What we’re about
Science on Tap is a science lecture series where you can sit back, enjoy a pint, and laugh while you learn. Listen to experts talk about the science in your neighborhood and around the world. You don’t have to be a science geek to have fun—all you need is a thirst for knowledge!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Mary Roach - Replaceable You: Adventures in Human AnatomyAlberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR$25.00
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Join us for an interview (now a full-on tradition) with the friend-of-Science-on-Tap Mary Roach about her latest book!The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For centuries, medicine has reached for what’s available—sculpting noses from brass, borrowing skin from frogs and hearts from pigs, crafting eye parts from jet canopies, and breasts from petroleum by-products.
In Replaceable You, Mary Roach sets sail on the uncharted waters of regenerative medicine, exploring the remarkable advances and difficult questions prompted by the human body’s failings. When and how does a person decide they’d be better off with a prosthetic than their existing limb? Is there a sensitive way to harvest tissue and bones from the deceased? Which animals might be the best organ donors? Through interviews with patients, physicians, pathologists, engineers, and scientists, Roach immerses readers in the wondrous, improbable, and surreal quest to build a new you.
Mary Roach is the author of the New York Times bestsellers STIFF, SPOOK, BONK, GULP, GRUNT, and PACKING FOR MARS. Mary has written for National Geographic, Wired, and The New York Times Magazine, among others, and her TED talk made the TED 20 Most Watched list. She has been a guest editor for Best American Science and Nature Writing and a finalist for the Royal Society’s Winton Prize.
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COST:
Note: there is no Discount option for this special event
$25.00 GENERAL ADMISSION
$35.00 VIP Premium seating (front center rows)
$45.75 book/ticket combo (15% off Each!)TICKETS: Get tickets!
WHERE ARE MY PEEPS?
This is an unhosted meetup event, but we have a Meetup sign if anyone wants to volunteer to mark a row or two!IN-PERSON ONLY
We are no longer able to offer a live stream option for our live events. A recording may be available after the event on our Patreon (or sometimes also our YouTube channel) at the speaker's discretion.Visit the Science On Tap website
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- Budding Science - Cannabis in Reproductive HealthAlberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR$25.00
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Cannabis has been used since antiquity to ease illness, increase sex drive, and highlight the pleasures of life. Pair that with the increasing availability of legal cannabis products in the US, and it's no surprise that many people are exposed to cannabis throughout their lives. In spite of this exposure from preconception through menopause, the long-term effects of cannabis are not widely understood.Join us to discuss what we know, and what we still need to know, about the effects of cannabis on:
- Sexual health and function
- Reproductive health and fertility
- Pregnancy and offspring
- Menopausal symptoms
Jamie O. Lo, M.D., M.C.R. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ob/Gyn and Department of Urology at OHSU.
Jasper Bash, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Urology at OHSU where he helps to lead the Men’s Health and Fertility team.
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COST:
$15.00 DISCOUNT (senior, student, it's your birthday, just can't afford the GA price right now)
$25.00 GENERAL ADMISSION
$35.00 VIP Premium seating (front center rows)
$45.00 SUPPORTER: Premium seating, pint glass (beer not included), and good feelings for supporting the programTICKETS: Get tickets!
WHERE ARE MY PEEPS?
This is an unhosted meetup event, but we have a Meetup sign if anyone wants to volunteer to mark a row or two!IN-PERSON ONLY
We are no longer able to offer a live stream option for our live events. A recording may be available after the event on our Patreon (or sometimes also our YouTube channel) at the speaker's discretion.Visit the Science On Tap website
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- Dementia Research: A Long and Winding RoadKiggins Theatre, Vancouver, WA$20.00
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Forty-seven million people worldwide are affected by dementias, causing memory loss, difficulties with planning, difficulties with language, personality changes, mood changes, and agitation. These diseases, including Alzheimer’s Disease, have devastating impacts on affected individuals, their families, and their friends.- If everyone lived long enough, would we all develop some form of dementia?
- What causes dementia, and how does it progress?
- Why did earlier clinical trials to treat dementia fail?
- Do current treatments help?
- What do new findings suggest about how to treat dementia?
Join us to explore these and other questions, as well as new insights into how dementias begin and possible ways to slow or even stop them.
Dr. Larry S. Sherman is a Professor of Neuroscience at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). He is also the President of the Oregon and SW Washington Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience. He has over 120 publications related to brain development and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis. (You may remember him from our shows Music & the Brain and Neuroscience of Racism!)
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$15.00 DISCOUNT (senior, student, it's your birthday, just can't afford the GA price right now)
$20.00 GENERAL ADMISSION
$35.00 VIP Premium seating (front center rows)
$45.00 SUPPORTER: Premium seating, pint glass (beer not included), and good feelings for supporting the programTICKETS: Get tickets!
WHERE ARE MY PEEPS?
This is an unhosted meetup event, but we have a Meetup sign if anyone wants to volunteer to mark a row or two!IN-PERSON ONLY
We are no longer able to offer a live stream option for our live events. A recording may be available after the event on our Patreon (or sometimes also our YouTube channel) at the speaker's discretion.Visit the Science On Tap website
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- The Silken Thread: Five Insects & Their Impacts on Human HistoryAlberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR$25.00
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
A moth, a flea, a mosquito…
Insects are seldom mentioned in history texts, yet they significantly shaped human history. For example:- Silkworms (moths) have been farmed to produce silk for millennia, and the Silk Road created a history of empires and cultural exchanges of ideas, philosophies, and religions.
- Fleas and lice carried bacteria that caused three major plague pandemics. Bacteria carried by insects left their ancient clues as DNA embedded in victims’ teeth.
- Lice caused outbreaks of typhus, especially in crowded conditions such as prisons and concentration camps. Typhus aggravated the effects of the Irish potato famine, and Irish refugees took typhus to North America.
- Mosquito-borne yellow fever was transported to the Americas via the trans-Atlantic slave trade, causing panic in the US and creating hazards in constructing the Panama Canal.
Dr. Rob Wiedenmann will explore the impact and common threads connecting these insects. This talk is based on his book, coauthored by J. Ray Fisher: The Silken Thread: Five Insects and Their Impacts on Human History.
Dr. Rob Wiedenmann is Professor Emeritus of Entomology at the University of Arkansas. He received a B.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and a Ph.D. in Entomology, both from Purdue University. He also worked at the Illinois Natural History Survey, where he focused on biological control of insects and weeds. He is a past-president of the Entomological Society of America.
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COST:
Note: there is no Discount option for this special event
$25.00 GENERAL ADMISSION
$35.00 VIP Premium seating (front center rows)
$45.00 SUPPORTER (premium seating, pint glass (beer not included) and good feelings for supporting the program)TICKETS: Get tickets!
WHERE ARE MY PEEPS?
This is an unhosted meetup event, but we have a Meetup sign if anyone wants to volunteer to mark a row or two!IN-PERSON ONLY
We are no longer able to offer a live stream option for our live events. A recording may be available after the event on our Patreon (or sometimes also our YouTube channel) at the speaker's discretion.Visit the Science On Tap website
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