Town Talks
A special thanks to Alpine Bank & telluride mountain Village Owners association for sponsoring town talks in summer 2023.
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
In 1991, Telluride Science founders Peter Salamon and R. Stephen Berry started the lecture series
in the old elementary school on Thursday nights as a way to give back to the Telluride community.
The Town Talks have grown in popularity through the years and have moved locations several
times–from the elementary school, to the Wilkinson Public Library to the Palm Theatre to the
Telluride Conference Center. Last summer a few Town Talks were held at the Depot. Telluride
Science looks forward to hosting Town Talks once again when the Depot is restored and
transformed into Telluride Science & Innovation Center, debuting in summer 2024.
