First Wednesday of every month.
The Mule: 131 Sweeten Creek Rd, Asheville, NC
Doors: 5:00 pm Presentation: 7:00 pm
Hang out till you go home.
Open to All
Voluntary donation ($10) is appreciated
Overachieving Trees with forest ecologist Dr. Kaushik Narasimhan. Ahh, springtime in the suburbs. Through a swirling fog of pollen, I’m watching my neighbor transform her lawn into a flowering spectacle, ascending rapidly from emptiness to…
Wed, 03 Jun, 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Sifting Through the Clutter of Low Earth Orbit with astrophysicist Dr. Britt Lundgren. Upon reflection, my smugness for not over-contributing to landfills is undercut by the fact I can no longer safely navigate my…
Wed, 06 May, 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Riding the Carbon Cycle Caravan with biogeochemist Dr. Julie Tierney. You’ve heard of climate change (if not, someone sent you here as a joke, in which case, welcome to the warm comfort of objective rationality).…
Wed, 01 Apr, 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Finding Flying Squirrels in Appalachia with behavioral ecologist Dr. Michelle Gilley. “Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings.” …
Wed, 04 Mar, 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Assessing watershed health after Hurricane Helene with stream ecologist Jason York. Fact: A bit more than 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by water, which is nice if you (like all living organisms) need…
Wed, 04 Feb, 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Three years. That’s how long it takes light to travel 28.4 trillion kilometers (17.6 trillion miles). It’s the time you’d need to bake, sequentially, 26,280 trays of muffins (note: oven temperatures vary). And, three years ago,…
Wed, 03 Dec, 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Cool word of the day: lithophilic. Combining the Greek lithos and philos, this term for “stone loving” is remarkably useful (e.g., Scrabble, first dates, last dates), particularly for describing organisms that live on the surface of rocks. Now,…
Wed, 05 Nov, 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
What is the sound of one hand clapping? Ummm … beats me. Maybe some kind of whoosh? It is easier, perhaps, to characterize the sound of a scream, a sigh, or a moan. We might…
Wed, 01 Oct, 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Ummm … yes, it does. It’s called physics, people (note: I acknowledge my simple inference might be disputed by quantum mechanics and its persistent attempts to soothe the awkward tension between philosophy and science). But…
Wed, 04 Jun, 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
The sign says “Bring your brain!” At the May salon, neuroscientist Dr. Patrick Foo did exactly that, and brought along a few spares. An amazing night of exploring the intricate mechanics of our brains and…
Wed, 07 May, 05:00 PM - 08:35 PM
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