The Treehouse Group

Those lucky enough to turn into human pretzels on the Periodic Table Twister and make a big (scientific!) mess with Flubber at last year’s Grown-Up Science Fair (GUSF) will be both thrilled and relieved to hear that the Treehouse Group will once again be partnering with city-wide science festival Science Rendezvous for the 2010 edition.

Moving along Queen Street West, this year’s Evening of Madness will be taking place at the Rhino. Our goal is to connect as many scientists and non-scientists as can fit in one room, in order to investigate the lighter, fun side of science and technology in Toronto.

This year’s party will be on May 8, from 8pm - 12am at the Rhino (1249 Queen Street West).

Click here for information on past events, and here for updated information on this year’s GUSF.

If you’d like learn more about and/or get involved with the GUSF, please contact Joe Wilson at joe@treehousegroup.org.

Have you ever wanted to know what the inside of a computer looks like? Test your blood-alcohol level as the night progresses? Play periodic table twister?

Explore science in a decidedly non-traditional way through music, arts & crafts, drama, and games at the Treehouse Group’s second annual Grown-Up Science Fair on May 9th at The Rivoli, at 8 pm. This year’s event is once again held in conjunction with Science Rendezvous.

Get involved! The Treehouse Group is looking for “scientists at heart” to contribute by making a project for the Grown-Up Science Fair. Have an idea? Want to help out? Email sciencefair@treehousegroup.org.

To take a look at pictures, videos and podcasts from last year’s Grown-Up Science Fair, or if you’re looking for science project ideas, check out last year’s event here.

2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, and Mayor David Miller has declared Jan. 10 as the official kick-off day for the International Year of Astronomy in Toronto. The Treehouse Group is getting involved by throwing a party at the Gladstone Hotel. In true Treehouse style, we’ll be looking at the points of intersection between astronomy and other pursuits like video art, sculpture, music, and journalism. Randall Rosenfeld, a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, will be bringing his medieval music troupe, Sine Nomine, to perform astronomy-themed music from the 10th-15th centuries. University of Guelph physics professor and jazz singer Diane Nalini will be performing, and science journalist Ivan Semeniuk will be discussing some of the interesting, untold stories from the world of astronomy and space science. Check out junk-yard sculptures from steam-punk artist Russell Zeid.

This is an open event, so if you want to drop by and say hello, come to the Gladstone Hotel anytime after 8pm on Jan. 10. Cover is $5. SkyNews Magazine, Canada’s star-gazing gurus, will be there handing out copies, and the Ballroom itself will be turned into a planetarium for the evening, so come and party under the stars and meet some interesting people.

The Treehouse Group is happy to support the efforts of the University Health Network, who are hosting a salon-style discussion on the topic of regenerative medicine.  On October 7 at 6pm, head down to O’Grady’s pub on College (at Beverley) and take part in a “Cafe Scientifique”.  The event embraces the Treehouse philosophy of exploring the intersections between different disciplines to try and uncover innovative new ideas.  They will have scientists, an economist and a bioethicist talking about the economic advantages of the new wave of regenerative medicine hitting Toronto’s hospitals.  The evening will really heat up when the microphone turns to the audience for questions.  Join the Walrus Magazine discussion group to get your brain warmed up to the issue, or just drop by O’Gradys on the 7th and say ‘Hi’.