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 [...]

The Franklin Looks at the Science behind the Swine Flue Scare 5/21, 7pm

[ May 21, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] The Folks at The Franklin have come up with a very timely presentation called Pandemics, Swine Flue and You: The Science Behind the Scare, featuring a strong panel, including the ubiquitous Art Caplan.

It is free, but call (215) 448-1254 to register.

Here are the details:

Philadelphia, PA—May 14, 2009—The Franklin and the Center [...]