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.
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sLowlife opens at the Chemical Heritage Foundation

Skinner: Er, um, we need a name that’s witty at first, but that seems less funny each time you hear it.
Apu: How about, “The Be Sharps?”
[Everyone laughs loud at first, then less, then the laughter tapers off]
Skinner: Perfect!
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Fall Classes at the Wagner posted

The Fall schedule of the Wagner Free Institute’s science education for adult classes* is up. It is a good chance to learn some cool science taught by some of the best scholars Philly has to offer.
If you are not familiar with the Wagner Free Institute of Science, you really should be since its such a [...]

Origins of Modern Terrorism at the Chemical Heritage Foundation 9/16

[ September 16, 2008; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] Fear not, cheapskates, the CHF is still hosting free lectures (unlike the series I just posted about).

The Chemical Heritage Foundation’s venerable Brown Bag noontime series returns on Sept. 16th with a bang (Ha! Inappropriate!) with Mats Fridlund, who will discuss the “Materialist Origins of Modern Terrorism.”

Presumably he’s not referring “materialism” in the [...]

Langer talks Biomaterials at CHF 9/25

[ September 25, 2008; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] As I just got finished posting, the CHF is hosting a new lecture series in coordination with their Molecules That Matter exhibit.

First up is Robert Langer from MIT on September 25th. Doors open at 5, lecture at 6 and the reception is at 7, so at least you might get some wine and cheese for [...]

Molecules that Matter at the CHF

The Chemical Heritage Foundation has opened up a new exhibit, Molecules That Matter, which “showcases ten organic molecules (aspirin; isooctane; penicillin G; nylon 6,6; polyethylene; DNA; progestin; DDT; Prozac; and buckminsterfullerene) that profoundly altered our world.”

Using large-scale models of the molecules, contemporary artworks by nationally recognized artists, and a range of historical objects and documents, [...]

Countdown to the Chemical Heritage Foundation Museum…

If you didn’t know already, the CHF is opening a new museum and conference center in October. To bide the time, they’ve started a blog. Check it out.