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		<title>Life-Size Operation Game at the Franklin Institute 1/30 10:30 am</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 30, 2010; 10:30 am; ] In what is possibly the weirdest conceivable (yet still tasteful, an important caveat) tie-in to Body Worlds 2, the Franklin Institute is creating a life-size Ben Franklin version of the Operation Game. Also note that The Franklin is teaming with MakePhilly and Hive76, which is a brilliant combination. 

 Early registration for the tournament is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now THIS is a Science on Tap topic: &#8220;The Origin and Evolution of Beer&#8221; 1/11 6pm</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 11, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] Oh nuts, it's almost the second Monday of the month and I haven't posted a thing about tomorrow's Science on Tap: 
 
Science on Tap: "The Origin and Evolution of Beer”
Speaker: Dr. Ernie Schuyler: Curator Emeritus of Botany, The Academy of
Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Location: National Mechanics, 22 South 3rd St., Philadelphia


About 10,000 years ago, humans became [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Dodson at Science on Tap tonight! 6pm National Mechanics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ December 14, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Ack! Science on Tap is tonight. The host, triceratops-enthusiast extraordinaire, Pete Dodson, is one of my favorite people on the planet, but my daughter's gymnastics lesson is tonight and I'm duty-bound to take her. Please, please go on my behalf. Tonight at National Mechanics. 

22 South Third St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-701-4883
http://www.nationalmechanics.com

 Peter Dodson , Professor of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BUMP: Paul Halpern on Nov. 12 at the Pen and Pencil Club, 7pm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us November 12 at the Pen and Pencil Club, the nation&#8217;s oldest press club, for an evening with Paul Halpern, a physicist at the University of the Sciences  and author of Collider: The Search for the World&#8217;s Smallest Particles.  
He will be discussing how physicists have sought the most fundamental building blocks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science on Tap: Colin Purrington &#8220;Embracing Darwin&#8221; November 9, 6pm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bonus Science on Tap: November 2 at National Mechanics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science on Tap: “No Family History: Investigating What&#8217;s Behind the Breast Cancer Epidemic”  National Mechanics 10/12 6PM</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the Chemical Heritage Foundation&#8216;s turn again at picking a speaker for Science on Tap. 
Appropriately enough for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, they chose Sabrina McCormick, a fellow at the American Academy for the Advancement of the Sciences, to talk about environmental causes of breast cancer. 

“No Family History: Investigating What&#8217;s Behind the Breast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>November 12: Paul Halpern discusses his latest book, Collider: The Search for the World&#8217;s Smallest Particles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 9, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Join us November 12 at the Pen and Pencil Club, the nation's oldest press club, for an evening with Paul Halpern, a physicist at the University of the Sciences  and author of Collider: The Search for the World's Smallest Particles.  

He will be discussing how physicists have sought the most fundamental building blocks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Penn Science Cafe: Free Will and the Criminal Justice System Oct 14</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 14, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Got Free Will? 

Sure, you feel like a free-thinking organism, capable of making rational, conscious decisions but are you really? 

According to Anthony Cashmore, maybe you should reconsider your stance somewhat. Cashmore hosts the Penn Science Cafe this October 14th, 6pm at the White Dog. 

RSVP with Jordan Reese, jreese@upenn.edu or 215-573-6604.

Anthony Cashmore
Free Will and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IgNobel Prizes simulcast at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. Oct 1, 7pm</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 1, 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] It is the premier event in the field of science humor, the IgNobel Prizes. 

Now, for the first time, you can view it live! Well, for the first time without taking a train to Boston. 

Still, its a coup for the surprisingly decidedly hip Chemical Heritage Foundation. 


Ig Nobel Prizes Live Streaming   	
Date: [...]]]></description>
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