[Note: I must attend Cafe Sci virtually because of my schedule. If anyone wants to get together and go as a group, please feel free!]

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Cafe Sci is recorded for later viewing on CSC's YouTube channel.

FREE and open to the public, but Cafe Sci gratefully accepts donations. Parking in the CSC lot costs $6.

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**December's topic:**
The cooperative relationships between humans and other species stretch back more than 15,000 years. Over time, much has changed about this relationship – on both sides! But what does it really mean to be “domesticated?” This presentation will explore the fossil and genetic evidence for domestication and decipher what that means for current relationships between humans and other species. The starring actors involved in domestication may come as a surprise.

**December's speaker:**
Carla Littleton, M.Ed., is a Pennsylvania-certified science educator with a specialty in agricultural sciences. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and in 2013 from Duquesne University with a Master of Education with a focus on secondary science education in the fields of biology, Earth and space science, environmental science, health, art, and agricultural science. Ms Littleton is also a certified Master Herpetologist, specializing in ambassador animal collections, husbandry, and disease prevention. She currently works for Kamin Science Center as the manager of the Animals and Habitats Department, which cares for the living components of the Science Center’s exhibitions. In addition, she works as an adjunct teacher and science curriculum writer. In her free time, Ms Littleton enjoys live music, playing guitar, costume design, and culinary arts.

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