Speaker Line up for November 6, 6 pm
Rafael Loureiro PhD – Associate Professor of Biology, Winston-Salem State University
Rafael focuses on space agriculture and plant physiology, including how crops respond to different atmospheres and grow in lunar and Martian soils. He works alongside NASA to help develop sustainable food production sytsems for future space missions.
Growing Food in Space, Despite Space’s Numerous Objections
Nik Narain – Writer, comedian, science communicator, and former neuroscientist, Durham, NC
Nik has performed his sharp-witted, introspective, and heartfelt stand-up comedy around the world, debuting his first one-hour stand-up special “Rusk”. He is a regular performer, producer, and host in the Triangle Comedy Scene.
The Science of Funny!
Josh Currie PhD – Assistant Professor of Biology, Wake Forest University
Josh primarily studies regeneration in Mexican axolotls, an organism that can re-grow its limbs, tail, spinal cord, and parts of its brain, lung, gills, and heart.
The Weird and Wonderful Axolotl: A Disappearing Master of Regeneration