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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- Un-Damming the Klamath: River Health as Defined By Its Ecosystems & Its PeoplesKiggins Theatre, Vancouver, WA$20.00
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
In 2023, work began on removing 1 of 4 dams along the Klamath River – the world’s largest dam removal – after decades of activism finally found success. Learn more about the Klamath River dam removals, ecosystem, and people in this Science on Tap.This show will cover what’s been happening and describe some of the very interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research that is being led by OSU. Researchers have been in the river and on the ground, sampling the river and surveying the people, all with the goal of better understanding the health of the river and its people as they undergo major changes.
This place-based science relies on strong collaborations with the Yurok Tribe and engagement with scientists and a diversity of local stakeholders. The result is knowledge co-production on subjects ranging from reservoir sediment erosion patterns to changes in water quality and algae in the river to perceptions about drivers and management of river health from diverse river users. This presentation will summarize what we’ve learned so far on these topics and provide a visual tour of the dam removals from a variety of perspectives.
Desiree Tullos, PhD, PE (OR) is a Professor in the Biological and Ecological Engineering Department at OSU. Her research emphasizes the sustainable engineering and management of rivers by examining the intersections of hydraulics, infrastructure, ecology, and society.
Bryan Tilt Ph.D is a professor of anthropology at OSU. He is an environmental anthropologist who specializes in natural resources and energy development in contemporary China and the United States.COST:
$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
- The Story Collider: Stories About ScienceAlberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR$25.00
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
From heart-breaking to hilarious, The Story Collider show is a live storytelling event featuring stories from people from all walks of life about how science has affected their lives. Whether you wear a lab coat or haven’t seen a test tube since grade school, science is shaping all our lives.Every year, The Story Collider hosts live shows – in person and online – around the world with all kinds of storytellers: researchers, doctors, and engineers, of course, but also patients, poets, comedians, and more. Our team’s favorite stories from those shows land on our weekly podcast. They’re all true and all very personal.
Science on Tap OR WA is excited to be partnering with them for an evening of true, personal stories about science.
If you’d like to share your science story please email stories@storycollider.org by July 22 and include a short (1-2 paragraphs) summary of your story and “PORTLAND” in the subject line. If they think it might be a good fit for the show, they’ll get in touch.COST:
$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
- Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicines: Our Lifelong Relationship with FungiAlberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR$25.00
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
The hidden role of fungi inside and all around us.From beneficial yeasts that aid digestion to toxic molds that cause disease, we are constantly navigating a world filled with fungi. Our health and well-being depend on an immense ecosystem of yeasts and molds inside and all around us.
Come on a guided tour of a marvelously unseen realm, describing how our immune systems are engaged in continuous conversation with the teeming mycobiome inside the body, and how we can fall prey to serious and even life-threatening infections when this peaceful coexistence is disturbed. Our speaker also sheds light on our complicated relationship with fungi outside the body, from wild mushrooms and cultivated molds that have been staples of the human diet for millennia to the controversial experimentation with magic mushrooms in the treatment of depression.
Drawing on the latest advances in mycology, Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicines reveals what scientists are learning about the importance of fungi to our lives, from their vital role in supporting the ecosystems on which we depend to their emerging uses in lifesaving medicine.
Nicholas Money is a mycologist and professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.Get 15% off the book and your ticket when you buy them together! (see ticket options on the Get Tickets link)
COST:
$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)
$46.70 Book + Ticket (15% off each!)TICKETS: Get tickets!
WHERE ARE MY PEEPS?
This is an unhosted meetup event, but we will have a sign so you all can sit together if you like! (May get taken over if the show is sold out)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
- What Lies Beneath: Nuclear Remediation Along the ColumbiaKiggins Theatre, Vancouver, WA$20.00
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
For more than 40 years, the federal government produced plutonium for America’s nuclear weapons program at Hanford Site, in SE Washington. Since plutonium production ended in 1989, the focus has shifted to the world’s largest and most expensive environmental cleanup effort.When people hear about the cleanup of nuclear waste at Hanford, reactions range from outrage to concern. The amount of hazardous waste is vast, and the cleanup effort took some time to find legs. This talk will give a quick history of Hanford Site and explore past and present effects on the Columbia River.
Near the Oregon border lay extensive contamination in hundreds of solid waste burial trenches and contaminated facilities, including 9 former plutonium production reactors and 5 large chemical reprocessing plants. About 50 miles of the Columbia River runs through Hanford Site before flowing into the state. Surface cleanup is nearly complete along the shoreline, and groundwater treatment has greatly reduced the amount of contaminants reaching the Columbia River.
Sara Lovtang works for the OR Department of Energy. Through Superfund regulations, she and other members of the Hanford Natural Resource Trustee Council strive to restore ecosystems injured by releases and cleanup activities at the Hanford Site. Before her career with ODOE, she was a plant ecologist with the USDA Forest Service and interpreted Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standards for the OSHA in Washington DC.
COST:
$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 will have a sign so you all can sit together if you like! (May get taken over if the show is sold out)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