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Science Distilled

Approachable cutting-edge science

Science Distilled, the lecture series created by Desert Research Institute (DRI) and The Discovery, makes cutting-edge science approachable through presentations on current and curious topics, held at hip locations in a social atmosphere. Started in 2016, speakers at Science Distilled events have covered topics ranging from genetics, to climate, to personal energy independence.

2022 Science Distilled events:

Science Distilled: Voices of Future Scientists
Wed
23
Feb

Science Distilled: Voices of Future Scientists

Science Distilled: Citizen Science
Tue
26
Apr

Science Distilled: Step Into a Scientist’s Shoes

Science Distilled: Energy Potential
Wed
22
Jun

Science Distilled: Energy Potential

Science Distilled: Witness to a Changing Landscape
Sun
23
Oct

Science Distilled: Witness to a Changing Landscape

Science Distilled: Weird, Wild Creatures
Thu
17
Nov

Science Distilled: Weird, Wild Creatures

Past Science Distilled Events

Virtual Science Distilled Archive

Virtual Science Distilled Archive

In early 2020, Science Distilled events went virtual in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Science Distilled events are in-person again, however one upside of being temporarily virtual is the ability to watch past events from the series. Click the button below to view the library of past virtual Science Distilled events.

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The Science Distilled series is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Nevada Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities