Events for October 23, 2026
Wisconsin Science Festival
*Note: actual end time may vary.* Celebrate curiosity statewide - October 15-25th!. The 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival is once again taking 10 days to celebrate science, art, and technology all across the state! Visit our website, wiscifest.org, to browse hundreds of events in over 55 counties throughout Wisconsin. CONTACT: 316-4390, info@wiscifest.org URL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/find-an-event/
Nature Explorers – Join the WiSciFest BioBlitz
*Note: actual end time may vary.* Unleash your curiosity with the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival BioBlitz. Take part in a 10-day, statewide BioBlitz as part of the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival! Share your observations in the iNaturalist project and learn more about to participate at wiscifest.org/bioblitz! CONTACT: 316-4390, info@wiscifest.org URL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/bioblitz/
Geospatial Data Science Speaker Series: Dr. Peng Luo
How to Trust Your Imperfect GeoAI Model. Hosted by the GeoDS Lab@UW-Madison Co-sponsored by the UW-Madison Data Science Institute. Guest Speaker: Dr. Peng Luo, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Iowa. Abstract: This talk will discuss several recent works on spatially explicit uncertainty quantification, including geographically aware conformal prediction for spatial models, uncertainty quantification for geospatial explainable AI, and regionally risk-controlled spatial decision-making. CONTACT: 262-2139, song.gao@wisc.edu URL: https://geography.wisc.edu/geods/
SoundWaves: Origins – The Birth of Everything
Join us for the first in the new series of SoundWaves where will explore the origins of life, the universe, and everything!Where do we come from? Where does anything come from? This new series of SoundWaves brings together leading academic researchers and live music to explore origins at every scale - from the birth of the universe to the first human communities. Each edition pairs scholars from distinct disciplines with a musical program to answer the oldest questions we know.This event will take place in Collins Recital Hall in the Hamel Music Center.This first SoundWaves event of the year launches our [...]
SoundWaves: Origins – The Birth of Everything
Where do we come from? Where does anything come from?. This new series of SoundWaves brings together leading academic researchers and live music to explore origins at every scale – from the birth of the universe to the first human communities. Each edition pairs scholars from distinct disciplines with a musical program to answer the oldest questions we know. This first SoundWaves event of the year launches our year-long exploration of Origins. Part of the Wisconsin Science Festival and Klez Fest! CONTACT: 316-4390, info@wiscifest.org URL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/soundwaves-origins-the-birth-of-everything/
