Geckos at the Academy of Natural Science starting May 30

[ February 18, 2009; 5:00 pm; 5:00 pm; 5:00 pm; 5:00 pm; ] Sure, we loved Gordon Gecko…and can’t get enough of that clever little Geico pitchman…but what do you really know about geckos, bulging eyes and sticky feet aside. If you want the real scoop on geckos, I suggest you attend “Geckos – from Tadpoles to Toepads” at the Academy of Natural Sciences, running May 30 [...]

Penn Museum’s Fourth-Annual Steamy Valentine’s Day Event

[ February 5, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] Eep. I forgot to post this earlier. It isn’t too late:

The Score: The Science of the Male Sex Drive
Thursday, February 5 at 6:00 p.m.
Penn Museum’s Fourth-Annual Steamy Valentine’s Day Event
For some, the goal of the dating game is to score. Men have been developing their pickup game for centuries, but do we know how [...]

Science Extravaganza Weekends this month at The Franklin

I’m a little late on the uptake with this one, but the month isn’t over yet. I’m being lazy, here’s the press release:
The Franklin welcomes Winter ‘09 with Weekend Science Extravaganzas throughout the month of January! In addition to The Franklin’s existing three floors of interactive exhibits, live science experiments now fill the halls [...]

German Space Music this Weekend at The Franklin

[ October 4, 2008; 10:15 am; 2:00 pm; October 5, 2008; 11:00 am; 2:00 pm; ] When I posted about the two-day World Space Week events at the Franklin Institute (map) , I didn’t bother to click a little button, which I thought was decoration.

A Twitter post from The Franklin, suggested something much more was behind that little button.

That pretty little button takes you to Sonne, Sterne, Mond [...]

Philadelphia Shell Show, Oct 11-13 at the Academy

[ October 11, 2008 to October 13, 2008. ] One of the reasons there have been fewer posts lately is that I took a blessedly-long vacation in the Outer Banks this September. The beaches there aren’t as large (and soft) as those found at our accustomed destination, the Jersey Shore, but the shell hunting was much better, to the delight of my three year-old, [...]

The Franklin’s Robotics Weekend Oct 11 & 12

[ October 11, 2008 to October 12, 2008. ] Also, stolen shamelessly from their site, Robot Weekend 2008:

The Franklin’s PACTS (Partnerships for Careers in Technology and Science) program partners with the Northeast Robotics Club (NERC) again this year to host Robot Weekend 2008 on Saturday and Sunday – October 11 & 12. Amateur robot designers from all over the country will face off in [...]

World Space Week(end) at the Franklin, 10/4-5

[ October 4, 2008 to October 5, 2008. ] Aren’t they clever? The Franklin (map) has managed to create a more efficient World Space Week utilizing just the weekend.

From their site:

Saturday & Sunday, October 4 and 5

Special presentation with Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts in the newly renovated Joel N. Bloom Observatory at 12pm and 3pm!

* Make your own Alka-Seltzer [...]