Smarty Pints is a celebration of science and beer!

Usually the third Monday of every month, 630PM
Clever people tell us about their work. Sometimes scientists, sometimes engineers, sometimes artists!

Are you a clever person who would like to present a 30 minute talk on what you do? Reach out at info@burkegilmanbrewing.com
 

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March 16

🌳 Zach McCurry - ISA Certified Arborist, Emerald Arbor Care

"Arborist Tells All: The Secret Life of a Broadleaf Maple”
The secret life of trees revealed, the newest scientific field, and how it affects you in Seattle. Learn how an arborist sees your trees, how to care for them, & what good tree work is all about.

👽 James Davenport - Research Assistant Professor, UW Astronomy Director, DiRAC Institute (Data Intensive Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology)
“Searching for ET with ‘big data’ astronomy”
New wide field sky surveys, backed with powerful computational systems, allow us to start new and exciting ways of asking the age old question: Are we alone?

 

April 20
🐝 Prof. Berry Brosi
UW Biology & Executive Director of MeadoWatch
"Climate-change driven timing mismatches between plants and pollinators"

⚗️ Jim Roe
"Terpenes in beer (and cannabis!)"

 

May 18
Mount St. Helens night!

🌋 Prof. Harold Tobin
UW Earth and Space Sciences & Director of Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Geology of Mount St. Helens – 1980 eruption and now

🌱 Dr. Eric Wagner
UW Biology & Center for Ecosystem Sentinels
Ecological recovery of Mount St. Helens
(he literally wrote a book on it!)

 

June 15
👂 Aoi Hunsaker
UW Psychology
How we and our fishy ancestors hear sound

🦭 Ellen Weatherford
“Just the Zoo of Us” podcast
Man Vs Pinniped at the Ballard Locks​​​​
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