daikaya

Name: The Arctic Refuge Experience: Step in. Step up.
Start: 2019-11-8T12-12-00-00
End: 2019-11-11T19-19-00-00
Location: AutoShop

Vegetarian Ramen Guide

priyakoningsJuly 8, 2019

What’s better than a bowl of steaming ramen?...

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Noodles Around the World Around D.C.

priyakoningsJune 12, 2019

Noodles make everything in life better. ...

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Ramen & Pho Guide

Kaylee DuganJanuary 21, 2019

Pairs well with a bomb cyclone....

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DC Restaurants We Will Finally Go To in 2019

Kaylee DuganJanuary 15, 2019

Long live the reservation...

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The Cookbook That Made Me Want To Be A Chef

Brandon WetherbeeDecember 4, 2018

Chefs didn't grow up in three star restaurants. They did read about them. ...

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18 Picks For Restaurant Week 2018

BYT at largeAugust 9, 2018

250 restaurants are participating in Restaurant Week. These are 18 of the best. ...

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DC News You Can Maybe Use

Kaylee DuganJuly 13, 2018

Is your water safe?...

News 32 min read

Ramen & Pho Guide

Kaylee DuganJanuary 5, 2018

Pairs well with a bomb cyclone....

Eat & DrinkFeatured 017 min read

The Best Vegetarian Dishes of 2017

priyakoningsDecember 12, 2017

I know you all have been looking forward to this all year, our round-up of the best vegetarian dishes we were lucky enough to savor this past year. Many of them...

Eat & DrinkFeaturedPhotos 010 min read

First Look: Jinya Ramen Bar

Kaylee DuganSeptember 20, 2017

Get ready to inhale some spicy, salty goodness....

Eat & DrinkPhotos 06 min read

DC News You Can (Maybe) Use

Kaylee DuganJuly 7, 2017

You will not be able to get into Daikaya's newest pop up...

News 02 min read

Dinner and a Show

Allison DesyJune 26, 2017

Where to eat before and/or after the show ...

Eat & DrinkMusic 05 min read

First Look: Haikan

Kaylee Dugan and BYT at largeAugust 26, 2016

It's going to be a goddamn mad house....

Eat & DrinkPhotosRestaurants & Bars 06 min read

DC News You Can (Maybe) Use

Kaylee DuganAugust 25, 2016

FUCK IT...

News 01 min read

First Look: Bantam King

Brandon WetherbeeJune 8, 2016

Bantam King, not Burger King...

Eat & DrinkPhotosRestaurants & Bars 06 min read

2016 RAMMY Nominees

Logan HollersMarch 8, 2016

All the nominees to make you salivate ...

Eat & DrinkPhotosRestaurants & Bars 04 min read

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08nov(nov 8)12:00 pm117:00 pmThe Arctic Refuge Experience: Step in. Step up.Presented by The Wilderness Society and the Gwich"in Steering Committee, in conjunction with the Arctic Refuge Defense Coalition.12:00 pm (8) - 7:00 pm (11) AutoShop

11nov10:00 am10:00 pmImmersive Multimedia Exhibition: Lucid Motion by Rhizomatiksat ARTECHOUSE10:00 am - 10:00 pm ARTECHOUSE

11nov11:00 am5:00 pmArty QueersDC's LGBTQ Indoor Art Market11:00 am - 5:00 pm The DC Center

11nov7:00 pmSinéad Harnett7:00 pm U Street Music Hall

12nov10:00 am10:00 pmImmersive Multimedia Exhibition: Lucid Motion by Rhizomatiksat ARTECHOUSE10:00 am - 10:00 pm ARTECHOUSE

12nov6:00 pm8:30 pmProfs & Pints: CSI—Then and Now6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Church Hall

Event Details

Profs and Pints presents: “CSI—Then and Now,” with Dr. Victor Weedn, forensic pathologist, attorney, and professor in the George Washington University Department of Forensic Sciences.

Murder has been a crime throughout history and in all civilizations, and where there’s a crime, there’s a need to investigate the scene. Come let Victor Weedn, a leading expert on forensic science, walk you through the fascinating history of that field and teach you about its basic methods, current controversies, and future.

You’ll learn about the development of forensic medicine, of forensic toxicology, and the first crime labs. You’ll come to know the key figures who helped professionalize the field, and how the field has been changed by fingerprint examination, chemistry instrumentation, DNA instrumentation, computerized databases, and the attention drawn to it by the wildly popular CSI crime-show franchise.

Then you’ll get brought up to speed on the key controversies and debates in the field today, dealing with forensic fraud, hair analysis errors, bite-mark analysis, and misleading statements by forensic expert witnesses. Although there is much that the field is doing right, it continues to evolve, improve, and become more powerful, giving plenty of cause to end the talk on a hopeful note.

Dr. Weedn has a fascinating background that leaves him distinctly suited to deliver such a talk. He has worked as a medical examiner, crime laboratory director, and academic. He founded the military’s DNA identification program and oversaw the Armed Forces Identification Laboratory which identified Czar Nicholas II of Russia, the Branch Davidian victims, and later Michael Blassie, the Vietnam unknown in the National Cemetery in Arlington. He also has worked on mass graves in Iraq to develop evidence against Saddam Hussein, has been a leading advocate of the need for forensic science reform, and is deeply involved in the federal response to the current opioid crisis. Whether you’re a crime-show buff or just interested in the sciences or our own mortality, you’ll be glad to be alive to hear his presentation. (Advance tickets: $12. Doors: $15, save $2 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please allow yourself time to place any orders and get seated and settled in.)