Your microbiome impacts everything from the quality of your beer to your ability to digest it. Keith Crandall, of George Washington University’s Computational Biology Institute, explains how microbiomes are being studied to benefit agriculture production as well as… Read More
“Avengers Assemble!” at an Avengers-themed trivia night. Support local breweries, make others "marvel" at your trivia knowledge and get pumped for our adults-only Avengers Night on Saturday, May 21, at Rust Library in Leesburg.
Join art historian John Daum as he recounts the zenith of Michelangelo's career, including his triumphs on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, his monumental The Last Judgment and his achievements in architecture.
Learn about the age, origin and geological history of the Potomac River with Christopher "Chuck" Bailey, a professor of Geology at William & Mary. Bailey looks beyond human history to uncover the secrets of deep time and paleogeography… Read More
Join art historian John Daum for a magical night in the City of Lights as you take in the wonders of its legendary art museums, the majesty of the Eiffel Tower and the beauty of Monet's gardens at… Read More
Dr. Arunan Skandarajah from the National Institutes of Health talks about how we can apply lessons from transformative organizations like the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to a new way of funding biomedical innovation at the… Read More
Allyson Sgro, a group leader at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus, discusses how we are made up of and surrounded by cells that work and compute together. Learn why this is important to understand and how… Read More
Research scientist Christopher Obara from Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus looks at how the next generation of microscopes are helping scientists learn how living systems behave in more complex and unpredictable ways. We are beginning to… Read More
Diane Palmieri, acting director of the National Cancer Institute's Center for Research Strategy, talks about the history of the Cancer Moonshot, exciting progress to date and opportunities in the future. Admission is free!
Amanda Shehu, computer science professor and associate vice president of research for George Mason University's Institute of Digital InnovAtion, describes artificial intelligence (AI) from the 1950s to today. She details the vision of general AI, potential threats and… Read More