What is Open Mic Science?

"Open Mic Science" invites the community to an evening at The Treehouse Café on Bainbridge Island to explore ideas in all aspects of science and technology in an informal, social setting. Talks are held the first Tuesday of every month at 8 PM. Enjoy pizza and beer, and stay abreast of current knowledge. Open Mic Science, A Bainbridge Science Café, is based on the principles of Cafe Scientifique and is committed to the public understanding of science. 

Intellectual curiosity required.
No specific science knowledge needed. 

All talks are Free

When:  8pm on the first Tuesday of the month
Where:  The Treehouse Cafe
               4569 Lynwood Center Road NE
               Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

News

March 5, 2019 at 8:00pm

Speaker: Dr. Joey Shapiro Key 

Talk Title:
LIGO, Black Holes, and our new view of the Universe

Description:
We live in the new era of multi-messenger astronomy, with the LIGO gravitational wave detectors partnering with telescopes around the world to study cosmic collisions of black holes and neutron stars. This new astronomy allows us to peer deeper into the cosmos and reach farther back into the history of our Universe than ever before.

Bio: 
Joey Shapiro Key is an Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Washington Bothell. She has a BA in Astrophysics from Williams College and a PhD in Physics from Montana State University. She works on data analysis for gravitational wave astronomy collaborations including the Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration, North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational waves (NANOGrav), and the NASA Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission.

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