There’ll Be Murder Afoot in National Mechanics: Science on Tap (7/12, 6PM)

[ July 12, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] How could you possibly resist a lecture at a bar that has “Sixteen Good Reasons Not to Drink Whiskey with Strangers” as a subtitle?

The wheel of hosts falls to the Mutter Museum for this month’s Science on Tap, and they’ve picked Stockton College history prof Lisa Rosner as their speaker, appropriately enough. Her new book [...]

Test the limits of human survival with Mary Roach at the Free Library (August 3)

[ August 3, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] “Spook” author,Mary Roach, will be at the Free Library of Philadelphia in August to discuss her forthcoming book “Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void.”

The book hasn’t been released yet, but I feel certain it will cover what happens to bodies exposed to the vacuum of space. You [...]

Science Fair First Friday at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (July 2)

[ July 2, 2010; 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] I hope this will start your Fourth of July weekend off with a bang…figuratively, if all goes correctly:

First Friday at CHF – Science Fair
Date: 2 July 2010
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Chemical Heritage Foundation
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Free and open to the public.

Sponsors: This event has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through [...]

Grand Opening of Marvels and Ciphers at the Chemical Heritage Foundation 3/5 5-8pm

[ March 5, 2010; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] A place like the Chemical Heritage Foundation needs to think outside the norm to come up with creative events that will spur popular interest in chemistry — but they have been able to deliver, so far, with their fun First Friday events and an engaging, albeit small museum — so I’m really looking forward to [...]

Now THIS is a Science on Tap topic: “The Origin and Evolution of Beer” 1/11 6pm

[ 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 [...]

Peter Dodson at Science on Tap tonight! 6pm National Mechanics

[ 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 [...]

Sustainability Conference at the Academy, 12/15 8:30am-12:30pm

[ December 15, 2009; 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] This just in (my inbox…from a few days ago)…

In order to promote this cooperation, the Philadelphia Global
Sustainability Association of Business Students, the City of
Philadelphia, the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, and the
Academy of Natural Sciences will host the Philadelphia International
Sustainability Conference, “Leading Change: Sustainability and the
Future of [...]