What is the nature of consciousness? How do our shopping habits impact the environment? Why is Einstein so famous?
Curious Conversations hosts discussions that dives deep into science, art, or advocacy. Guided by a speaker with a passion for their area of expertise, we share knowledge and ideas — as well as food and drink.
Our events are free and open to everyone. join us for an interesting conversations or volunteer to lead a discussion yourself!
Santa BarBara’s Chapter:
We meet Tuesday nights at 7 pm at the Brass Bear Brewing, located at 28 Anacapa Street #E in Santa Barbara. We honor the legacy of the Red Victorian by fostering a community space where curious people can come together and learn from each other in Santa Barbara. Join us!
The events are supported by the National Institute of Health, grant NIH 1R01GM144965-01.
San Francisco’s Chapter:
We meet Tuesday nights at 8 pm at the Red Victorian, located at 1665 Haight Street in San Francisco. During the Summer of Love, locals gathered at this historic building to share their hopes and dreams for world peace. We honor this legacy by fostering a community space where curious people can come together and learn from each other. Join us!
The events are brought to you by the coliving communities of San Francisco: specifically the Archive, the Center SF, and the Red Victorian.
The events are supported by the National Science Foundation, grant NSF DMS RTG 1501767.
Nina Miolane is passionate about creating spaces to freely exchange ideas and knowledge in an intimate and friendly atmosphere. She is an Assistant Professor at UC Santa Barbara where she works on geometry and learning in the Geometric Intelligence Lab, and former postdoctoral fellow at Stanford.
Mette Hauge is enthusiastic about scientific outreach and events management in San Francisco. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford School of Medicine working on the future of medical imaging technologies.
Devin Powel is a science writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Nature, The Washington Post, National Geographic, Science, Discover magazine, The Best American Science and Nature Writing, etc. He creates videos and animations about neuroscience for Columbia University.