Town Talks
A special thanks to Alpine Bank for their continued support of town talks in summer 2025.
telluride mountain Village Owners association also provided grant support.
Town Talks: Engaging and Stimulating
Each summer, Telluride Science brings together some of the world’s brightest minds to tackle the most pressing questions in science and technology. Our Town Talk series opens the doors to these ideas, inviting the public to engage with leading researchers through accessible, thought-provoking lectures and panel discussions. From the latest breakthroughs in medicine, energy, climate and quantum computing,Town Talks make cutting-edge knowledge part of the community conversation.
2025 Town Talks
Telluride Science continues to expand our public outreach programming with a record number of Town Talks. This summer, we will host the greatest number of Town Talks that we have held to date, for a total of 11. All Town Talks will be held at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village. Town Talks start at 6:30 pm (doors open at 6 pm).The schedule is as follows:
- June 3: Mining Plastic:Changing the Narrative from Waste to Resource by Mike McGuirk, Colorado School of Mines
- June 10: A Life in Color: From Photochromic Crocs to the Future of Electronics by Natalia Shustova, University of South Carolina
- June 17: Animating the Invisible: Molecular Movies and the Science They Reveal by Steve Corcelli, University of Notre Dame
- June 24: Topic TBD by Josh Schaidle, National Renewable Energy Lab
- July 8: Silly Putty Science: How Gooey Blobs May Hold the Key to Life and Healing by Rohit Pappu, Washington University in St. Louis
- July 15: Folding DNA into Tiny Shapes: The Revolution of DNA Origami
by Guillermo Acuna, Friborg University - July 22: Topic and Speaker TBD
- July 29: Topic TBD by Milan Delor, Columbia University
- August 5: Topic and Speaker TBD
- August 12:Topic TBD by Lucy Hutyra, Boston University
- September 9: Topic TBD by Zemer Gitai, Princeton University
The complete speaker schedule will be available in June
2024 Town Talks
Telluride Science is committed to expanding our public outreach programming. This summer, we will host the greatest number of Town Talks that we have held to date, for a total of nine. All Town Talks will be held at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village. Town Talks start at 6:30 pm (doors open at 6 pm).The schedule is as follows:
- June 11: Beam Me Up, Scotty! Demystifying the Quantum World
- June 18: Ethics of Emerging Technologies: The Era of Artificial Intelligence
- June 25: Inspired by Nature: The Chemistry that Powers Our Planet
- July 9: Quantum Simulations of the Origins of Life: Life-giving Molecules from Planetary Impacts
- July 16:Methane: Supercharging Nature’s Solution to Reverse Climate Change
- July 23: Clean Energy’s Reliance on Dirty Magnets:The Source and a Solution
- July 30: The Nature of Information
- August 6: Chromatin: Your DNA in a package
- August 13: Observing Thunderstorms and Extreme Weather from Space
- September 24: Can We Opt Out of Aging
more detailed information about the town talk speakers and topics will be available in EARLY JUNE
2023 Town Talks
This summer, all Town Talks will be held at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village. Town Talks start at 6:30 pm (doors open at 6 pm).The schedule is as follows:
- June 6: Breakthroughs in Aging
- June 13: Polymers- Smart Programmable Sponges
- June 20: Agricultural Climate Solutions
- June 27: Quantum Dots 101
- July 11: Urban Environments
- July 18: RNA Therapeutics
- July 25: True Colors of Cancer
more detailed information about the town talk speakers and topics will be available in mid may.
History of Town Talks
