Ask a Scientist
Eat…Drink…Talk Science
Explore scientific topics with experts and friends in the relaxed atmosphere of a local coffee house. Inspired by the internationally successful Café Scientifique, each of our FREE coffee house talks features a short presentation by an expert and opportunities to ask your burning questions. Occasionally, we’ll show clips from the public television series, “NOVA scienceNOW,” produced by WGBH-Boston, one of our “Ask a Scientist” backers.
Schedule
- First Tuesday of the month
- 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
- Blue Water Café
- On the Harbor, Grand Marais, MN
- First Wednesday of the month
- 7 – 8 p.m.
- Amazing Grace Bakery and Café
- Canal Park, Duluth, MN
Topics
Most of the science topics discussed have societal, political, or business ramifications for Lake Superior’s coastal waters and communities. Others are simply too interesting or timely to keep mum about.
If you would like to suggest a topic for discussion, please e-mail Sharon Moen.
2008
- May
- Secrets of Science Communication
- April
- Cores, Caves, and Climate Predictions
- March
- Did a Comet Crack the Earth?
- February
- How to Die of Old Age
- January
- Lake Superior Research Priorities
2007
- December
- How Not to Make a Lake
- November
- Hibernation
- October
- "Recent" Geology in Lake Superior
- September
- What's in Those Ships? (Duluth Only)
- August
- Shipwrecks and Underwater Archeology
- July
- Sewage Treatment and Water Quality
- June
- What Cargo is in the Ships? (Grand Marais only)
- Getting A Good Night’s Sleep (Duluth only)
- May
- Mystery of the Missing Smelt
- April
- Lake Superior’s Warming Trend




