Events

The Science History Institute produces a wide range of in-person and virtual events that are free and open to the public. From exhibition openings and talks, to museum tours and late-night activities, our programming is aimed at science history lovers, students, industry professionals, scholars, educators, and the scientifically curious.
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​​Coffee with a Curator: BOLD Histories of Synthetic Color​

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | 11am-12pm EDT
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Sep
13
Wed
Sep
27
Wed
6pm-7pm

The Transformation of American Medicine through War

Join the Institute’s David J. Caruso for a three-part online course on military medicine during the SpanishAmerican War and World War I.

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wood shavings on a plate surrounded by small logs

Origin Materials: Paving the Way Towards a Carbon Negative Future

Tanja Gruber discusses her company’s platform for turning the carbon found in biomass into useful materials.

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frontispiece plate of illustrations of the blood spectra

Stories of Science

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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Notebook cover with marbled paint

Science in Humanities, Humanities in Science: Embedded Connections

Historians and social scientists of science, technology, and medicine discuss their collaborative work to develop and deploy “embedded connections” in the humanities and STEM fields.

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cachet of stamps depicting Alfred Nobel and winners

What’s Behind a Nobel Prize?

In this course Roger Turner will show how the Nobel Prize can be an entry point for more inclusive stories about the people who work in science.

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chart of fingerprints

First Friday: Whodunit? A Forensic Science Mystery

Join us for a night of “whodunits” and solve a historical forensics murder mystery.

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Title page from A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons

Stories of Science

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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Science & Activism Tour

From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.

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12 colorful illustrations from 1886 of various fats under a microscope.

Stories of Science

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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Carolyn Bertozzi in 2022

Sweet Revenge on Cancer

Nobel laureate and Stanford professor Carolyn Bertozzi presents the 2023 Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture.

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Global Water Alliance 16th Annual Conference
Oct
19
Thu
8am-5:30pm

Global Water Alliance 16th Annual Conference

This conference will address the urgent need for new technologies and data analytics in water management.

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Illustration of pills under magnifying glass

AI vs. Superbugs: Artificial Intelligence and the Search for New Antibiotics

César de la Fuente and Michael Mahan delve into AI-assisted antibiotic drug development.

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Illustration of sheep in a meadow

Stories of Science

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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woman in apron dyeing cloth in a basin

Dyes & Textiles Tour

This “drop-in” tour highlights the science of natural dyes and textiles, the technology behind synthetic clothing, and the impact of fashion on human health and the environment.

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Illustration of medicinal plants

Stories of Science

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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Scientist discussing her poster with visitors

First Friday: Start Talking Science

Meet scientists doing cutting-edge research in physics, medicine, biochemistry, and more.

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group of women standing around a lab table with periodic table in background

Women in Chemistry Tour

Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.

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Illustrations of bacteria

Stories of Science

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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Statue of Copernicus
Nov
07
Tue
Nov
28
Tue
10am-11am

The Revolution in Astronomy, 1500–1650

In this four-part Roundtable course, James Voelkel will cover the period in astronomy surrounding Copernicus’s proposal that the earth revolves around the sun.

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frontispiece plate of illustrations of the blood spectra

Stories of Science

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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magazine ad for Beckman Instruments, Move a step ahead in time with the new pHASAR I 1973 In Copyright This advertisement for the Beckman Instruments' pHASAR I pH meter
Nov
14
Tue
Dec
12
Tue
6pm-7pm

Scientific Innovation in 10 Objects

In this five-part course, Roger Turner follows some of science’s most colorful characters and the role their instruments have played in changing the world.

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Tang Ao-Qing and friends at Columbia University, ca. 1947 (Image provided by the Tang Family)

Tang Ao-Qing and Lu Jiaxi: A Story of China and America

Join Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann as he shares an untold story about science and immigration.

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man hanging pink and blue garments on a clothesline

Dyes & Textiles Tour

This “drop-in” tour highlights the science of natural dyes and textiles, the technology behind synthetic clothing, and the impact of fashion on human health and the environment.

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Title page from A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons

Stories of Science

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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A lump of graphite, a graphene transistor, and a tape dispenser

MXenes and the Era of 2D Materials by Design

Yury Gogotsi will discuss the multitude of applications offered by MXenes, the fastest-growing family of nanomaterials.

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Ad for L’Insectoline

Science & Activism Tour

From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.

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shop with plastic kitchen supplies

Plastics: Challenges and Potential

From plastics circularity in healthcare to changing modes of recycling, the 2023 T. T. Chao Symposium on Innovation will reveal new perspectives on plastics.

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postcard showing colorful yarn

Dyes & Textiles Tour

This “drop-in” tour highlights the science of natural dyes and textiles, the technology behind synthetic clothing, and the impact of fashion on human health and the environment.

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