Session type: Room B (CS50)

The mystery of flight: how do birds fly?

How do birds defy gravity? What keeps them in the sky, sometimes for days on end? Hear about the... Read More

Fun with Plastics

Where do plastics come from? Which can be recycled? Can packing peanuts be recycled? How long are polymer chains?... Read More

Organic Chemistry in the Movies

Despite its bad reputation, organic chemistry is awesome and is all round us.  In this presentation, attendees will learn... Read More

The Three-Body Problem

The ‘Three-Body Problem’ has gained popularity thanks to a book series by Liu Cixin and a Netflix show, but... Read More

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Take a trip to the Center of the Earth with me! How hot is it? Could you go there?... Read More

Earth’s Unpredictably Reversing Magnetic Field

Earth’s planetary-scale magnetic field flips, or reverses, its orientation roughly every 250,000 years. However, the field has remained in... Read More

Lighting Up Supermassive Black Holes: What Happens When a Star Venture Too Close to a Monster

Almost every galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole at its heart with a mass between a million to a... Read More

Sundae Science: Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Extravaganza

Even wondered why your ice cream is so nice and creamy? Why it gets chunky in the freezer after... Read More

Water in LA

Where does the water come from in LA? What is groundwater and how does it fit into the water... Read More

Explore your Ocean

This panel discussion will focus on the environment impact and solutions that are happening along our coast and the... Read More