“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 [...]

The Lost City of Z (2/26, 7pm)

[ February 26, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] David Grann, author of The Lost City of Z, will be at the Franklin to discuss his book on the 26th. I haven’t picked it up myself, but it sounds like my cup of read.

Join us as we host author David Grann for a reading from his new book, “The Lost City [...]

Faye Flam’s settling The Score at Wistar 9/16

[ September 16, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] The lovely and talented Faye Flam will be discussing her new book The Score: How the Quest for Sex Has Shaped the Modern Man at the Wistar Institute on September 16th.

The Wistar Institute is on 3601 Spruce Street, deepinahearta Penn’s campus and across the street from HUP. It is free, but kindly register at www.wistar.org/AuthorRSVP [...]

Score The Score: Booksigning (6/19, 7pm)

[ June 19, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Faye Flam entertained, enraged and educated with her science-of-sex column “Carnal Knowledge,” which has now led to her new book “The Score: How the Quest for Sex has Shaped the Modern Man.”

The first local signing will be at the Penn Bookstore (a Barnes and Noble on 36th and Walnut) on June 19th [...]

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 [...]

The Rebirth of Cool Chestnut Trees, 3/26

[ March 26, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] There are no chestnut trees on Chestnut Street, or anywhere else for that matter, thanks to the chestnut blight. Dumb fungal jerk.

As part of their ever-awesome Town Square lecture series, The Academy of Natural Sciences is bringing around science writer Susan Freinkel to talk about her book, The Life, Death and Rebirth of [...]

Michio Kaku at the Franklin Institute 3/21

The Franklin Institute is hosting a lecture/reading from Michio Kaku, author of Physics of the Impossible, in somewhat tangential support to their ongoing Star Wars exhibit. (You see, the Force…force fields…its all related.)
The event is this Friday, March 21, 2008 at 7:30 pm. It is free, but you’ll have to pre-register: 215.448.1254.
Dr. [...]