Tuesdays at Ten | What is Science?

How it works, who does it, and why we need it

Join us at the library for coffee, socializing, and learning something new.

This week, we will discuss the history and philosophy of science and explore what scholars generally see as the main tenets of the nature of science. Topics will include how to interpret news reports of science findings and how we as a society see the role of science in our everyday lives. 

About the Presenter: Dr. Cynthia D'Angelo is an Associate Professor at the College of Education at the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on the use of learning technologies within the context of science education in both formal and informal settings and innovative analysis of the multifaceted data that are presented in these spaces. Learn more at her website or follow her on bluesky. 

Tuesdays at Ten | Fall 2025

• Sept 2, Part 1: Background: the land, the people, origin of the trail
• Sept 9, Part 2: On the Trail: Westport to Ash Creek
• Sept 16, Part 3: On the Trail: the mountain route 
• Sept 23, Part 4: On the Trail: the Cimarron Cutoff
• Sept 30, Part 5: The Violent Trail: Comanche, Texans, and the Mexican War

• Oct 7, Part 6: Trails End: Santa Fe and New Mexico
• Oct 14, Preserving memories and digitizing media
• Oct 21, What is Science | How it works, who does it, and why we need it.
• Oct 28, Units of Thought, Agents of Mind: Resource Models of Human Cognition

• Nov 4, Civil War in New Mexico | 1862: Valverde
• Nov 11, Civil War in New Mexico | 1862 Glorieta Pass
• Nov 18, The Inman 

Adults | Social, Presentation, Discussion

Main Library, Robeson Pavilion Room A & B

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