Science on Saturdays at Yale, 2011 - 2012

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 2, 2011 the presentation was "Genetic Anthropology: Finding human history in spit" by Dr. Jennifer Listman, Anthropological Geneticist.

Paul Bloom - The Science of Good and Evil: What Babies Tell Us about the Nature of Morality Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 9, 2011 the presentation was "The Science of Good and Evil: What babies tell us about the nature of morality" by Professor Paul Bloom, Psychologist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 16, 2011 the presentation was "Solar Energy: Powering the planet with the sun" by Professor Gary Brudvig, Biophysical Chemist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 8, 2011 the presentation was "Searching Rainforests for Biological and Chemical Secrets" by Professor Scott Strobel, Biochemist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 15, 2011 the presentation was "The Wild World of Electrified Water" by Professor Mark Johnson, Chemist.

Laurie Santos - Monkey Business: What Monkeys Can Tell Us About the Human Mind Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 22, 2011 the presentation was "Monkey Business: What Monkeys Can Tell Us About the Human Mind" by Yale Professor Laurie Santos, Psychologist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 14, 2012 the presentation was "Game Theory and Staying Alive" by Yale Professor Ben Polak, Economist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 21, 2012, the presentation was "Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe" by Professor Meg Urry, Physicist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. Biomedical Engineering and Medicines of the Future, April 28, 2012 with Professor Mark Saltzman, Biomedical Engineer.

Science on Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children in the New Haven area. The lectures are free and open to the public, and the topics explored are appropriate for students in 7th grade and above. On September 22, Physics Professor Sarah Demers gave her talk "Higgs Hunting with High Energy Physics." Please see for more information on these and other free science-related events and programs.