Science on Saturdays at Yale, 2013 - 2014

Ronald B. Smith, Damon Wells Professor of Geology & Geophysics at Yale University, talks about airplanes and weather research during one of the Science Saturdays at Yale lectures. Science Saturday is a special lecture series designed for the community that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to children and adults. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for “kids†in 7th grade and above. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations/games run by Yale college students. For future events, please go to

Now You See It, Now You Don't: The Science of Visual Awareness Brian Scholl, Professor of Psychology at Yale University, and Director of the Yale Perception and Cognition Laboratory, lectures on the science of visual awareness during Science Saturdays at Yale. Science Saturday is a special lecture series designed for the community that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to children and adults. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for “kids†in 7th grade and above. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations/games run by Yale college students. For future events, please go to

J. Michael McBride, Richard M. Colgate Professor of Chemistry at Yale University, lectures on, "Did Life Grind to a Start? Chirality and the Chemistry of Life" during a Science Saturday at Yale. Science Saturday is a special lecture series designed for the community that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to children and adults. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for “kids†in 7th grade and above. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations/games run by Yale college students. For future events, please go to

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On September 21st, 2013, Professor David Bercovici (Yale Geology & Geophysics) gives his talk, "The Science of Natural Disasters."

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 12th, 2013, Professor Brian Scassellati (Yale Computer Science) gives his talk, "Robots Helping Kids."

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 19th, 2013, Professor Karsten Heeger (Yale Physics) gives his talk, "Neutrinos -- Ghost Particles in Our Universe."

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On February 1st, 2014, Professor Nilay Hazari (Chemistry) gives his talk, "Making Valuable Materials from the Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide."

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On March 1st, 2014, Professor Reina Maruyama (Physics) gives her talk, "Neutrino, Dark Matter, and the South Pole."

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 5th, Yale Professor David Schatz (Immunobiology) gives his talk, "Germ Busters! The Genetics Behind Our Amazing Immune System (or why we aren't sick all the time!)."

Professor Eric DuFresne (Yale Engineering) gives his talk about nanomaterials in Yale's Science on Saturdays. Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above.