Town Talks
A special thanks to Alpine Bank for sponsoring town talks in summer 2024.
telluride mountain Village Owners association also provided grant support.
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
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.
Town Talks: Engaging and Stimulating
The intellect that comes to Telluride Science each summer is astounding. Telluride Science aims to share this wealth of information and insight with the community through our annual Town Talk series. Through these engaging and down-to-earth lectures and panel discussions, the public can learn about new revelations in science and technology and hear from experts on broader philosophical issues like why free speech matters in science.
History of Town Talks
