About Talks
Talks on Tap is a public lecture series designed to bring people together for accessible, thought-provoking conversations to benefit community. Hosted in partnership with Slow Body Beer Co., the series features speakers sharing ideas, stories, and expertise through a short talk followed by a facilitated discussion and informal mingling.
The goal is to create a space where community and learning intersect making ideas more approachable. Through the talks, speakers connect attendees to causes and organizations that matter to them.
Inspired by broader “on tap” lecture models that bring knowledge into casual spaces like bars or breweries, Talks on Tap emphasizes community engagement, conversation, and real-world impact.
Upcoming Talks
Upcoming Talks
Dr. Eric Plemons
May 6th, 2026
7:00 PM
Slow Body Beer Co.
A Borrowed Uterus: How Transplant Medicine is Changing Maternity
benefitting Tucson Abortion Support Collective
Uterine transplantation (UTx) is rapidly reshaping the boundaries of reproductive medicine and raising profound questions about what it means to create life, experience motherhood, and define bodily autonomy.
In this talk, Dr. Eric Plemons draws from his upcoming book The Matter of Motherhood to explore this emerging field through the lived experiences of those closest to it: women seeking the chance to carry a pregnancy, donors choosing to give up an organ once considered inseparable from identity, and the surgeons advancing this groundbreaking work.
What happens when the uterus becomes mobile? Does this innovation expand reproductive freedom, or reinforce expectations around maternity? This talk offers a thoughtful, human-centered exploration of a medical frontier that is not only transforming bodies, but also redefining the cultural meaning of motherhood itself.
Dr. Eric Plemons is an Associate Professor Anthropology at the University of Arizona. His work explores gender, medicine, and emerging biotechnologies. Dr. Plemons is known for research on facial feminization surgery and uterine transplantation, examining how medical innovation shapes identity and care.
Josh Loughman
September 2nd, 2026
7:00 PM
Slow Body Beer Co.
Pathways to Address the Global Climate Crisis
benefitting Southern Arizona Museum of Science and Technology
Can we solve the global climate crisis?
In this workshop, Dr. Loughman will engage attendees in the use of the En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator to explore different pathways, trade-offs, and options to solve the global climate crisis. Together, attendees will test their mental models using a complex, real-time simulation of the global economy, policy, technology, and Earth systems.
By the end of the workshop, attendees will see what it will take to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and mitigate climate change.
Josh Loughman is a systems engineer and data scientist at Arizona State University’s Decision Theater, a Senior Global Futures Scientist at the Global Futures Laboratory, and an En-ROADS Climate Ambassador for Climate Interactive.