Online auction for the Franklin Institute

If you are in the mood to pick up some nifty gifts and support a worthy place, try bidding on these online auction items. Bidding starts Friday.
Oh, and in case you’re wondering, I’d really like the telescope and lessons from Derrick Pitts.

“Flock Of Dodos” filmmaker visits Swarthmore to promote “Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy” 12/1, 8PM

[ December 1, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Recent Science on Tap talker Colin Purrington blogs on a visit to Swarthmore from Randy Olson, producer of the must-be-seen Flock of Dodos, to promote his latest probably-must-be-seen film, Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy.

If Sizzle is anything like Flock of Dodos, it will be very much worth seeing. In Dodos, Olson had a way of [...]

Science on Tap: Colin Purrington “Embracing Darwin” November 9, 6pm

[ November 9, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] I have to admit, Colin Purrington, Swarthmore prof and evolution activist, is one of my heroes. Check out his site, you’ll love it: http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/evolk12/evoops.htm

I really hope to make this particular cafe, even though I’ve seen him speak a bunch of times.

“Embracing Darwin”
Charles Darwin turned 200 in February, and his book On the Origin [...]

Bonus Science on Tap: November 2 at National Mechanics

[ November 2, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] The Chemical Heritage is trying to sneak in a “bonus” science cafe (which I hope doesn’t detract from Colin Purrington’s event on the ninth) with what promises to be a cool change of pace, a dramatic presentation by the Flashpoint Theater Company’s presentation of Boom.

Flashpoint Theatre Company
Noah Herman, director
Derick Loafmann, Melissa Lynch, [...]