫🏾
Is it true that we can 3D print organs?
Can we transplant a brain yet?
Do celebrities get organs faster?
Why donate at all?
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The amazing, sometimes grotesque but always fascinating science behind organ donation and debunk some of the most common myths.
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You already know our speaker Dr. Jackie Wirz as one of our beloved and enthusiastic emcees of the show! Now we get a chance to learn about one of her passions.
#science #scicomm #organdonation

Next Show! Tues 9/19 in Pdx! 👁️ 🫣 🧠 Do our eyes perceive reality? Why does the brain make best-guesses with our visuals? Why do...

Next Show! Tues 9/19 in Pdx! 👁️ 🫣 🧠
Do our eyes perceive reality? Why does the brain make best-guesses with our visuals? Why do we fail to agree on the color of “The Dress”?
Hilarious and informative, w/ demonstrations!
#Neuroscience #scicomm #pdx
https://buff.ly/3RgU7zO

Next show! Wildlife crossings! 🛣🐾9/13 The Kiggins TheatreBuilding bridges for mountain lions, tunnels for toads, deconstructing...

Next show! Wildlife crossings! 🛣🐾
9/13 The Kiggins Theatre
Building bridges for mountain lions, tunnels for toads, deconstructing logging roads, and citizens working to undo the havoc of highways. W/ Ben Goldfarb!
Tix: https://buff.ly/47Ubpc3
#wildlife #roadecology

A great explanation of how diffraction spikes are formed and why they are six-pointed on the James Webb Space Telescope....

A great explanation of how diffraction spikes are formed and why they are six-pointed on the James Webb Space Telescope.

https://astrodon.social/@kellylepo/109309816924813569

Next show! 7/12 🐦 🐤 🦆 🦉 Storms, smoke, heat waves…what do all the birds do? Do they seek shelter? Do they leave? How long can...

Next show! 7/12 🐦 🐤 🦆 🦉

Storms, smoke, heat waves…what do all the birds do? Do they seek shelter? Do they leave? How long can they wait before they must go try to find food?
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Dr. Jamie Cornelius and her lab at Oregon State University study behavioral/physiological strategies that birds use to cope with unpredictable change.

Kiggins Theatre 7/12!
#birds #bird #science #biology
https://buff.ly/3qJa8mQ

Next show: 5/31 🧠 🎵 Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to MusicA multi-media lecture and concert to...

Next show: 5/31 🧠 🎵
Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music

A multi-media lecture and concert to show how our brains and music work in harmony. With Dr. Larry Sherman and a host of amazing voices and musicians!

Wed, 5/31 The Aladdin Theatre
https://buff.ly/3Lg78Vy
#scicomm #science #pdx #music

Next show: 5/24 👽🚀 See @badastro‬ live!Transport to outer space, informed by rigorous science—injected with a dose of Phil...

Next show: 5/24 👽🚀
See @badastro‬ live!
Transport to outer space, informed by rigorous science—injected with a dose of Phil Plait’s trademark humor—go to the surface of alien worlds, onto a 200m asteroid, to the rim of an ancient volcano on a planet where it is eternally late afternoon.

For the aspiring extraterrestrial citizen, casual space tourist, or curious armchair traveler.
Wed, 5/24 The Alberta Rose Theatre
https://buff.ly/3mOMSSG
#scicomm #science #pdx #space

How Native American traditions control wildfires"Some 80% of the species the Karuk have historically relied upon for food, traditions,...

How Native American traditions control wildfires
"Some 80% of the species the Karuk have historically relied upon for food, traditions, and rituals cannot thrive without fire"
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/california-wildfires-native-american-controlled-burn/

Next show! 🩸👭🏾 5/9 @AlbertaRosepdxMenstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end,...

Next show! 🩸👭🏾 5/9 @AlbertaRosepdx
Menstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood. @KateClancy challenges a host of myths and false assumptions.
Tix: https://buff.ly/40vyvAt

Wednesday in Vancouver! "Seeing the Big Picture: How the Brain Manipulates our Visual World" 👁️ 🧠 More info:...

Wednesday in Vancouver!
"Seeing the Big Picture: How the Brain Manipulates our Visual World" 👁️ 🧠
More info: https://buff.ly/3DAHHey

When we open our eyes, are we perceiving reality? Why do we fail to agree on the color of “The Dress” (that went viral in 2015)? Have you ever glanced at a clock and noticed the second-hand suddenly freeze?

7pm at Kiggins Theatre
Tix at our website - link in bio!

These penguins were as big as the kids who found their fossils (about 5 feet!)#penguin #science #fossils...

These penguins were as big as the kids who found their fossils (about 5 feet!)
#penguin #science #fossils #newzealand

https://www.popsci.com/animals/giant-penguin-fossil-discovered-new-zealand/

Next show! 4/19 in Vancouver at Kiggins TheatreWhen we open our eyes, are we perceiving reality? Why do we fail to agree on the color of...

Next show! 4/19 in Vancouver at Kiggins Theatre
When we open our eyes, are we perceiving reality? Why do we fail to agree on the color of “The Dress” (that went viral in 2015)?

The brain evolved to make rapid, best-guesses about the objects in our environment. Through stories and demonstrations, Dr. Mark Pitzer talks about how our visual system can highlight some objects, delete others, and alter our conscious awareness. Join us!

https://www.scienceontaporwa.org/events/kiggins_april_19_visual/
#vanwa #pdx #sci #science

Does anyone think it odd that #pdx has 5 or 6 quadrants? Come hear more about fractions and how humans think about them (badly) Wednesday...

Does anyone think it odd that #pdx has 5 or 6 quadrants? Come hear more about fractions and how humans think about them (badly) Wednesday 3/22/23 at the Alberta Rose with Dr James Zimring https://www.scienceontaporwa.org/events/alberta_march_22_partial/

Having a tasty drink rocks - or sometimes rocks affect the taste of the drink. Rescheduled for tonight - The Mystic of Terroir: Geology...

Having a tasty drink rocks - or sometimes rocks affect the taste of the drink.

Rescheduled for tonight - The Mystic of Terroir: Geology & Wine with Dr Scott Burns at the Alberta Rose https://www.scienceontaporwa.org/events/alberta_feb_23_wine/ - check your DST clocks, start time is at 7. #pdx #wine #geology