Science Friday Live in Boulder, CO

• When: Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:00
• Where: Chautauqua Auditorium – 198 Morning Glory Dr, Boulder CO 80302
• Tickets: $45-$65 + fees, while tickets last!

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Join Ira Flatow and the SciFri crew as they hit the road to uncover and report on the amazing science news and stories happening in Colorado! This is your chance to peek behind-the-curtain of your favorite national radio show and participate in a special live performance with the experts and conversations you love.

Join Ira Flatow and the rest of the SciFri crew as they hit the road to uncover and report on the amazing science news and stories happening in Colorado! This is your chance to peek behind the curtain of your favorite national radio show and participate in a special live performance with the experts and conversations you love.

Get ready for an evening exploring earth and environmental science, from innovative alternative energy research to ancient dinosaur poop! Learn more about the topics below:

We’ll talk about cutting-edge solar power technology from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where researchers are working to make solar cells more efficient and less expensive, which could lead to huge advancements in renewable energy. Ira will be joined by Joseph Berry and Laura Schelhas, both experts in solar materials. 

And Ira will talk to Yaga Richter and Jerry Meehl, two experts in atmospheric research who are working to make accurate weather predictions weeks, months, and even years in advance. The complicated relationship between the atmosphere, the oceans and the land make this an exciting challenge with major implications for people around the world as climate change makes weather less predictable.

Plus, we’ll give you the scoop on fossilized dinosaur poop, AKA coprolites, with paleontologist Karen Chin from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Dr. Chin will share some of her biggest findings about what coprolites can tell us about dinosaur diets and their ancient ecosystems—and may bring along some of the ones she’s discovered in the field!

Finally, we’ll end the evening with a round of trivia about Colorado’s unique geology with Lon Abbott, professor of geosciences at University of Colorado-Boulder. Brush up on your geology facts because winners will go home with prizes that rock!

This 2-hour program typically features interactive moments, props, audience Q&A, and science demonstrations. As a bonus, the event will be recorded for the Science Friday radio show, so you can be a part of a future broadcast! (We’ll give attendees a head’s up when they can tune in to re-listen to their favorite moments.) Check back for more details about our guests soon.

This event is presented by KUNC.

By attending this event, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. Your entry and presence on the event premises constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with the Science Friday Initiative, KUNC and The Colorado Chautauqua, including but not limited to: brochures, websites, online videos, radio broadcasts, social media, etc.

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