Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting
2024-07-11 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting

Learn about upcoming events, outreach skills, and opportunities in your community.
On Thursday July 11th, we will HAVE OUR FIRST MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING. These meetings (open to everyone) are your chance to have a say in what Science for Georgia is focusing on and to find ways to help out.

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Climate Survival Training: Growing Edible Mushrooms at Home
2024-07-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Unearthing Farms, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30317
Log Inoculation for Beginners
Date: Thursday, July 18
Time: 7 – 8:30 pm
Location: Unearthing Farm & Market, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30317
Educator: Xander
Description: Food resiliency means having diverse sources of nutrients so that when one fails, you have options. Mushrooms can be a great source of nutrients and are totally possible to grow at home. Our friend Xander will train us on spores and how to inoculate and care for your own mushroom log, and potentially also how to do this with local strains you find in your backyard! Parking is free at the farm and all are welcome!
✨Accessibility : the farm has uneven ground and can get a little muddy at times, though it’s largely navigable and the mulched pathways are soft. While there’s parking and restrooms onsite and nearby, please reach out with any specific accessibility questions so that we can accommodate as many folks as possible 😌CST Garden

CST Garden

Georgia Science Junction - Navigating the Flow: Visualizing How Water is Managed
2024-07-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Manuel’s Tavern, 602 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA, 30307
Saturday, July 27, 7-9 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Manuel’s Tavern, 602 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
Featured Speakers: Maya Goldman and Chris Rice

Have you ever wondered how utilities and governments understand, plan and manage the vast amounts of water flowing through their communities? Hear the planning and global information systems perspective. What tools exist to map out the array of water infrastructure in your communities? How are national and local data utilized to understand and plan for an array of water related challenges? From raining and rivers to treatment and taps, we’ll give a high-level overview with interactive mapping and imagery. Hopefully by the end you know a little more about how communities manage water, and how data, science, and city planning come together to build more resilient and reliable systems. More About Our Speakers Maya Goldman
Technical Assistance Manager & Stormwater Planner, Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
Maya Goldman serves as Stormwater Principal Planner and Technical Assistance Program Manager for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, helping local communities with stormwater management and flooding challenges and connecting regional partners to available District resources.
Maya has a passion for public policy and a technical background in various water resources subjects from her previous work in engineering consulting. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Georgia Tech and is a licensed Professional Engineer. Chris Rice
Account Manager at Esri
Chris Rice is an Account Manager on Esri’s Southeast State and Local Government team, supporting the Atlanta metro region. Before Esri, Chris worked in the Atlanta area in multiple GIS roles from GIS Analyst to GIS Director. He brings extensive knowledge in GIS software, project management, business development, and local government to the team. He has a passion for, and believes it’s essential to, impart knowledge of spatial science to as many people as possible. Everything happens somewhere, after all! This is especially important in the local government space where a municipality’s data can be leveraged to produce solutions that improve staff efficiency, improve citizen’s lives, and aid in building community. GSJ July

Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting
2024-08-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting

Learn about upcoming events, outreach skills, and opportunities in your community.
Meeting agenda will go out the day before the meeting.
These meetings (open to everyone) are your chance to have a say in what Science for Georgia is focusing on and to find ways to help out.

Sci4Ga Membership

Georgia Energy Burden Community Event
2024-08-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Atlanta Utility Works, 2903 RN Martin St., East Point, GA, 30344
Online and In-person
Georgia Institute of Technology in partnership with the Sierra Club in Georgia released an energy burden report highlighting the oversized financial burden Black households face in Georgia.
The report shows how Black households in Georgia face disproportionately high energy burdens, including historic discrimination and disinvestment in infrastructure. The report goes a step further than similar studies by conducting surveys of energy-burdened households to find out what other consequences they face when they spend a significant portion of their income on energy bills.
GA WAND and Brown & Associates have developed a workshop on how changes in policy change your rates. After a presentation on the report, they will lead us in an interactive workshop.
Join Science for Georgia, the Sierra Club, GA WAND, and Brown & Associates for a presentation and workshop on what this means to you, your community, and how you can create change.

Agenda
7 pm – Welcome
7:10 to 7:40 – Sierra Club Energy Burden Presentation
7:40 to 8:20ish – The Public Service Commission energy workshop
8:20 to 9pm – Community Discussion

Food and Drinks will be available
Atlanta Utility Works – 2903 RN Martin St., East Point, Ga 30344
RSVP now to reserve your seat.
Energy Burden

Climate Survival Training: Summer Foraging
2024-08-11 11:00 - 14:00 | Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, 3787 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA, 30038
Summer Foraging again with Hazel!
Title: Climate Survival Training: Summer Foraging
Date: Sunday August 11th
Time: 11am
Location: Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve 3787 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038

We have the date locked in as August 11th with the 18th as the backup/rain date.

Georgia Science Junction - Iceland: an Island Torn Apart - Past and Present Fissure Eruptions
2024-08-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Manuel’s Tavern, 602 North Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30307, United States
Thursday, August 22nd, 6-8 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Manuel’s Tavern, 602 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
Featured Speaker: Dr. Tamie J. Jovanelly, Associate Professor and Research Affiliate in Geology, Berry College

Iceland: an Island Torn Apart – Past and Present Fissure Eruptions
Iceland, the land of fire and ice, has been experiencing fissure eruptions since 2021. But what exactly is a fissure eruption? In this talk, geologist Dr. Tamie Jovanelly will discuss the mechanics of a fissure eruption, highlight historical eruptions in Iceland that have had global consequences and explain the current volcanics on the island. Additionally, she will share why geologists all around the world are excited about the new scientific discoveries being revealed in the magma.

More About Our Speaker:

Dr. Tamie Jovanelly is an Associate Professor and Research Affiliate in Geology at Berry College, Mnt. Berry, Georgia. She received her Ph.D. from Kent State University, her MS from the University of Nebraska, and her BS from the University of Michigan.
She is a Geological Society of America Fellow, a 2X Fulbright Research Scholar, and a best-selling author (Iceland: Tectonics, Volcanics, and Glacial Features, Wiley, 2020). Dr. Jovanelly is writing her second book on Volcanoes for Oxford University Press and is a featured host on The Earth Unlocked for The Weather Channel.
Additionally, following her passions for geology, teaching, and travel, Dr. Jovanelly created an educational tour company called Adventure Geology Tours, where she leads people to unique places to experience amazing landscapes.

author website www.geologyoficeland.com
research website www.globalwaterquality.com
tour company website www.adventuregeologytours.com
@drjovanelly
@adventuregeologytours

Jurassic Jokes: Science Comedy Night
2024-09-13 19:00 - 21:30 | Tellus Science Museum, 100 Tellus Drive, White, Georgia, 30120, United States
This event is a production of Science for Georgia and Tellus Science Museum

— YOU MUST REGISTER USING THIS LINK
Meetup RSVPs will not provide entry.
Get event information and see the comic lineup here!
Friday, September 13, 2024, 7 – 9:30 PM

Tellus Members: $30
Non-Members: $45

Advance registration required. Registration closes Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 5 PM.
Ages 21+ only
Check in is at the ticket window, Photo ID required.

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In person at Tellus Science Museum, 100 Tellus Dr, Cartersville, GA 30120, United States
Get ready for a side-splitting journey into the wacky world of science at our Science Comedy Night! Join some of Atlanta’s brightest scientists as they dissect their scientific disciplines and bring on the laughs. It’s a night to enjoy adult beverages, delicious heavy hors d’oeuvres, and honor the experts who’ve cracked the code to being seriously funny about seriously smart stuff!
Advance registration required. Registration closes Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 5 PM.
Tickets include museum admission, heavy hors d’ouevres buffet, and comedy performances. Cash bar available serving beer and wine.
AGES 21+ ONLY
PHOTO ID REQUIRED AT CHECK-IN.
SHOW WILL CONTAIN ADULT LANGUAGE.
SCIENCE COMEDY NIGHT
Friday, September 13, 2024
7 – 9:30 PM
Tellus Members: $30
Non-Members: $45
Advance registration required. Registration closes Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 5 PM.
Get your tickets here: https://tellusmuseum.org/our-events/science-comedy-night/

Georgia Science Junction – Are Crypto and AI a Sustainable Future?
2024-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Wild Heaven, West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310
*Rescheduled from Sept 26th to Oct 3rd due to Hurricane Helene*
All tickets purchased for previous date will be honored for the new date. If you can not attend the new date, please contact us at patrick.ryan@sci4ga.org for a refund. Please stay safe during this inclement weather.
October 3rd, 7pm – 9pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Lounge Area, Wild Heaven, West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Featured Speakers: Vijay Madisetti, Fellow IEEE, AIIA and Xiao Huang, Ph.D.,

Are Crypto and AI a Sustainable Future?
In current practice, Crypto Mining and Artificial Intelligence algorithms are very power hungry.
We just turned on two new reactors at Plant Vogle and 1 Plant Vogle Reactor (1.2 MW) can serve 1.2 million households OR about 6 Data Centers. As our power bills keep rising, and average humans look for ways to lower their energy consumption, will Crypto and AI gobble-up the gains we are making? Fortunately, researchers are working on new, energy-efficient algorithms. Join us to learn why the current practice is so very hungry and about new algorithms that can provide the same, or better, computation at a fraction of the power usage.

More About Our Speakers:
Vijay Madisetti, Fellow IEEE, AIIA, Professor @ Georgia Tech, Cybersecurity and Privacy (SCP), College of Computing.

Vijay Madisetti earned a Bachelor of Technology (Honors) degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India, in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering in 1984. Following this, he went to the University of California at Berkeley where he earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences in 1989.
Dr. Madisetti joined the ECE faculty at Georgia Tech in 1989. He leads several research and educational programs at Georgia Tech in the area of digital signal processing, embedded computing systems, chip design, wireless and telecom systems, and systems engineering. He has authored or edited several books, including VLSI Digital Signal Processors (1995) and the Digital Signal Processing Handbook (Second Edition, 2010). He is also a frequent consultant to the industry.
Dr. Madisetti is a Fellow of the IEEE and was awarded the 2006 Frederick Emmons Terman Medal by the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and HP Corporations for his contributions to electrical engineering. He is currently serving on several campus initiatives, and is the Executive Director of Georgia Tech’s India Initiative. Dr. Madisetti also received the Georgia Tech Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award from Georgia Tech in 2001.

Xiao Huang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Emory University

Dr. Huang’s research primarily focuses on human-environment interaction, computational social sciences, vulnerability and resilience, urban informatics, disaster mapping and mitigation, GeoAI and deep learning, and disaster remote sensing. Different from traditional geospatial analysis, his research takes advantage of rapidly growing data availability through the utilization of emerging, innovative data sources and the development of advanced geospatial analytical techniques to address existing/future challenges in disaster studies (e.g., real-time monitoring, assessment, and mitigation) and human society (e.g., human behaviors, vulnerability, and inequity) from Big Data and spatiotemporal perspectives. He built an academic career integrating his research and wide‐reaching public service while engaging with communities, particularly socially disadvantaged communities.

GSJ Sept

Climate Survival Training: Sustainable Homegrown Protein Sources
2024-10-06 13:00 - 15:00 | CreateATL, 900 Murphy Ave SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310
Climate Survival Training: Sustainable Homegrown Protein Sources (BUGS)
## Oct 6th 1 pm – 3 pm
### CreateATL
900 Murphy Ave SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30310

This Climate Survival event is a production of Science for Georgia.
It is free and open to the public.
Seating is on a first-come basis.
Donations are appreciated.
The presentation gets under way around 1pm.
Location: CreateATL, 900 Murphy Ave SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30310

Insect farming can produce efficient, shelf-stable, and sustainable protein without taking up the space of a farm. Our friends at WunderGrubs make a business out of this using just a couple shipping containers! Insects are healthy to eat, highly nutritious, used as a significant food source by millions worldwide, and cut down by orders of magnitude on environmental impacts compared to animal protein farming practices. You don’t have to eat bugs! You can eat bug related products that aren’t buggy at all! They create protein powder which is great in smoothies, pastas, sauces, etc! Its easy and fun!
Come learn with us at CreateATL on Sunday, Oct 6th at 1pm! We will be led around the facility at WunderGrubs by founder Akissi Stokes to learn together about this sustainable resilient food source!
Free admission and parking in the neighborhood!

Speaker

Akissi Stokes-Nelson, Co-Founder at WunderGrubs

We’re Akissi and Karim, founders of WunderGrubs. The idea for WunderGrubs sparked years ago one night while we were watching Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Haiti.
It inspired us to seek out a protein food source that provides people with the sustenance they need after a climatic shock and once the food relief trucks leave. Yet, requires very few agricultural inputs such as water, electricity, feed, and land which were typically scarce after such an occurrence.

Fill out my LGL Form!

Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting - Moved to Oct 16th
2024-10-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting – Moved to OCt 16th

Learn about upcoming events, outreach skills, and opportunities in your community.
Meeting agenda will go out the day before the meeting.
These meetings (open to everyone) are your chance to have a say in what Science for Georgia is focusing on and to find ways to help out.

Sci4Ga Membership

Panel on Environmental Justice and Climate Anxiety
2024-10-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Unearthing Farms, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30317
Date: Thursday, Oct 10th
Time: 6pm
Location: 1534 Memorial Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30317
Title: A Panel on Environmental Justice and Climate Anxiety
Description: A discussion with local climate scientists, social justice leaders, and land restoration experts, to envision climate adaptation and coping mechanisms in community with each other.
We hope to bring together diverse professionals working toward different kinds of environmental justice here in the Southeast to learn how they tackle these issues, and how we can incorporate these climate change adaptation, mitigation, & resiliency efforts, and coping strategies, into our own work and communities.
Hosted by Science for Georgia and Unearthing Farm
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Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting
2024-10-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-11-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-12-12 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-01-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting

Learn about upcoming events, outreach skills, and opportunities in your community.
Meeting agenda and Zoom link will go out the day before the meeting. Please sign up at the form below to be notified.
These meetings (open to everyone) are your chance to have a say in what Science for Georgia is focusing on and to find ways to help out.

Please sign up at the link below to be emailed the meeting Zoom link.
Sci4Ga Membership

Speak Up for Science: Advocacy Guide Premiere
2024-10-16 19:00 - 19:30 | Online
Date: October 16th, 7pm
Online
Join us as we premiere our Advocacy Guide episodes 3 and 4!
Learn about how you can advocate for your communities needs and make a change here in Georgia.
Find the video premiere here!

Georgia Campus Food and Nutrition Security Summit – 2024
2024-10-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Georgia State University, Student Center West, Room 101, 55 Gilmer St SE, Atlanta, GA, 30303
Registration Closed.
Be on the lookout for a summit summary in November!
The Campus Food Security Summit aims to shed light on the often-silent problem of food insecurity on college campuses by bringing together groups, organizations, and individuals who are working in and around Atlanta. It will serve as a platform to share lived experiences, ongoing campus activities and research, and reach out into the greater community.
We hope that by providing this platform for constructive collaboration we can pull together our collective experience and resources. There are many passionate people already working on food insecurity, and a critical missing component is collaboration. The event will emphasize the importance of collective action and empower individuals to make a difference in the university setting.
*Lunch will be provided*
Learn More and RSVP on the main page.

Jazz Hands: Malignant Humor
2024-10-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Wild Heaven, West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310
Science for Georgia Presents:
Malignant Humor
A special Jazz Hands Science Comedy show where we kill cancer with comedy
Tickets: Please use the form here to purchase your tickets!
Check out the main page for more information, the comics, and exciting sponsors!
Oct 24, 2024
7:30-9:30pm, doors 7:00pm
Wild Heaven Beer: West End Brewery & Gardens
1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Presenting Sponsor

A special thank you to Wild Heaven Beer! They are generously providing the space for this event.

In honor of survivors everywhere, including two Science for Georgia stand-up comedians, we are hosting a special edition of Jazz Hands to support a very special cause: Cancer Research.
Half of the show’s proceeds will be donated to Emory Winship Cancer Center – where our two comedians were treated.
Every year we train a cohort of scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians, physicians (anyone STEM-adjacent) in the art of stand-up comedy. The result? A live stand-up show where normal science & technology professionals tell jokes about their work and studies.
Laugh! Maybe learn something! Kill cancer with comedy!
Learn more here!
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Tickets include Taco Bar and comedy performances. Cash bar available serving beer and wine.
AGES 21+ ONLY. PHOTO ID REQUIRED AT CHECK-IN.
SHOW WILL CONTAIN ADULT LANGUAGE.
Science Jazz Hands Tickets

Leonardo da Vinci Screening and Discussion in Valdosta
2024-11-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, 527 N. Patterson St., Valdosta, GA, 31601
Leonardo da Vinci Screening and Discussion in Valdosta

Join us at the Annette Howell Turner Center where will will learn about the intersection of nature, math and art.

Thursday, November 14, 2024
6 p.m.

Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts

527 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31601
What is the Fibonnaci Sequence, and how does it relate to Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man? And how can a pine cone help us understand the golden ratio? Enjoy an evening of art and observation as Valdosta State University art and math professors walk us through the intersection of art and math, and teach us the inspiring power of observation. Then take a moment to reflect while enjoying the art throughout the Turner Center’s exhibits. We will also watch clips from the new Ken Burns documentary, Leonardo da Vinci. In partnership with Science for Georgia, Valdosta State University, and the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts.

Register Here

Monthly South River Water Testing
2024-11-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, November 16th
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.

Forensic Microscopy Murder Mystery
2024-11-16 10:00 - 13:30 | MVA Scienctific Consultants, 3300 Breckinridge Blvd # 400, Duluth, GA, 30096
This is a limited attendance event! There are only 15 spots available for this unique experience.
Date: Saturday, Nov 16th
Time: 10am to 1:30pm
Location: MVA Scientific Consultants, 3300 Breckinridge Blvd # 400, Duluth, GA 30096
Class size: 15 people (limited number of scopes)

Crime story: Someone broke in and left brownies. The victim’s sweet tooth is their main weakness, so they ate them without any questions. They died doing what they loved from poison (their other weakness) in the brownies.
Summary of event:
A murder most fowl has occurred! It was death by chocolate from poisoned brownies, which the victim could not resist. Microscopes can crack the case!
Join Georgia Microscopical Society (GMS) at the crime scene and microscopes to determine the which suspect is guilty. Learn from forensic microscopist how to collect, prepare, and analyze the evidence. You will examine trace evidence like hair, fibers, dust and (dun, dun, duuun!) poison to identify and compare to suspects using a range of microscopy methods from polarized light microcopy to microchemical test. Murders are no match against a skilled microscopist!
This Event will be hosted by MVA Scientific Consultants, a microscopy lab, and will be on Saturday November 16th starting at 10:00 am. Free brownies are included (eat at your own risk).

Science of Redistricting

Climate Survival Training: A Harvest of Knowledge
2024-11-17 12:00 - 14:00 | Unearthing Farms, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30317
Join us with our friends from Unearthing Farms as they walk us through the lessons learned from this year’s farming experience.
Climate Survival Training: A Harvest of Knowledge
Alternative food sources are a key element to resilient and strong communities and our partner, Unearthing Farm & Market, has been setting a great example. In this next Climate Survival Training we will gain rare insights to their operations, learning what worked and what didn’t work for them this year! This is valuable knowledge for all levels of expertise, and will be mirrored by a session about plans for the next season in the early spring of 2025! Dive in!
Date: Sunday, November 17th, 2024
Time: 12pm
Location:
Unearthing Farm & Market
1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30317
Cost: free
Parking: free lot, ample
EJ Forum

Advocating for Environmental Health & Policy
2024-11-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
Feeling a bit overwhelmed by the past few weeks?
Ready to do something?
Please join, Science for Georgia, the Georgia Coalition for Environmental Policy and Protection, and other partners for a virtual advocacy training. We will discuss effective advocacy strategy and provide an overview of upcoming things you can do to advocate for change in early 2025.
Please register to receive the zoom link.

Volunteer interest form

Georgia Science Junction - How Psychedelics Affect the Mind
2024-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Wild Heaven, West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310
Friday, November 22nd, 7-9 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Wild Heaven Brewing, West End – 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Featured Speaker: Bradley Cooke, PhD

Chaos to New Order: How Psychedelics Affect the Mind – 2024 Update
For decades, strict drug laws rendered practically impossible research on psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin and lysergic acid. Recent years, however, have seen an explosion of studies into these substances and their effects at nearly every level of analysis—from the workings of brain cells to the behavior of lab animals to patients suffering from debilitating anxiety, PTSD, and depression. The effects of psychedelic drugs are just beginning to be explored by basic research and there is much we do not understand. However, when viewed through the framework of a new theory of brain function—termed the “predictive processing model”—their effects offer new insight to one of the greatest mysteries of science: Consciousness. The model says that consciousness is as much about the brain’s best guess about the world as it is about the patterns of energy received by our senses. Cognitive neuroscientist Bradley Cooke will discuss recent research findings, interpret the effects of psychedelics on consciousness, and look at what value such substances hold for psychotherapy.
About Our Speaker:

Bradley Cooke has been a neuroscientist for more than 20 years. He received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 2000 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University before being appointed at Georgia State, where he was promoted to associate professor before leaving to work in public service. He is now an official at the National Institutes of Health, where he oversees the nation’s portfolio of research focused on the neurobiology of obesity and metabolic disease.

GSJ Nov

Monthly South River Water Testing
2024-12-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, December 15th
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.

CST: Mopeds are Cheap and Fun and you can do it too!
2024-12-15 12:00 - 14:00 | South River Art Studios, 1300 Fleetwood Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30316
Mopeds are Cheap and Fun and you can do it too!
Date: December 15th, 2024
Time: 12 noon
Location: South River Art Studios 1300 Fleetwood Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Parking: ample and free
Survival and sustainability go hand in hand. Not everyone can ride a bike everywhere and gas is getting more expensive and shortages are always possible. But Mopeds (really motor scooters) get around 100 miles per gallon! You can get a moped for cheap and getting a moped is a great way to learn about engines and gain useful knowledge for things like generators and lawnmowers and tractors and motorcycles and other alternative vehicles. And you can get a moped cheap. I recently got 3 mopeds for $200 and I’m going to bring you all along with the process of inspecting them, diagnosing problems, and diving in to fix them! Come on by its gonna be fun!
Please wear warm clothes, we will be outside with the mopeds quite a bit.
Also, we will stick around after to have a bit of an educational meeting about the future of Climate Survival Trainings, so don’t miss that!
Climate Survival Training

Monthly South River Water Testing
2025-01-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, January 19th
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.

GSJ: Science Trivia Night
2025-01-23 19:00 - 21:00 | High Card Brewing, 2316 Main St, Tucker, GA, 30084
Thursday, January 23rd, 7-9 pm
In-Person
Location: High Card Brewing, 2316 Main St, Tucker, GA 30084
Science Trivia Night
Join fellow science enthusiasts as we begin our year of combating misinformation with education! Test your science knowledge and learn about the world around us in Georgia.
The night will included a quick update for the upcoming Georgia Legislative Session.

Will your team find the truth? Let’s find out!

Science Trivia

Stuff That Moves - Art Show
2025-01-24 13:00 - 2025-01-26 19:00 | South River Art Studios, 1300 Fleetwood Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30316
Stuff That Moves – Art Show
Opening – Friday, Jan 24th – 7pm
Gallery – Saturday, Jan 25th -1-4pm
Talking – Sunday, Jan 26th – 4pm

South River Art Studios
1300 Fleetwood Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
