Explorer Richard Wiese comes to the Academy (9/24, 6–8:30 pm)

[ September 24, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Naturalist, explorer, tv host and handsome, handsome man, Richard Wiese will be at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Sept. 24 to discuss how dreamy men keep their hair bouncy despite jungle humidity living an active, nature-filled life in our modern world.

Living an active, nature-filled life in today’s stress-filled society can be challenging but totally [...]

An Introduction to Transition Communities at The Academy of Natural Science’s Town Square

[ July 9, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Come on feel the noise
Girls rock your boys
We’ll get wild, wild, wild
Wild, wild, wild.

Perhaps I get a different idea when I hear the words “Quiet Riot,” but the Transition Movement is gaining steam (or wind or solar, preferably) and this event, while not necessarily “rocking,” should be very interesting.

The Academy’s under appreciated [...]

Ted Daeschler @ Science on Tap 7/13, National Mechanics 6pm

[ July 13, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] Ted Daeschler, curator of vertebrate zoology at the Academy of Natural Science and co-discoverer of Tiktaalik, will present this month at Science on Tap at National Mechanics. I went to last month’s show and I must say that it is a great venue (which could benefit from a riser for the speaker, a box, something!). [...]

“The End of the Line” — Overfishing Documentary at the Academy of Natural Sciences (6/16. 6:30PM)

[ June 16, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] The Academy of Natural Sciences announced to today that they’ll be premiering locally “The End of The Line,” a new documentary on the perils of overfishing on Tuesday, June 16. The event is free. Reservations not required.

Fresh from its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, “The End of the Line” depicts overfishing, [...]

Geckos at the Academy of Natural Science starting May 30

[ February 18, 2009; 5:00 pm; 5:00 pm; 5:00 pm; 5:00 pm; ] Sure, we loved Gordon Gecko…and can’t get enough of that clever little Geico pitchman…but what do you really know about geckos, bulging eyes and sticky feet aside. If you want the real scoop on geckos, I suggest you attend “Geckos – from Tadpoles to Toepads” at the Academy of Natural Sciences, running May 30 [...]