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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>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>Space Week 2009 at the Franklin Institute Oct 3 &#8211; 8</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 3, 2009 to October 8, 2009. ] According to the title of the Franklin Institute's press release, Space and Robots will collide during World Space Week 2009. 

Fortunately, space is fairly big, so I'm sure there is room for both space AND robots in...well...space. The event starts Oct. 3 with a robotics competition and ends on the 8th with a special edition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Nikola Tesla Energy Independence celebrations THIS WEEKEND</title>
		<link>http://www.paswa.org/what/2009/07/the-nikola-tesla-energy-independence-celebrations-this-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whoa, how did I miss this. 
Today marks the 153 birthday of everyone&#8217;s favorite real-life mad &#8212; meant with all due respect &#8212; genius Nikola Tesla. The Nikola Tesla Inventor&#8217;s Club is hosting a three-day celebration of the man, his work, and its modern relevance. 
Here&#8217;s the schedule ripped straight from their site:
Nikola Tesla
Energy Independence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Discovery of Global Warming (Academy of Natural Sciences 6:30pm)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 13:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little late notice, but worth checking out. Tonight&#8217;s Town Square at the Academy of Natural Sciences features Spencer Weart talking about his book The Discovery of Global Warming. 
The event is free with registration, which you can do at the Town Square link above or through the Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Galileo is Open!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Galileo, the Medici and the Age of Astronomy opens today.
Tickets here.
Read all about it here and here and here.
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		<title>Galileo Opens at the Franklin April 4</title>
		<link>http://www.paswa.org/what/2009/03/galileo-opens-at-the-franklin-april-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 4, 2009; ] I think it is safe to say that Galileo, the Medici and the Age of Astronomy will be epic. And who doesn't like Galileo? He's so cool, even the Pope came around. Eventually. 

First off, its the International Year of Astronomy -- have you ordered your Galileoscope yet? With it, you can see the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cafe Scientifique: Nano-materials in medicine (4/7 6pm)</title>
		<link>http://www.paswa.org/what/2009/03/cafe-scientifique-nano-materials-in-medicine-47-6pm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 7, 2009; 4:00 pm; ] The Cafe Scientifique  is still holding their monthly meetings at Bella Cena, 1506A Spruce Street. They meet there at 6 the first Monday of the month.

In April, they'll feature Temple's Dr. Michael Schrlau (sorry, can't find a link for the guy), who'll apparently talk about the applications of nano-materials in medicine. Aside from your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lamenting Pluto&#8217;s Demise at the Free Library (central)</title>
		<link>http://www.paswa.org/what/2009/03/lamenting-plutos-demise-at-the-free-library-central/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Neil DeGrasse Tyson will be in town Tuesday night at the Free Library of Philadelphia (1901 Vine Street) for a free talk about:
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America&#8217;s Favorite Planet

The event is free &#8212; and the snow wasn&#8217;t that bad &#8212; so you should go.
 Named the &#8220;Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive&#8221; by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>J. Robert Oppenheimer: The Play (Two plays, actually) 2/24 7:30</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 24, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Local science writer, dramtist and bon vivant Mark Wolverton wants to let you know that he has two plays premiering at The Painted Bride (next door to Konak, where you really should eat beforehand) based on his recent book, A Life in Twilight: The Final Years of J. Robert Oppenheimer. 

If you're not otherwise engaged [...]]]></description>
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