Meteors. Geek Bar Chicago. Tuesday, 3 March. Speaker: Me.

[beamjockey]

Remember that time when meteors clobbered Chicagoland? Remember that other time?

The Chicago Council on Science & Technology does a variety of things to encourage public engagement with science in our city. Including holding scientific talks in a tavern.


I'm appearing in C2ST's Speakeasy series next Tuesday, 3 March, at 7 PM. The venue is exciting: the new Geek Bar Beta in Chicago. It's near the triple corner of North Avenue, Damen, and Milwaukee. The topic:

Vandals of the Void: Damaging Meteors from Chelyabinsk to Chicago
Two years ago, a window-shattering shock wave injured 1400 Russians, and startled the world, as a small asteroid hit Chelyabinsk. Violent meteors are rare, but they can be devastating—and meteors have assaulted Chicagoland at least twice. Join William S. Higgins for a look at the science behind the Chelyabinsk blast. And hear the story of Chicago's own local impacts: one smaller than Chelyabinsk, one MUCH bigger.

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 7:00pm
Geek Bar Chicago
1941 West North Avenue
Chicago IL 60622
Twitter: @geekbarchicago

Geek Bar Chicago is handy to the El.

Damage to the Park Forest firehouse, 2003.

Deep strata shaken up by cosmic impact, a very long time ago.


I'm very pleased that C2ST invited me, and I am eager to meet the sort of people who would come out to see a talk like this. Because they've got to be cool.

Comments

[msminlr.livejournal.com]

To assuage the curiosity of those of us who have no chance in hell of making it to your presentation, could you provide a link to a description of the "very long time ago" meteorite?

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

I lived near Damen, North, and Milwaukee when I last lived in Chicago... in the 1970s. I think it's gentrified since then.

[ashnistrike.livejournal.com]

Oh, awesome! I used to do social media for them--it provided a much-needed "I can talk to lay people without gibbering" line on my career transition resume--and am glad to see that they're planning some less lecture-hally events.

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

They have an Artist In Residence now. And it's Aaron Freeman.

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a cool talk and a cool venue. I hope you get a good turnout.