The What

Science-related happenings in and around Philadelphia, PA

The Week-in-Preview: It’s Your World, I’m Just Living On It Edition

Urban Sustainability Forum -  New Urbanism: How Everything Old is New (and Better) Again
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Phila., Pa.
Thursday, May 17, 6:30-8:30 pm, FREE 
This is a Town Square  event at the Academy of Natural Sciences, so off the bat it is probably worth attending.  I am a big fan of the New [...]

The Week-in-Preview: We’re Back, Really.

Last post declared we were back, this post means it.
Here we are with some nifty upcoming events.
Franklin InstiTut: Geocaching Kickoff
Saturday, May 12, 10 am-2 pm
Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th Street, CC Philly – Free!!!
Did you ever want to try geocaching? It’s like a tresure hunt, but with GPS. Anyway, this sounds like a [...]

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  • Ongoing Events in Philly

    The Franklin Institute
    Body Worlds 2
    October 17, 2009 through February 21, 2010

    The Academy of Natural Sciences
    George Washington Carver
    November 14, 2009 through February 28, 2010


    Chemical Heritage Foundation
    Brown Bag Lecture Series
    Ongoing
    sLowLife
    Through December 31, 2009