Calendar of Events

Science Distilled, a new lecture series created by DRI and The Discovery, makes cutting-edge science approachable through presentations on current and curious topics held at hip locations in a social atmosphere. The winter that was? Climate and water in Northern Nevada. There’s no question, water is a precious resource that can be scarce in the desert region we call home. With headlines on drought and El Niño creating big expectations for last winter, find out the real story from these…

Science Distilled, a new lecture series created by DRI and The Discovery, makes cutting-edge science approachable through presentations on current and curious topics held at hip locations in a social atmosphere. Fish tales: The monsters and the minis From the world’s largest fish to some of the smallest and most rare, join Science Distilled to traverse freshwater streams and rare ecosystems with Zeb Hogan, host of National Geographic’s “Monster Fish,” and Mark Hausner, hydrogeologist at Devils Hole. Learn about the…

Science Distilled, a new lecture series created by DRI and The Discovery, makes cutting-edge science approachable through presentations on current and curious topics held at hip locations in a social atmosphere. Fire: Friend of Foe? From our view at the edge of the Sierra, we face a fine line between fear of fire as a force of destruction and awe of the power of fire as a necessary part of nature’s cycles. This Science Distilled event showcases the curiosity and…

Science Distilled, a new lecture series created by DRI and The Discovery, makes cutting-edge science approachable through presentations on current and curious topics held at hip locations in a social atmosphere. The air we breathe and health in Nevada—how is what we’re inhaling putting Northern Nevada on the map? Does Nevada have some dirty laundry to air when it comes to what we are breathing? Joe Grzymski opens the Nevada Inhales discussion by sharing his work on the 23andMe and…