Perseids, Derrick Pitts and Doom from Above!

[ August 13, 2009; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Keep Watching The Skies!

In the past, I haven’t even bothered to mention that the Perseids meteor shower was underway, as August is usually so humid and overcast around here. But the Philadelphia region is in a weird pattern right now and it seems that, despite the current ickiness, that the weather might clear — at [...]

Race Car Day at the Franklin Institute

[ July 29, 2009; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Learn the science of endlessly turning left (…kidding!) Wednesday July 29th at the Franklin Institute. If you are into racing, have a racing-obsessed kid or simply prefer to spend your lunch break looking for crash videos on YouTube, this might be the event for you.

Bonus, your kid could win the opportunity to wave [...]

Avery Brooks and Samuel Delany at the Franklin Institute 7/31 7PM

[ July 31, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] I’ll admit that every post here is meant to stoke your inner nerd. This, however, registers a Nerd Alert factor of at least 7.5.

Star Trek’s Avery Brooks and woefully under appreciated science fiction author Samuel Delany team up to talk about race, science and, of course, Star Trek.

An Evening with Star Trek’s Avery Brooks [...]