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Columbus Science Pub: Brood X Files with Dr. Gene Kritsky

cartoon illustrations of Gene Kritsky and a group of flying cicada
May 6, 2021
7:30PM - 8:30PM
Virtual on Zoom

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Add to Calendar 2021-05-06 19:30:00 2021-05-06 20:30:00 Columbus Science Pub: Brood X Files with Dr. Gene Kritsky Brood X," the 17-year cicada will emerge and cover trees all around Columbus in just a few weeks. How do cicadas time the appearance of 1.5 million individuals per acre? Why 17 years? And what's with that incessant buzzing? We're bringing you the Midwest's top expert on the critters to Columbus Science Pub just in time for the COSI Science Festival. Dr. Gene Kritsky, Dean of Behavioral & Natural Sciences at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati joins us live on May 6 at 7:30p. Use the code "getnerdy" at checkout to zero out the suggested $10 donation to our regular hosts, Shadowbox Live. Virtual on Zoom The STEAM Factory at The Ohio State University steamfactory@osu.edu America/New_York public

Brood X," the 17-year cicada will emerge and cover trees all around Columbus in just a few weeks. How do cicadas time the appearance of 1.5 million individuals per acre? Why 17 years? And what's with that incessant buzzing? We're bringing you the Midwest's top expert on the critters to Columbus Science Pub just in time for the COSI Science Festival. Dr. Gene Kritsky, Dean of Behavioral & Natural Sciences at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati joins us live on May 6 at 7:30p.

Use the code "getnerdy" at checkout to zero out the suggested $10 donation to our regular hosts, Shadowbox Live.