How is quantum mechanics relevant for how birds migrate, or the color of their feathers? To the color of blood and precious gems? And how does quantum mechanics lead to materials properties – which define the ages of history, from the stone age to the current silicon age that describes our microelectronics?
Join Alex Georgescu, a theoretical physicist/materials scientist/chemist from IU Chemistry to learn more.
Science Cafe, March 24 2026: The Placebo Effect
We’ve all heard of the placebo effect. Some conditions such as depression have a strikingly high placebo rate (30-50%), raising the bar for therapies. But what is it? Is there a physiological basis? Can we bottle it? Oh wait, someone has…
Join Alex Straiker (senior research scientist at the Gill Institute for Neuroscience) for a visit to the brave new world of the placebo, the nocebo and the zeebo.