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- Sex is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the BinaryKiggins Theatre, Vancouver, WA$20.00
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
When it comes to variation within the sexes, binary thinking is just bad science.Agustín Fuentes debunks common myths about male brains vs. female brains (no such thing) and explains why pharmaceutical research and medical care would be well-served to pay closer attention to the biological differences among men and women, as overly simplistic thinking can negatively skew dosage recommendations and impact diagnosis of, and care for, common afflictions, such as cardiovascular disease, as well as medical procedures like organ transplants.
Hear the case that ideas about what a man or woman “should look like” are the product of culture, not biology. Indeed, traits that we think are inherently male or female – body hair, breast tissue – are not limited to one sex. And a close focus on hormones doesn’t always tell the full story either.
Fossil and archaeological records reveal the diversity of our ancestors’ sexual bonds, gender roles, and family and community structures, showing how the same holds true in the lived experiences of people today.
Agustín Fuentes PHD is a well versed and charismatic science communicator, a contributor to Nature, Scientific American, and American Scientist, among other publications. He is the author of Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You and many others, as well as Professor of Anthropology at Princeton.
Get 15% off a ticket AND the book! Select the book/ticket combo upon checkout.
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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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- Doctors By Nature: How Ants, Apes, & Other Animals Heal ThemselvesAlberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR$25.00
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
The astonishing story of how animals use medicine and what it can teach us about healing ourselves.Ages before the dawn of modern medicine, wild animals were harnessing the power of nature’s pharmacy to heal themselves. Animals of all kinds—from ants to apes, from bees to bears, and from cats to caterpillars—use various forms of medicine to treat their own ailments and those of their relatives.
Meet apes that swallow leaves to dislodge worms, sparrows that use cigarette butts to repel parasites, and bees that incorporate sticky resin into their hives to combat pathogens. De Roode asks whether these astonishing behaviors are learned or innate and explains why, now more than ever, we need to apply the lessons from medicating animals—it can pave the way for healthier livestock, more sustainable habitats for wild pollinators, and a host of other benefits.
Doctors by Nature explores how scientists are turning to the medical knowledge of the animal kingdom to improve agriculture, create better lives for our pets, and develop new pharmaceutical drugs.
Jaap de Roode received his MSc in Population Biology from Wageningen University in the Netherlands and his PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He is interested in the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, and currently studies infectious diseases of monarch butterflies, honey bees and humans.
Get 15% OFF the ticket AND book by selecting the Book/Ticket Combo option at checkout.
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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)
$46.70 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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- 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.
Get 15% OFF both ticket and book by selec--------
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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