Events
Understanding the Chemical Industry’s Financial Structures and Global Expansion to Inform its Transition to Sustainability
The 2026 T. T. Chao Symposium on Innovation will focus on the relationships between finance, patterns of ownership, and world trade, which are particularly significant for the chemical industry’s transition to sustainability in the 21st century.
Wine, Roses, and Chocolate: How Romance and Science Work Together to Sweeten the Dark Days of February
Master flavorist Sam Tharpe, essential oil specialist Kim Bleimann, expert chocolatier Jim St.John, and chemist of wine André Isaacs uncover the unseen molecular world of romantic staples and the science that delivers them.
From Cabinets to the Cloud: Unlocking the Research Potential of Natural History Collections
Hear from marine biologist Alejandra Martínez-Melo on the digitization and sharing of the Academy of Natural Sciences specimen collections.
Tofu: A Culinary History
Food historian Russell Thomas traces the remarkable journey of tofu from its ancient origins in East Asia to its global rise as a staple of modern plant-based cuisine.
What Frogs and Octopuses Know (that ChatGPT Doesn’t)
Won Jeon shows how AI produces convincing language while lacking the situational awareness that powers the communication of living organisms.
The Maternal Imprint
This Women’s History Month, join us for a thought provoking presentation by leading gender and science scholar Sarah S. Richardson.
The Global History of Modern Science, 1400–1914
The 2026 Cain Conference will address the major issues involved in understanding how modern science has been created through a process of global cultural exchange.