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Badger Talks exemplifies the Wisconsin Idea by engaging WI residents on ideas and on topics they care about. This page is intended for polite, thoughtful, respectful dialogue and discussion, reflection and learning.

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22.10.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As a part of Badger Talks Presents' October "Creepy, Fascinating, and True!" series, please enjoy this Quick Pick video by Patrick (PJ) Liesch of the UW-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences.

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15.10.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI is moving fast. Can we keep up and stay secure?

Join us Oct 21, 2025, 10:30 AM CDT with Professor Patrick McDaniel (UW-Madison). Hosted by AFSCME Retirees Subchapter 52. Part of the Wisconsin Science Festival!

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#WisconsinScienceFestival #BadgerTalks

15.10.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Caring for someone with dementia? Don’t forget to care for yourself!

Join us Oct 20, 2025, 9 AM CDT in Sheboygan, WI with Jody Krainer from UW School of Medicine and Public Health.

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#statewideoutreach #BadgerTalks #UWConnects #savethedate

15.10.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Learn how the Ice Age National Scenic Trail’s geology was formed! Join Professor Emeritus David Mickelson on Oct. 18, 2025, at 12:30 PM at Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit. Part of the Wisconsin Science Festival!

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#BadgerTalks #WiSciFest #Geology

15.10.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come rock out with science!

Join us Oct 23, 2025, 6:30 PM CDT at Delta Beer Lab for a Wisconsin Science Festival Badgers on Tap event. Hear experts on geology, sound, and music. Enjoy bingo, trivia, and prizes!

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#WisconsinScienceFestival #BadgerTalks #BadgersonTap

15.10.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are we really alone in the universe?

Learn more and join Professor Thomas Beatty of the UW Madison Astronomy Department on October 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM. This event is a part of the Wisconsin Science Festival!

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#BadgerTalks #UWConnects #WisconsinScienceFestival

15.10.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wisconsin’s geology rocks!

Join us on October 17, 2025 at 1 PM in Waukesha, WI to hear more from Director of the Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey, Sue Swanson. This event is a part of the Wisconsin Science Festival!

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#BadgerTalks #UWConnects

15.10.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How do you communicate with someone living with Alzheimer’s?

Join us on October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM CDT in Sun Prairie, WI to hear Jody Krainer (Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute).This event is a part of the Wisconsin Science Festival!

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#BadgerTalks #UWConnects

15.10.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AAUW Watertown Chapter to host Badger Talk presentation The Watertown chapter of the AAUW (American Association of University Women) will offer a Badger Talks presentation addressing the topic: Public Education: The Cornerstone of Democracy at 6:30 p.m. Oc...

Badger Talks is thrilled to visit beautiful Watertown, WI on October 3, 2025 for a talk about public education! Hear more about this exciting event from the Watertown Daily Times!

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15.10.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Geology isn’t just historyβ€”it’s heritage!

Join us Oct 16 at 5:30 PM at Kenosha Public Library for a FREE talk with Hydrogeologist Ken Bradbury. Part of the Wisconsin Science Festival!

Register now: www.facebook.com/share/1TVxUS...

#WisconsinScienceFestival #BadgerTalks #UWConnects

09.10.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From shipwreck to songβ€”explore the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald!

Join us Oct 16 at 6:30 PM at Ruth Culver Community Library for a FREE talk with Prof. Steve Ackerman (UW–Madison Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences).

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#statewideoutreach #BadgerTalks #UWConnects

09.10.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Curious about the myths of autopsy & death investigation?

Join Forensic Pathologist Jamie Kallan on Oct 16 at 6 PM at Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Library in Baraboo for a FREE Wisconsin Science Festival talk. No registration needed!

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#UWConnects #BadgerTalks

09.10.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Imagine a world where crops grow anytime, anywhere. Could vertical farming be the future of agriculture?

Join Johanna Oosterwyk from the UW-Madison CALS (Department of Horticulture) to learn more!

RSVP now: www.facebook.com/share/17PErP...

#statewideoutreach #BadgerTalks #UWConnects #Agriculture

09.10.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Music, theatre, tavern culture & Oktoberfest!

Learn how German immigrants shaped Wisconsin at a free talk with Antje Petty (Max Kade Institute) on Oct 15 at 12:30 PM at Milwaukee Public Library.

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#WisconsinIdea #BadgerTalks #UWConnects #Oktoberfest

09.10.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unearth the fossil record and discover how dinosaurs lived, breathed, and died!

Join us Oct 15 at 12 PM with David Lovelace (UW Geology Museum) at Noon Hour Philosophers – Appleton to talk about it!

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#BadgerTalks #UWConnects #WisconsinIdea #Dinosaurs #Fossils

08.10.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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08.10.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Does the gut biome impact your autoimmune health?

Find out on October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM at the DeForest Public Library. Hear a talk from Margaret Alexander (University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health!

#BadgerTalks #UWConnects #WisconsinIdea #Autoimmune #GutMicrobiome #GutHealth

08.10.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Explore Wisconsin’s rich German roots!

Join us on Oct 14 at 6 PM at the Germantown Community Library for a free talk with Associate Director, Antje Petty (UW–Madison, Max Kade Institute).

More: www.facebook.com/share/1BLkSU...

#UWConnects #statewideoutreach #BadgerTalks

08.10.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWhere did I put my keys?” Should you worry?

Learn the difference between Alzheimer’s warning signs & normal aging on Oct 14 at 1 PM in Hortonville, WI with Bonnie Nuttkinson (WI Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center).

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#UWConnects #BadgerTalks

08.10.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Make sure your family's memories survive the digital age!

Join us on October 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM CDT at Hartland Public Library featuring Distinguished Teaching Faculty III Dorothea Salo!

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#BadgerTalks #UWConnects #statewideoutreach #WisconsinIdea

08.10.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Remember the mysterious sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald? 🌊

Join us Oct 14 at 6 PM CDT for a FREE talk at Campbellsport Public Library with Steve Ackerman, UW-Madison Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences.

More: www.facebook.com/share/1CydN9...

#oceanicsciences #UWConnects #BadgerTalks #EdmundFitzgerald

08.10.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🍺 From beer to bratwurstsβ€”discover the rich German roots of Wisconsin!

Join Prof. Mark Louden (Department of German, Nordic & Slavic+) at the Friday Memorial Library on Oct. 14 at 6 PM!

More here: www.facebook.com/share/1CSGYu...

#BadgerTalks #WisconsinIdea #StatewideOutreach

08.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What can medieval & violent cooking techniques tell us about Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales?

Kick off Badger Talks Presents' October series, "Creepy, Fascinating, and True!" with this Quick Pick from Prof. Lisa H. Cooper.

Watch now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg47...

#BadgerTalks #BadgerTalksQuickPicks

08.10.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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08.10.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Want to learn about Baraboo’s fascinating geology?

Join us Oct. 17 at 1 PM at Tumbled Rock Brewery for a Wisconsin Science Festival Badgers on Tap event with geologists Billy Fitzpatrick & Eric Stewart!

Trivia, bingo, prizes & more!

#WisconsinScienceFestival #BadgersOnTap #savethedate #UWConnects

08.10.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why do thousands of Sandhill Cranes flock to Aldo Leopold’s Shack each fall?

Find out Oct. 12 at 1 PM with Stan Temple, Beers-Bascom Prof. Emeritus in Conservation, at the La Crosse County Historical Society. Part of Community History Talks!

More: www.facebook.com/share/1GTXsL...

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08.10.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did you know Theodore Robinson, one of America’s top Impressionist painters, spent his early years in Evansville, WI?

Join us Oct. 11 at 1 PM at the Evansville Grove Society for a talk with Janine Yorimoto Boldt from the Chazen Museum of Art!

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08.10.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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02.10.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why are Scandinavians some of the happiest people in the world?

Find out with Scandinavian Studies Professor Claus Andersen (UW–Madison) at Verona Public Library on October 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM!

Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/1BJVNP...

#BadgerTalks #WisconsinIdea #Scandinavia #Happiness

02.10.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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