BIG IDEAS is a scientific lecture series from the Stowers Institute that explores how science informs and inspires our communities. It aims to bring cutting-edge and provocative scientific ideas in an engaging and accessible way to the greater Kansas City community. The series is designed to inspire a thirst for scientific knowledge and illustrate the roles that scientific discoveries play in our lives and communities.
Apr 152026
BIG IDEAS
Stowers Institute
Join us for an evening of conversation and discovery with Lars Chittka, Ph.D., Professor of Sensory & Behavioral Ecology at Queen Mary University of London, and author of The Mind of a Bee and David Stern, Ph.D., a developmental and evolutionary biologist and Stowers Institute & Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.
Dec 022025
BIG IDEAS
5:30 pm | Stowers Institute
An evening of conversation and discovery with genomics pioneer Craig Venter. Part of the Stowers Institute's BIG IDEAS series.
Mar 052025
BIG IDEAS
5:30 pm | Stowers Institute
BIG IDEAS, a scientific lecture series from the Stowers Institute, returns March 2025! Enjoy an evening of discovery where we explore how science informs and inspires the world around us.
Apr 272021
BIG IDEAS
6:30 pm | Patrick Brown | CEO & Founder Impossible Foods
Apr 072020
BIG IDEAS
Hopi Hoekstra | Harvard University
Oct 082019
BIG IDEAS
6:30 pm
Bonnie Bassler | Princeton
Apr 162019
Oct 302018
May 012018
