Science on Tap: Swarthmore Biologist Scott Gilbert (5/11, 6pm)

[ May 11, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] As I posted yesterday, a couple of Philly science institutions have teamed to create another science cafe: Science on Tap. The more the merrier, I say.

But the way my calendar thingy works (and it is working again, I need a separate post for each entry. So here’s the one for Scott Gilbert, a Swarthmore [...]

Science on Tap: Penn Plant Ecologist Brenda Casper (4/13, 6pm

[ April 13, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] As I posted yesterday, a couple of Philly science institutions have teamed to create another science cafe: Science on Tap. The more the merrier, I say.

But the way my calendar thingy works (and it is working again, I need a separate post for each entry. So here’s the one for Brenda Casper, a Penn [...]

Portrait of Chuck D as a Young Man (APS 4/3 6pm)

[ April 3, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] When you say the name Darwin, I think it is safe to say most people generate a mental image of Charles Darwin as an old, bearded man. This image, in fact:

Well, that or something similar. But what most people don’t realize is that when Darwin took his fateful voyage aboard the Beagle, he was [...]

4 Local Institutions Team Up for New Science Cafe in Philly

Like a Voltron of science, four local science institutions have teamed to create a new science cafe. I will note that they ripped off the slogan that I used when I started the Penn Science Cafe: Eat. Drink. Learn Something. Where are my royalties?
Science on Tap, a science café

Eat. Drink. Science.
[...]

“BSI – The Case of the Disappearing Bees” at the Wagner (3/28, 1PM)

[ March 28, 2009; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Where have the bees gone? Melissa Majoria, of course. The bees are cleverer than you may think.

Well, maybe for Doctor Who fans, but if you want to know more about why we may have lost almost one third of our honey bees, and what their fate may mean to us, I suggest that you [...]

Celebrate The Birth of Spring (Training) at the Franklin (3/14)

[ March 14, 2009; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] You yearned for it. You screamed for it. You rioted for it. Now its your chance to worship the World Series Trophy in person.

In honor of the start of Spring Training, The Franklin is hosting a special Phillies event this Pi Day. The events are all free with admission, but you get $2 off [...]

The Secret Cinema presents rare science films (3/14, 7:30pm FREE!)

[ March 14, 2009; 7:30 pm; ] A number of folks forwarded the following (and I thank them all):

The Secret Cinema presents early science films in
historic setting for Media, Pa.’s Second Saturday

Saturday, March 14
7:30 pm
Admission: FREE

Delaware County Institute of Science
11 Veterans Square, Media, Pa.
610-566-5126

The Secret Cinema will bring its roving film projectors to Media, Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 14, to present a [...]