Free Science Events in Toronto for November 2016

The Business, Science and Technology Department of North York Central Library compiles a monthly calendar of free science and applied science events in Toronto. Applied science includes health, gardening, pets and food; all subjects found in the department's collection. Here is the November calendar (PDF).

November's highlights include:

November 13: Migration, Hibernation & Adaptation – Explore how animals, insects and plants survive as the days grow shorter and colder.
November 27: Travelling to an Asteroid – An overview of OSIRIS REx spacecraft's ambitious mission — travel to an asteroid, land, grab some samples and return.
November 30: OCD & Anxiety: Can I Reduce My Risk? – A discussion on obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety by leading Sunnybrook experts.

Toronto Public Library also offers many free science and applied science events:

At the library, November's highlights include:

November 10: Reclaiming your Privacy in a Digital Age, at Lillian H. Smith branch. A panel discussion on surveillance threats and privacy rights and responsibilities.
November 15: The eh List Author Series: Teva Harrison, at North York Central Library. Teva Harrison discusses her critically acclaimed graphic memoir, In-Between Days, which documents her personal journey of living with breast cancer through comic illustrations and short personal essays.
November 22: Bone Health Information Session, at Humber Bay branch. What is osteoporosis? What should I eat to support healthy bones? Get answers to these bone health questions and more.
November 28: Einstein Was Right!: The Discovery of Gravitational Waves, at Brentwood branch. A discussion of how the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected these gravitational waves, the impact of the discovery and how this is only the beginning of a new, exciting era in astrophysics.
November 29: The eh List Author Series: Tim Falconer, at North York Central Library. Tim Falconer discusses his journey in trying to understand the brain science behind tone-deafness, why we love music and achieving his personal goal of singing in public.

Can't attend a program or want to read more about the topics covered? Try some of these books:

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Our friends at the Toronto Entomologists’ Association would like to share an invitation to their annual Hess Lecture. This event is free and open to anyone. See below for details:
I am very pleased to invite you to the 6th Annual Quimby F. Hess Lecture at 1:30pm, November 19, 2016, Royal Ontario Museum theatre.
This year, the Toronto Entomologists’ Association and Royal Ontario Museum welcome Dr. May Berebaum, head of the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
How It Takes Honey to Make a Honey Bee
Explore the honey behind the honey bee. From wax production to thermoregulation to colony defense, honey is an important source of energy for the European honey bee. With increasing evidence that phytochemicals produced by plants may contribute to honey bee health by influencing behaviour and by enhancing defense against toxins and microbes, discover what these challenges mean for honey bees and the potential consequences for colony health.
To register: http://www.rom.on.ca/en/whats- on/2016-annual-quimby-f-hess- lecture
The event is free: please RSVP as “Public” (unless you have a ROM membership).
After you register on the ROM website, your name will be on a list, and you will be given an armband giving you access to the ROM Theatre only. Enter through the main doors of the ROM on Bloor Street.
Prof. Berenbaum is currently the president of the Entomological Society of America and she is known for her contributions to the field of chemical ecology, particularly the chemical mediation of interactions between plant-feeding insects and their host plants. She has testified before Congress on issues relating to honey bee health and pollinator decline. In addition to her research, she is devoted to teaching and to fostering scientific literacy. Her books for the general public include a honey cookbook (www.press.uillinois.edu/ books/catalog/ 46dgm4nk9780252077449.html) an d Ninety-Nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers; Ninety-Nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers; Bugs in the System: Insects and Their Impact on Human Affairs; Buzzwords: A Scientist Muses on Sex, Bugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll; and The Earwig’s Tail: A Modern Bestiary of Multi-legged Legends. More information is included in this press release (www.entsoc.org/press- releases/may-berenbaum- elected-future-esa-president) and on her university webpage (www.life.illinois.edu/ entomology/faculty/berenbaum. html).
Quimby F. Hess was a TEA president and a member of the TEA for over 40 years. This lecture is sponsored in his memory by his children, Jane and Robert Hess. The public are invited. A member of Quimby Hess’ family will say a few words about his life.
After the talk, there will be a free reception for the lecturer, TEA members and their guests, and the Hess family.
I hope to see you there!
Antonia Guidotti
Program Coordinator- Toronto Entomologists’ Association
and
Entomology Technician
Department of Natural History
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6
416-586-5765
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Message body
Our friends at the Toronto Entomologists’ Association would like to share an invitation to their annual Hess Lecture. This event is free and open to anyone. See below for details:
I am very pleased to invite you to the 6th Annual Quimby F. Hess Lecture at 1:30pm, November 19, 2016, Royal Ontario Museum theatre.
This year, the Toronto Entomologists’ Association and Royal Ontario Museum welcome Dr. May Berebaum, head of the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
How It Takes Honey to Make a Honey Bee
Explore the honey behind the honey bee. From wax production to thermoregulation to colony defense, honey is an important source of energy for the European honey bee. With increasing evidence that phytochemicals produced by plants may contribute to honey bee health by influencing behaviour and by enhancing defense against toxins and microbes, discover what these challenges mean for honey bees and the potential consequences for colony health.
To register: http://www.rom.on.ca/en/whats- on/2016-annual-quimby-f-hess- lecture
The event is free: please RSVP as “Public” (unless you have a ROM membership).
After you register on the ROM website, your name will be on a list, and you will be given an armband giving you access to the ROM Theatre only. Enter through the main doors of the ROM on Bloor Street.
Prof. Berenbaum is currently the president of the Entomological Society of America and she is known for her contributions to the field of chemical ecology, particularly the chemical mediation of interactions between plant-feeding insects and their host plants. She has testified before Congress on issues relating to honey bee health and pollinator decline. In addition to her research, she is devoted to teaching and to fostering scientific literacy. Her books for the general public include a honey cookbook (www.press.uillinois.edu/ books/catalog/ 46dgm4nk9780252077449.html) an d Ninety-Nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers; Ninety-Nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers; Bugs in the System: Insects and Their Impact on Human Affairs; Buzzwords: A Scientist Muses on Sex, Bugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll; and The Earwig’s Tail: A Modern Bestiary of Multi-legged Legends. More information is included in this press release (www.entsoc.org/press- releases/may-berenbaum- elected-future-esa-president) and on her university webpage (www.life.illinois.edu/ entomology/faculty/berenbaum. html).
Quimby F. Hess was a TEA president and a member of the TEA for over 40 years. This lecture is sponsored in his memory by his children, Jane and Robert Hess. The public are invited. A member of Quimby Hess’ family will say a few words about his life.
After the talk, there will be a free reception for the lecturer, TEA members and their guests, and the Hess family.
I hope to see you there!
Antonia Guidotti
Program Coordinator- Toronto Entomologists’ Association
and
Entomology Technician
Department of Natural History
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6
416-586-5765
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