Science Café presents popcorn and a movie—”Popped Secret: the Mysterious Origin of Corn”—on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room.
It’s enjoyed in theaters, ball parks and at parties; it’s everyone’s 9,000-year-old snack. Popcorn was first made from teosinte, a wild grass and corn’s oldest ancestor, more than 9,700 years ago. But with a hard kernel shell, the original version was not dentist recommended; it could break your teeth. Domestication has yielded bigger, sweeter and more colorful corn.
Ohio University’s Café Series screen this documentary about the history of the grain, produced by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. “Evidence from genetics supports archeological findings pinpointing corn’s origins to a very particular time and place in Mexico,” according to the film’s website.
Science Café and Café Conversations are held on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in the Front Room at Baker University Center. They are free and open to students, faculty and staff. Science Café is a venue for students to share their interests informally during a conversation exchange in a friendly setting. Free coffee is offered to the first 50 attendees, and participants who ask questions will win a free t-shirt.
The Science Café is hosted by Dr. Sarah Wyatt, Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology and Vice President of the Ohio University Chapter of Sigma Xi, and Roxanne Malé-Brune, Director of Grant Development and Projects in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creativity.
Science Café and Café Conversations are sponsored by the Office of Vice President for Research and Creativity and the Ohio University Chapter of Sigma Xi.
Fall 2016 Science Café & Café Conversations
Sept. 7, Dr. Daniel Phillips, Professor, Physics, Symmetries in Nature: A Key to the Subatomic World, on A&S TV
Sept. 21, Dr. Sarah Hormozi, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, on A&S TV
Sept. 28, David Mould, Professor Emeritus, Media Arts and Studies, The perils and opportunities of being a journalist in foreign countries, on A&S TV
Oct. 5, Dr. Guy Riefler, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering; and John Sabraw, Professor of Painting and Drawing, on A&S TV
Oct. 19, Dr. Claudia Gonzalez-Vallejo, Associate Professor, Psychology, on A&S TV
Oct. 26, Aimee Edmondson, Associate Professor, Journalism; John Grimwade, Assistant Professor, Visual Communication, on A&S TV
Nov. 2, Movie: “Popped Secret: the Mysterious Origin of Corn”
Nov. 16, Dr. Gurgen “Greg” Hayrapetyan, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, on A&S TV
Nov. 30, Dr. Sonia Najjar, Professor, Biomedical Sciences / Associate Dean of Research and Innovation, HCOM, on A&S TV
Spring 2017 Science Café & Café Conversations
Jan. 18, Dr. Joseph Shields, Professor, Physics & Astronomy
Jan. 25, Rajko Grlic, Distinguished Professor, Film, on A&S TV
Feb. 1, Dr. Brian Clark, Professor, Biomedical Science, Director OMNI
Feb. 15, John Bowditch, Director, The Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab, Scripps College of Communication
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