Periodic Tables: Durham's Science Cafe

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Sponsored by Duke Science & Society, Held at MotorCo, 723 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, North Carolina 27701
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• Anynomous

  24 April 2019

  Join us for our last Periodic Tables of the 2018-2019 season!

  We’ve all seen the ads and millions of us have spit in a tube in order to uncover our pasts. Genetic ancestry testing has become a popular – and sometimes controversial – tool for individuals to learn more about their genealogical history, geographic origins, and population affiliations. What exactly have we gotten for our saliva and our money? This conversation will explore some of the scientific, ethical, and social implications of genetic ancestry testing.

  Charmaine Royal is Associate Professor of African & African American Studies, Biology, and Family Medicine & Community Health at Duke University.

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• Anynomous

  17 April 2019

  Thanks to the Duke Bass Connections project team DECIPHER students for sharing their research on NC drinking water with us last night. Informative presentations followed by engaging Q&A.

  Save the date for our last Periodic Tables of the 2018-2019 season: Tuesday, May 7th!

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• Anynomous

  16 April 2019

  TONIGHT AT 7PM! Join us at Motorco for Stories of North Carolina Drinking Water.

  Students from the Duke Bass Connections project team DECIPHER will showcase their creative projects and share insights from communities and stakeholders across the state about the kinds of risks they encounter in their drinking water.

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• Anynomous

  13 April 2019

  Join us at Motorco this Tuesday at 7pm for Stories of North Carolina Drinking Water. Duke Bass Connections project team DECIPHER will discuss their research on drinking water quality in NC.

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• Anynomous

  26 March 2019

  Coal Ash, Lead, & Aging Infrastructure: Stories of North Carolina Drinking Water.

  Coal Ash. Lead. Aging Infrastructure. Every drink of water is a risk: Where did it come from? How did it get there? What chemicals or microbes are in it? Who processed it and how well? Come listen to an interdisciplinary group of Duke University students showcase their creative projects, sharing insights they learned from communities and stakeholders across the state about the kinds of risks th...ey encounter in their drinking water. This Periodic Tables presentation focuses on three different case studies that explore water and risk in North Carolina: lead contamination in Durham, coal ash impoundments in Belmont, and aging infrastructure in Orange County. Collectively, these case studies make visible the structural risks built into our politics, laws, and infrastructure.

  Join us for an evening of discussion on local drinking water and the complex factors impacting its quality.

  Presenters: Kathleen Burns, English-PHD, Nadratun Chowdhury, Civil & Environmental Engineering-PHD, Rupanjali Karthik, Master of Laws, Tommy Lin, Chemistry and Computer Science-BS

  In partnership with Duke’s DECIPHER team.

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• Anynomous

  13 March 2019

  Great turnout tonight at Motorco for A Delicious Country: John Lawson's Carolina Then & Now with Scott Huler! Informative discussion followed by a lively Q&A session. Learn more about Lawson's (and Scott's!) journey at www.lawsontrek.com. The Lawson Trek

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• Anynomous

  13 March 2019

  Starting at 7pm!

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• Anynomous

  11 March 2019

  TOMORROW 7PM at Motorco! Author Scott Huler will share stories from his journey, retracing John Lawson’s 1700 expedition through the Carolinas.

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• Anynomous

  21 February 2019

  In 1700, a young man named John Lawson left London and landed in Charleston, South Carolina, hoping to make a name for himself. For reasons unknown, he soon undertook a two-month journey through the still-mysterious Carolina backcountry. His travels yielded A New Voyage to Carolina in 1709, a book rich with observations about the region's environment and Indigenous people; historians and scientists today still refer to his descriptions of flora, fauna, inhabitants, and geography.

  A little more than 300 years later, science and nature writer Scott Huler retraced Lawson’s route by foot and canoe, which he recounts in his new book, "A Delicious Country: Rediscovering the Carolinas along the Route of John Lawson's 1700 Expedition".

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• Anynomous

  12 February 2019

  Tonight at 7pm!

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• Anynomous

  09 February 2019

  Tuesday 7pm at Motorco!

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• Anynomous

  05 February 2019

  Durham friends, come join us for a screening of the Providers at 7pm on February 12th at Motorco!

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• Anynomous

  29 January 2019

  IN 2 WEEKS! Join us at Motorco for a film screening of The Providers documentary.

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