The Penn Science Café and Lightbulb Café highlight the University’s accomplishments and research. The free public lectures in Center City take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and are followed by an audience Q&A session. The upcoming lectures are as follows:

Today: Nudging Women to Run; Dawn Teele, Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor of Political Science, SAS; Wilma Theater.

December 4: The Physics of Foam; Doug Durian, Professor of physics, SAS; Suzanne Roberts Theatre.

January 22: Why the US President Doesn’t Matter for the Middle East Peace Process; Ian Lustick, professor of political science and Bess W. Heyman Chair, SAS; Suzanne Roberts Theatre.

February 5: Topic TBA; J. Nicholas Betley, assistant professor of biology, SAS; Wilma Theater.

February 19: The Academy Awards and World Cinema; Meta Mazaj, senior lecturer in cinema and media studies, SAS; Wilma Theater.

March 12: The Evolution of Cooperation; Coren Apicella, assistant professor of psychology, SAS; Suzanne Roberts Theatre.

March 19: Translating the Odyssey: Why and How; Emily Wilson, professor of classical studies; SAS; Suzanne Roberts Theatre.

April 9: Human and Superhuman Color Vision; Phil Nelson, professor of physics & astronomy, SAS; Wilma Theater.

April 23: American Jewish Men and the Anxieties of Breadwinning, 1850-1940; Beth Wenger, Moritz and Josephine Berg Professor of History and department chair, SAS; Suzanne Roberts Theatre.

June 11: Topic TBA; Suzanne Roberts Theatre.

RSVP is not required but is recommended, email juliansh@upenn.edu For more information about the upcoming 2018 lectures, visit https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/sciencecafe

To learn about the 2019 lectures, visit https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-science-and-lightbulb-cafe-lecture-series-spring-2019