Sep
28
6:00 PM18:00

Lectures on Tap Presents: Lectures on Tap - The Science and Psychology of Gemstones

Gemstones are far more than beautiful rocks—they’re the product of extreme geological processes, billions of years of Earth’s history, and centuries of human obsession. In this science-driven (but decidedly not dry) lecture, GIA Graduate Gemologist Tristan Griffey-Jones reveals how gemstones form, how experts identify them, and why ruby and sapphire are actually the same mineral.

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Aug
10
6:30 PM18:30

Lectures on Tap Presents: Mapping the Dark Universe- The Largest Camera Ever Built

Join us for a mind-expanding evening as Dr. John Franklin Crenshaw takes us from a mountaintop in Chile to the edge of the observable universe. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to launch the most ambitious astronomical survey in history, using the largest camera ever built to repeatedly image the entire southern sky for ten years.

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