Rethinking Thin with Gina Kolata, The Franklin 4/18

[ April 18, 2008; 10:00 am; ] If there is any topic worth a skeptical eye it is the dieting industry. Americans spend billions* on diets, supplements and related materials. New York Times reporter Gina Kolata will be at the Franklin Institute the 18th to discuss her new book on that very topic, details below.

Unfortunately, it is a morning, but [...]

Star Wars visual effects guru Lorne Peterson at The Franklin Institute (4/11)

[ April 11, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] Lorne Peterson – Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop.
Friday, April 11, 7:30pm

I was born in 1974 and I am a bit of a geek. So it should come as no surprise that my entire childhood was built around Star Wars. My friends and I lived from movie to movie. [...]

Martha Farah at the Cafe Scientifique in April (4/1)

[ April 1, 2008; 6:00 pm; ] My favorite neuroethicist, Penn’s Martha Farah, will be appearing at the the Cafe Scientifique on April first (no foolin’).

Her topic is:

“The Human Brain v2.0: How Neuroscience is Poised to Transform Humanity”

And she’s wonderful. You should go. I’d go, but I’ll be in DC.

The Cafe Scientifique is held 6pm on the [...]

Beyond NIH — Private funding for life science research (4/1)

[ April 1, 2008; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] Given the current funding stagnation, it is getting harder for researchers — especially young(er) researchers — to secure grants from traditional sources, like NIH. Increasingly, they’re turning to private foundations and individual donors for funding help.

In that vein, the Chemical Heritage Foundation is holding a free brown bag session noon on Tuesday, April 1, [...]

Green Roofs (3/27) and Anura Voyeurs (4/12) at the Schulkill Center

[ March 27, 2008; 6:30 pm; April 12, 2008; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] There are some nifty events coming up at the Schuylkill Center that you should know about.

First, Thursday, March 27, as part of their Citizen Science Program the center is hosting Green Roofs, a talk by Jeff Jabco of the Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College. The program is free and begins at 6:30 pm. [...]