Chautauqua Science Group

Summer 2026

Science Themed Presentations

Welcome to the Chautauqua Science Group!

Live Presentations

Tuesday’s 9:15 am – 10:15 am

Hurlbut Sanctuary

at Pratt Avenue

Science matters. There should be no denying that fact, but the world has its unfair share of science deniers.  Together with the Chautauqua Institution, our band of rational, energetic humans can work together to promote the application of the scientific method to real world problems.  Let’s do it and let’s keep in touch through this website.

Programs are offered free of charge. 

Donations are appreciated.

2026 Science Speakers Calendar

Week 1 • June 30

Microplastics and Health

Terry Gordon

Week 2 • July 7

The Visual Human

Michael Ackerman

Week 3 • July 14

One Song: The Song of Oneness

J.D. Stillwater

Week 4 • July 21

Engineering Sustainability

John D. Atkinson

Week 5 • July 28

Doubt Science: Dark Money and the Science of Deception

David Michaels

Week 6 • August 4

New nuclear energy as an energy security and climate solution

Judi Greenwald

Week 7 • August 11

Locally Specific Climate Projections for the Chautauqua Region

Meghan Collins

Week 8 • August 18

Sports Science and Our Health

George Carlo

Week 9 • August 25

Science and Global Instability
Eugene Linden

Chautauqua Science Circle YouTube Channel

 

Livestream on YouTube and explore presentations from past years.

NASA releases spectacular image to celebrate James Webb Space Telescope

The first anniversary image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope displays the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth.

The CLSC Science Circle is part of the Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle (CLSC) Alumni Group.

Our primary mission during the Chautauqua season is to promote an appreciation and deeper understanding of science, including how its methods and findings have evolved.  We also seek to take these lessons to the broader community throughout the year.

We are also known as the Chautauqua Science Group, a non-profit foundation incorporated in New York state.

If you wish to learn more about us or are interested in making a science presentation at Chautauqua,
please email:

[email protected]