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Special thanks to Chris Coulter and HiFi Club for supporting Science Pub.
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Join our fun and friendly conversation, and quench your thirst for knowledge about science and nature. At Science Pub, there’s no such thing as a dumb question. Whether you are a science genius or not-so-science-savvy, you are invited to participate in stimulating discussions and partake in some lively libations.
We meet at Dargan's Pub in Santa Barbara. Science Pub is open to ages 21+ and admission is free. No reservations, please arrive early ~6:00PM for a seat and ordering your favorite treat. Dargan's is located at 18 E. Ortega Street. Some street parking is available, and Lot#10 is conveniently located adjacent to Dargan's (first 75 minutes free).
Questions: Call Justin Canty (Community Education Manager) 805-682-4711 ext. 170.
 Science and Religion: War or Peace?
with Dr. Karl Hutterer
Executive Director, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Monday, December 17
6:30-8:00PM
The debate over whether science and religion are mutually compatible or at conflict with each other goes back to the Renaissance and continues unabated today. The controversy has profound consequences for politics, public life, and the social order. Karl Hutterer has an academic background both in Catholic theology and in science, and a lifelong interest in this issue. He will discuss the relationship between science and religion from his personal perspective as a one-time Catholic priest and an avid student of human evolution. Hutterer’s scientific work has included research in cultural anthropology, archaeology, and tropical forest ecology.
 In the Mind of a Fly
with Dr. Tom Turner
Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology, UCSB
Monday, January 28, 2013
6:30-8:00PM
Do flies feel pain? Can ants count? Are mosquitoes dreaming about their next hunt? And is that roach you are staring at plotting its next move? The most fascinating thing about animals is their behavior. What is really going on in the brains of animals when they appear to make decisions or express emotions? How do these neural computations compare to what is happening in the human brain? Can we use studies of animals to understand our own behavior?
We now know that insects have many of the same genes that affect behaviors in humans. Experiments on insects can determine how natural variation in these genes affects the brain, and how the brain then produces a behavior. Using work from his lab at UCSB, and the cutting-edge work of others in the field, Professor Thomas Turner will explain how advances in genomics and neurobiology are providing answers from an unlikely place: insects!
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