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Jul 5

Jul 5, 2025

Field Trips: Turtle Walk

Jul 5, 2025

Heroes in a half-shell–Turtle Power! 🐢

Jul 5, 2025

Aug 19

Aug 19, 2025

Field Trips: Stargazing in the City

Aug 19, 2025

Visit the University of Toronto’s Astronomical Observatory to see the planets, moon, stars and more against the backdrop of the city skyline 🔭

Aug 19, 2025

RCIScience events feature leading, promising, and just plain fascinating Canadian researchers and science.

Most events are free of charge and open to the public.

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Flagship Events

Science meets flavour in these interactive classes, featuring cocktails, cheese, and everything in between!

General knowledge, current events and pop culture get a fun twist at this trivia night unlike any other.

Discover the latest research through captivating speakers and ask the experts your burning questions.

Field Trips aren’t just for kids! See the world differently and explore the wonders of nature and science.

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Past Events

Visit our YouTube Channel for recordings of our past events.

Events Calendar

Jun 13

Science is a Drag

The award-winning show returns to Toronto for TWO nights celebrating science through the art of drag 🌈

Jun 6

Science is a Drag

The award-winning show returns to Toronto for TWO nights celebrating science through the art of drag 🌈

May 25

RESCHEDULED Field Trips: Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, oh my!

Look out for our shelled, scaly, slimy and feathered neighbours!

Apr 24

Some Questionable Trivia

General knowledge, current events and pop culture get a fun twist at this trivia night unlike any other.

Apr 2

SciCommTO Social

Casual networking for practicing and aspiring science communicators.

Mar 25

Discovery Talks: The Hidden Architects Shaping Our Universe

Find out the secrets of the universe – and how it’s going to end! Explore dark matter and dark energy with Cosmologist Prof. Renée Hložek

Mar 19

Criminal Minds: The Science of Forensic Psychology

Step into the intriguing world of forensic psychology and connect with other true crime junkies in this interactive event!

Feb 27

The Story Collider: Atypical

From unexpected discoveries to defying norms, this unforgettable evening of stories will take you on a journey through the unusual, the extraordinary, and the one-of-a-kind moments that shape our lives.

Feb 22

Field Trips: Winter Birdwatching at High Park

Bundle up and join RCIScience for our first Field Trip of 2025 - a leisurely winter birdwatching walk.

Feb 20

Science of Mocktails: Free Spirits

Learn to craft the perfect botanical mocktails🍹

Dec 5

Sugar & Spice: Science of Cocktails

Craft the perfect seasonal cocktails and explore the science of sugar and spice behind each Offworld sip.

Nov 28

CineMATHic Movie Nights: Hidden Figures

Fall movie nights return with Hidden Figures, the incredible story inspired by three brilliant African-American women who transformed NASA.

Nov 17

Paws and Perception: Exploring how dogs think

Discover how your dog thinks through interactive games inspired by real canine cognition research.

Nov 14

Some Questionable Trivia

General knowledge, current events and pop culture get a fun twist at this trivia night unlike any other.

Nov 13

Wired for Wellness: Mental Health Science in the Digital Age

Explore how digital media shapes our mental health and what we can do to protect it.

Nov 4

Change My Mind: Critical Thinking & Wisdom in an Age of Polarization

Explore the science of critical thinking and wisdom–the night before the U.S. election. Gulp.

Nov 4

Online Charity Auction

Get a jumpstart on holiday shopping and snag some really special gifts you can’t buy in stores! 🎁 (or just treat yourself 😉)

Oct 24

Science of Cocktails: Cocktail Class - Halloween Edition

Discover the secrets behind crafting the perfect Halloween cocktail and explore the science that elevates every sip into an Offworld experience.

Oct 22

CineMATHic Movie Nights: The Imitation Game

Step into the shadowy world of espionage, secrecy, and brilliant minds with The Imitation Game and explore how cryptography shapes our world.

Oct 17

Story Collider: Benchmark

Join us for a night of true, personal stories about science and dive into moments of comparison, deviation, and setting standards.

Oct 10

Eye on the Sky: AMA with the Flying Eye Hospital

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a…flying hospital? Global ophthalmologist Dr. Cherwek dishes about the world’s first and only flying eye hospital!

Sep 25

CineMATHic Movie Nights: Moebius

Ride into another dimension with Argentine sci-fi/thriller film, Moebius, to kick off our first Movie Night presented with Fields Institute.

Sep 15

RCIScience presents 175 Years of Sparking Curiosity

Celebrate 175 years of sparking curiosity with RCIScience 🥳

Sep 11

Book Launch: Our Green Heart by Diana Beresford-Kroeger

Join us for the Toronto launch of Our Green Heart: The Soul and Science of Forests by Diana Beresford-Kroeger 🌳

Aug 7

SciCommTO Social

Casual networking for practicing and aspiring science communicators.

Aug 1

Fire & Ice: Science of Cocktails

Craft the perfect whisky-based cocktail and explore the science of fire and ice behind each Offworld sip.

Jul 21

Paws and Perception: Exploring Canine Cognition

Unlock secrets of how your dog thinks through interactive games inspired by real canine cognition research with RCIScience and Toronto Dog Moms!

Jul 13

Turtle Walk

Heroes in a half-shell–Turtle Power! 🐢

Jul 8

Vote for your favourite: Design Our Merch!

We’re celebrating our 175th anniversary with some swag 🥳 Vote for your favourite contest submission!

Jun 27

Some Questionable Trivia

General knowledge, current events and pop culture get a fun twist at this trivia night unlike any other.

“RCIScience continues to put on amazing

high impact events.”

Events Calendar

Jun 13

Science is a Drag

The award-winning show returns to Toronto for TWO nights celebrating science through the art of drag 🌈

Jun 6

Science is a Drag

The award-winning show returns to Toronto for TWO nights celebrating science through the art of drag 🌈

Mar 19

Criminal Minds: The Science of Forensic Psychology

Step into the intriguing world of forensic psychology and connect with other true crime junkies in this interactive event!

Feb 22

Field Trips: Winter Birdwatching at High Park

Bundle up and join RCIScience for our first Field Trip of 2025 - a leisurely winter birdwatching walk.

Nov 17

Paws and Perception: Exploring how dogs think

Discover how your dog thinks through interactive games inspired by real canine cognition research.

Nov 14

Some Questionable Trivia

General knowledge, current events and pop culture get a fun twist at this trivia night unlike any other.

Sep 15

RCIScience presents 175 Years of Sparking Curiosity

Celebrate 175 years of sparking curiosity with RCIScience 🥳

Aug 1

Fire & Ice: Science of Cocktails

Craft the perfect whisky-based cocktail and explore the science of fire and ice behind each Offworld sip.

Jul 13

Turtle Walk

Heroes in a half-shell–Turtle Power! 🐢

Jun 6

Science is a Drag

Science like you've never seen her before 💃🪩🕺🌈

Apr 8

Total Eclipse of the Park (Well, Almost): An Eclipse Viewing Party

Join us for an unforgettable solar eclipse viewing experience and discover how the eclipse impacts local wildlife behaviour!

Feb 13

Chemists react to Lessons in Chemistry | Chemists on Chemists

Fresh off the success of Emmy-nominated, book-turned-TV show, chemists Dr. Rebecca Yardley and Celia Du react to Brie Larson's latest hit Lessons In Chemistry. Part 2 out now!

Oct 28

Foraging for Fungi

Join RCIScience for an exploration of High Park to forage and learn about local fungi 🍄

Sep 21

Are Facts Enough? The Power of Community - Science Literacy Workshop

A science communication workshop exploring how to build community and trust in science.

Mar 13

'The Last of Us' AMA with Jessie MacAlpine

We’re exploring the science behind the hit TV show and video game and asking the experts what we should really be afraid of when it comes to fungi… 🍄 🧟‍♂️

Dec 6

The Science of Cookies

Holidays and cookies are a match made in heaven! Join The Great Canadian Baking Show’s Colin Asuncion alongside food scientists as we explore the science behind one of our favourite seasonal treats 🍪

Oct 5

The Science of Whisky

Join RCIScience for a dram (or three) of whisky and take the chill off Fall! 🥃

Jun 16

Screening of 'What Flowers They Bloom'

Join RCIScience for a timely screening of What Flowers They Bloom - a new documentary examining anti-Asian racism, mental health and disinformation during COVID-19.

Mar 28

A Dose of Hope: The COVID-19 Vaccines

An interactive panel discussion exploring the science behind the COVID-19 vaccines.

Mar 18

Pixel Perfect 2: The Final Quarter

Join RCIScience and game developer Ridhi Patel for The Final Quarter of Quarantrivia - an online trivia game created to combat COVID-19 misinformation.

Feb 28

Strange Signals: Fast Radio Bursts

Join RCIScience on an astronomical detective hunt spanning the globe and galaxies as we search for the source of Fast Radio Bursts!

Feb 18

The Science of Chocolate

From bean to bar, join food scientist Selvyn Simoes for a chemical exploration and accompanying taste test of everyone's favourite treat - chocolate! 🍫

Jan 31

New Year, New You: Your Brain on Stress

Our New Year, New You series returns! In the midst of a global pandemic, stress is permeating our lives more than ever. Hear what the researchers have to say about how stress impacts our health and what we can do to cope with it on a regular basis.

Nov 29

Aging in a Modern World: Challenges and Solutions

RCIScience explores age-related research into eyesight and cognitive function, and how that can help to improve navigating the modern world as we get older.

Oct 25

Science of Scary

At a time of year when we celebrate fear, join RCIScience to explore the science behind the scary! As if 2020 wasn’t terrifying enough…😱

Oct 16

The Great Pandemic Bake Off: The Science of Baking

Markham Library Join The Great Canadian Baking Show’sseason 2 runner-up Sachin Seth as he leads a gingerbread cake baking demonstration and explains some of the science behind your favourite tasty treats!

Nov 24

Black Holes: From Speculative to Spectacular

Toronto Join RCIScience for an exploration of the latest science about black holes and a discussion about how they are depicted in popular culture. Are black holes truly terrifying? Or simply misunderstood monsters?

Nov 21

In Focus: Athletic Training & Dynamic Visual Acuity

Waterloo A look at how dynamic visual acuity tests can improve elite athletic training and provide more accurate assessments of individuals who have a sport-related concussion.

Oct 27

Stem Cells: The Path to Future Regeneration

Toronto Cut through the hope and hype of stem cell research at this engaging panel discussion and learn how to spot the red flags that scream stem cell scam!

Oct 25

Spark After Dark

Toronto Save the date for the return of your favourite science showcase, Spark After Dark!

Event Highlights

Instagram Takeovers

Events Calendar

Jun 7

Instagram Takeover: Josie Crichton

Dive into the science of seaweed biodiversity this World Oceans Day.

Apr 19

Instagram Takeover: Hayley McKay

Explore the hazy science of 420.

Apr 19

Instagram Takeover: Adaeze Ibik

Adaeze leads us through the ongoing quest to understand mysterious signals from space 📻 📶 🔍

Jan 10

Instagram Takeover: Athmaja Viswanath

Athmaja Viswanath shows us what worms can tell us about evolution.

Dec 6

Instagram Takeover: Sree Gayathri Talluri

It’s the last takeover of 2021! Adventure into the nanoworld with University of Victoria PhD student Sree Gayathri Talluri for some photochemistry!

Nov 16

Instagram Takeover: Stephanie Kereliuk

Celebrate a World Diabetes Day with diabetes and cardiovascular researcher Dr. Stephanie Kereliuk!

Oct 18

Instagram Takeover: Jessie MacAlpine

From micro to macroscopic, join Jessie MacAlpine on Instagram as she unearths the vast wonders of fungi!

Oct 11

Instagram Takeover: Cissy Suen

Shoot lasers at rocks for science and travel the world of international collaborative research with Cissy Suen as she shares her work on quantum materials in Canada and Germany!

Sep 13

Instagram Takeover: Karishma Hosein

PhD candidate Karishma Hosein shares her research on exercise and nutrition during pregnancy.

Sep 6

Instagram Takeover: Kristina Muise

Kristina Muise shares her research on bats, what it’s like being a wildlife researcher and how you can help support bat research.

Aug 2

Instagram Takeover: Stephanie Tran

Follow PhD candidate Stephanie Tran for a week in the life of a clinical researcher investigating Parkinson's Disease using novel techniques like brain stimulation & virtual reality 🧠

Jun 7

Instagram Takeover: Emily De Sousa

Dive into World Ocean Day with a look at seafood sustainability and social science research!

May 31

Instagram Takeover: Brigid Christison

Join us for a prehistoric adventure exploring the evolution of carnivorous mammals!

May 27

Instagram Takeover: Shanzeh Mumtaz Ahmed

Did you know that Canada has one of the highest rates of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the world? Learn more about this condition with researcher Shanzeh Mumtaz Ahmed ahead of World MS Day.

Apr 26

Instagram Takeover: Talia Lowi-Merri

A takeover 65 million years in the making! Paleontologist Talia Lowi-Merri takes us back in time to explore how dinosaurs became birds 🦕

Apr 5

Instagram Takeover: Nargol Ghazian

Join Nargol Ghazian on a journey to the wild west to learn about desert ecology!

Mar 22

Instagram Takeover: Samantha Fowler

Science communicator Samantha Fowler shares a research-informed glimpse into the realm of vaccine hesitancy.

Mar 1

Instagram Takeover: Michelle Ku

Science communicator Samantha Fowler shares a research-informed glimpse into the realm of vaccine hesitancy.

Feb 22

Instagram Takeover: Caroline El Khoury

Astronomer Caroline El Khoury takes us on an intergalactic journey of radio astronomy and pulsars.

Feb 1

Instagram Takeover: Wes Wilson

Cancer researcher Wes Wilson takes over our Instagram account for World Cancer Day.

Jan 25

Instagram Takeover: Jen Chan

Stress researcher Jen Chan is taking over our Instagram account to talk about stress, its impact on our physical and mental health, and different strategies we can use to manage our stress. Follow along on Instagram!

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What’s On

Upcoming Events

RCIScience events feature leading, promising, and just plain fascinating Canadian researchers and science.

Most events are free of charge and open to the public.

Flagship Events

Past Events

Visit our YouTube Channel for recordings of our past events.

Event Highlights

Instagram Takeovers

Follow us for updates on future events and behind the scenes content!