2026 Second Saturday Speaker Series at the Steamboat Museum, Saturday, March 14th, “The Neuroscience of Nautical Cats: Why Felines Make Great Sailors.”
Join us for a fascinating presentation by Lesley O’Brien, neuroscientist at California Southern University. Dr. O’Brien will explore the remarkable neurological and behavioral traits that make cats uniquely suited to life on the water. As an accomplished neuroscientist, Lesley is an author with extensive scientific publications as well as an illustrated children’s book series on the purritcular adventures of Captain Marco!


