A Look At Chicago’s Founding Legacy In Natural Science

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
In this photograph taken by AP Images for Doubletree Hotels, Visitors get a hands-on experience about exploring trees at the "Exploring Trees Inside and Out" exhibit, presented by Doubletree Hotels and the Arbor Day Foundation at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 in Chicago. AP Images for Doubletree Hotels
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
In this photograph taken by AP Images for Doubletree Hotels, Visitors get a hands-on experience about exploring trees at the "Exploring Trees Inside and Out" exhibit, presented by Doubletree Hotels and the Arbor Day Foundation at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 in Chicago. AP Images for Doubletree Hotels

A Look At Chicago’s Founding Legacy In Natural Science

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Did you know that Chicago played a key role in founding the field and study of natural science?

Reset talks to a panel of experts about Chicago’s founding legacy and how you can still play a role today.

GUESTS: Karen Weigert, vice president at Chicago-based Slipstream, a clean energy innovation nonprofit

Deborah Leahy, president and CEO of Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Dr. Doug Taron, chief curator of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, CEO and founder of the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network