
Clarkson Science Café series set to return to Potsdam this fall
Clarkson University’s free Science Café talks are scheduled to return to downtown Potsdam this fall, with sessions covering child development, virtual reality, mathematics and astronomy.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
Clarkson University’s Science Café series is scheduled to return to Potsdam this fall with four free public talks. The events are set for 7:15 p.m. in the Potsdam Civic Center Community Room at 2 Park St.
The schedule begins Oct. 28 with a discussion of bedtime routines and children’s emotional resilience led by Clarkson assistant professor Ying Zhang. Other sessions will address virtual reality and artificial intelligence on Nov. 4, mathematical creativity on Nov. 18, and astronomy on Dec. 2.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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