Cafe Scientifique: Nano-materials in medicine (4/7 6pm)

[ 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 [...]

Lamenting Pluto’s Demise at the Free Library (central)

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’s Favorite Planet

The event is free — and the snow wasn’t that bad — so you should go.
Named the “Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive” by [...]

J. Robert Oppenheimer: The Play (Two plays, actually) 2/24 7:30

[ 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 [...]

Science Extravaganza Weekends this month at The Franklin

I’m a little late on the uptake with this one, but the month isn’t over yet. I’m being lazy, here’s the press release:
The Franklin welcomes Winter ‘09 with Weekend Science Extravaganzas throughout the month of January! In addition to The Franklin’s existing three floors of interactive exhibits, live science experiments now fill the halls [...]

Cafe Scientifique: Climate Change 10/7, 6pm

[ October 7, 2008; 6:00 pm; ] Scant information is available other than the title: “Investigation & Understanding The Climate Change Connection”

So, if climate change is something you’d like to investigate and understand, the Chair of Physics at Howard University, Gregory Jenkins (here, here), just might interest you. He’s this month’s guest at the Cafe Scientifique, not to be confused with any [...]

Buying the right telescope, The Franklin, 9/11

[ September 11, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Can’t tell Venus from a distant Southwest A320?
Looking through a cardboard tube cramping your style?

Then maybe you’ll want one of them new-fangled “telescope” thingies in your Christmas stocking.

In September, The Franklin’s Joel N. Bloom Observatory will host a special telescope buyer’s guide version of their monthly “Night Skies in the Observatory” event. The event [...]

“Amazing Machine!” opening Friday 5/16

The Franklin Institute’s newest permanent exhibit ought to have gizmo-nerds ecstatic:
Everyday machines will be displayed in “exploded” views. Their parts, separated and visible, allow a bird’s eye view of the interior of such workhorses as the household vacuum cleaner, power drill and thermostat. Interactivity is a central element of Amazing Machine! Visitors are invited to [...]