Chicago Council on Science and Technology presents:The Price of Doing Nothing: The World’s Energy Future

Energy determines the aspirations and the limitations of a society.

A vibrant global society fifty years from now requires strategic decisions regarding energy—how we will fuel our engines, power our lights and warm our homes tomorrow–be made today. Energy is a basic need of human society, like food, shelter, communication and mobility.

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Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) presents “Science With A Pint: Our Curious Chemical World”

CHICAGO, Illinois (October 1, 2013) – Molecular modeling: we are not talking about ball-and-stick representations of single atoms or atomic structures, but rather the beautifully complex computer renderings of every atom in a living cell; how each atom moves within a molecule, and functions in its environment.

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Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) presents “Out for the Sperm Count: Mysteries of a Declining Resource”

CHICAGO, Illinois (September 2, 2013) –For several decades, there has been mounting evidence of declining human sperm counts in various industrialized populations. But there are marked differences in occurrence and timing between regions, suggesting an environmental effect. Sperm counts have not yet declined to levels where fertility is severely threatened, but how serious is the problem and what might the future hold for our species?

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