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Sunday, January 25, 2026
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"From Wood to Watercraft: Dugout Canoes of Wisconsin": In-Person Badger Talk in Monona, WI
Presenter: Sissel Schroeder
2 p.m.
1000 Nichod Road, Monona, WI 53716
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
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"German Community Life and Traditions in Wisconsin": In-Person Badger Talk in West Bend, WI
Presenter: Antje Petty
10 a.m.
5577 Home Drive, West Bend, WI 53095
Thursday, January 29, 2026
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"20,000 years in a blink of an eye: The past, present, and future of the Great Lakes": In-Person Badger Talk
Presenter: Titus Seilheimer
5:30 p.m.
625 Grand Ave, Little Chute, WI 54140
Saturday, January 31, 2026
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"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm and the Song": In-Person Badger Talk in Greenbush, WI
Presenter: Steve Ackerman
1 p.m.
7921 WI-23, Glenbeulah, WI 53023, United States
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Badgers on Tap: Friends, Foes, and Fixers: The Microbes in Us at Uncommon Pints!
Presenters: Ania Bialic, Alex Dobrila, and Doran Goldman
4 p.m.
27 Brown Blvd, Rothschild, WI 54474
Sunday, February 1, 2026
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"How Can We Find Other Life in the Universe?": In-Person Badger Talk in Madison, WI
Presenter: Thomas Beatty
11:30 a.m.
2010 Whenona Dr, Madison, WI 53711-4843, United States
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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"Black Citizenship and the Struggle for Democracy": In-Person Badger Talk in Sheboygan, WI
Presenter: Andrene Wright–Johnson
6 p.m.
3110 Erie Ave, Sheboygan, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53081
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In-Person Musical Performance in Waunakee, WI
Presenter: Blue Note Ensemble
6:30 p.m.
201 N Madison St, Waunakee, WI 53597-1045, United States
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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Badgers on Tap: Imagined Worlds, Microbial Realities at The Tardigrade's Shelf!
Presenters: Joie Ling, Chandler Holschbach, and Seth Greengo
6 p.m.
501 N Richmond St, Appleton, WI 54911-4674, United States
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Badgers on Tap: Exploring Physics at The Rigby!
Presenters: Zain Abhari, Gabe Spahn, and Spencer Weeden
7 p.m.
119 E Main St., Madison, WI 53703
Thursday, February 5, 2026
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"Noticing Memory and Thinking Changes? Now What?": In-Person Badger Talk in Marshfield, WI
Presenter: Bonnie Nuttkinson
1 p.m.
907 N Central Ave, Marshfield, WI 54449-2147, United States
Monday, February 9, 2026
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"Who Are the Amish?": In-Person Badger Talk in La Crosse, WI
Presenter: Mark Louden
10 a.m.
800 Main St, La Crosse, WI 54601-4122, United States
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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"Vascular Contributions to Dementia": In-Person Badger Talk in McFarland, WI
Presenter: Carol Van Hulle
1 p.m.
5915 Milwaukee St, McFarland, WI 53558
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"Privacy and Security Online, Focus on AI": In-Person Badger Talk in Cottage Grove, WI
Presenter: Dorothea Salo
3:30 p.m.
107 E Reynolds St, Cottage Grove, WI 53527
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Badgers on Tap: The Science of Happiness at One Social Food Hall!
Presenters: Pelin Kesebir and Chad McGehee
6:30 p.m.
123 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, United States
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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"Studying the Origins of Life on Earth (And Other Worlds)": In-Person Badger Talk in Oak Creek, WI
Presenter: David Baum
6 p.m.
8040 S 6th St, Oak Creek, WI 53154
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"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": In-Person Badger Talk in Stoughton, WI
Presenter: Steve Ackerman
7 p.m.
317 South Page Street, Stoughton, WI 53589
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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"The Adventure Gap ~ Changing the Face of the Outdoors": In-Person Badger Talk in Madison, WI
Presenter: James Edward Mills
1 p.m.
6205 Mineral Point Rd., Madison, WI 53705
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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"Putin's Russia": In-Person Badger Talk in Franklin, WI
Presenter: David McDonald
6:30 p.m.
9151 W Loomis Rd, Franklin, WI 53132-9601, United States
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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"All Men Free and Brethren: Essays on the History of African American Freemasonry": In-Person Badger Talk, Middleton, WI
Presenter: Stephen Kantrowitz
6:30 p.m.
7409 Franklin Ave, Middleton, WI 53562-2621, United States