Dr. Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines The Evolution of Wind Energy in Colorado and Beyond Wind energy systems have the potential to contribute significantly to the electricity mix in … Continue reading "#31 Dr. Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines: The Evolution of Wind Energy in Colorado and Beyond."

Dr. Kenneth Gage, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Plague and Other Vector-Borne Diseases in Colorado News coverage in recent years has highlighted cases of plague in Colorado—just one … Continue reading "#30 Dr. Kenneth Gage, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Plague and Other Vector-Borne Diseases in Colorado."

Darren Beck Our Precious Platte River: Endangered Species Recovery and Habitat Restoration Since 1997, a cooperative effort known as the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (PRRIP) has worked to improve … Continue reading "#29 Darren Beck, Director of Water Resources Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: Our Precious Platte River: Endangered Species Recovery and Habitat Restoration."

Dr. Jeffrey Bennett An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity and its 100th Anniversary Einstein’s Theory of Relativity received a recent rush of media attention for its 100th anniversary, … Continue reading "#28 Dr. Jeffrey Bennett, University of Colorado Boulder: An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity and its 100th Anniversary."

Jason Slowinski, Golden City Manager Being Jason Slowinski Our speaker this month is Jason Slowinski, City of Golden’s new City Manager. Slowinski will share stories and tales from his career … Continue reading "#27 Jason Slowinski, Golden City Manager: Being Jason Slowinski"

Andrew Novick is an electrical engineer and expert on the atomic clock administered by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST). Novick discussed atomic clocks and how they work, … Continue reading "#26 Andrew Novick, National Institutes of Standards and Technology: The Atomic Clock: What Time it is—And Why"

Join Mark Overly, coffee buyer for Kaladi Coffee Roasters, on a journey to Northern Sumatra in Indonesia on a quest to discover the best tasting coffee. You will discover the … Continue reading "#25 Mark Overly: A Coffee Journey to Sumatra"

In 1988, the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program was established to help bring four species of endangered fish back from the brink of extinction: the humpback chub, bonytail, … Continue reading "#24 Melanie Fischer – Colorado River Recovery Program: An Overview of the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program"

After completing his tenure as Golden’s mayor, Jacob headed to Washington, D.C. for a stint in the U.S. Senate as Senator Bernie Sanders’ energy and climate policy adviser. Jacob is … Continue reading "#23 Former Golden Mayor Jacob Smith: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: Reflections on Two Years in “the District”."

Your gut contains a complex community of bacteria, fungi, and viruses (collectively called the ‘microbiome’), which emerging research has shown can influence a wide array of aspects of your health—ranging … Continue reading "#22 Dr. Catherine Lozupone, University of Colorado at Denver Professor in Medicine and Microbiology: How the trillions of bacteria that inhabit your gut influence your health."