{"id":113902,"date":"2025-08-20T13:16:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T17:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=113902"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T17:16:31","slug":"lunchtime-discovery-why-silly-science-matters","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/lunchtime-discovery-why-silly-science-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunchtime Discovery: Why Silly Science Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog and other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-112458\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Carly-York-Silly-Science-1024x648.png\" alt=\"headshot of Carly Anne York next to an image of a book cover for The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog\" width=\"590\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Carly-York-Silly-Science-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Carly-York-Silly-Science-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Carly-York-Silly-Science-500x316.png 500w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Carly-York-Silly-Science-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Carly-York-Silly-Science-1536x972.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Carly-York-Silly-Science-2048x1296.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Join biologist and author <a href=\"https:\/\/carlyanneyork.wixsite.com\/website\">Dr. Carly Anne York<\/a> for an exploration of the wonderfully weird world of scientific discovery. Based on her new book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/carly-anne-york\/the-salmon-cannon-and-the-levitating-frog\/\"><em>The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog<\/em><\/a>, we&#8217;ll dive into real research studies that might sound absurd\u2014elephant urination, worm blobs, glowing jellyfish\u2014but have led to serious breakthroughs in medicine, engineering, and technology. Dr. York will reveal how curiosity-driven science, often dismissed as frivolous, is essential for innovation. From whale-inspired wind turbines to cockroach robots, you\u2019ll leave with a new appreciation for the wonderful and weird twists of scientific progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/StRwWUIcvfU?feature=share\">Watch the livestream on YouTube Live<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Live Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences\u2019 SECU Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff. 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Based on her new book The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog, we&#8217;ll dive into real research studies that might sound absurd\u2014elephant&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/lunchtime-discovery-why-silly-science-matters\/\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[3,13,6,14,7,15,170,8,173],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/113902"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/113902\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113902"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=113902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}