Science Event
Event: AMNH’s March Cosmic Lineup
by Greg on Feb.15, 2010, under Science Event
Lowell Eschen over at the American Museum of Natural History has sent me a much appreciated run down of the museum’s March lineup of space related events. Like almost all the things the museum does, it looks to be a great month:
Virtual Universe: Our Solar Neighborhood with Jackie Faherty
Tuesday, March 2, 6:30 pm
Hayden Planetarium Space Theater
$15 Adults, $13.50 Members, students, seniors
http://www.amnh.org/programs/programs.php?date=2010-03-02&event_id=1627
Join Jackie Faherty for a tour of Earth’s neighborhood. On the first Tuesday of each month, Virtual Universe offerings take visitors on trips through our solar system and beyond in live, interactive programs that include question-and-answer sessions. The Museum invites all to take the journey of a lifetime.
For a quick glimpse of a Virtual Universe program, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jymDn0W6U
Event: Poto Mitan: Fundraiser for Haiti
by Greg on Feb.05, 2010, under Science Event
Event: Brainwave @Rubin Museum
by Greg on Feb.05, 2010, under Science Event
event: Dorkbot Tonight, Jan. 6th, 2010
by Greg on Jan.06, 2010, under Science Event
What: dorkbot-nyc meeting
When: 06 January, 2010, 7-9pm
Where: Location One, Greene St. between Canal and Grand
$$: $FREE$
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event: December Dorkbot is Wednesday
by Greg on Nov.28, 2009, under Science Event
Hope everyone found an activity to burn off the extra calories consumed the past three days. It’s a gastric battle over here. Just read the lineup for Dorkbot this wednesday at, as always, Location 1 and take note science fans, it is an impressive lineup: (continue reading…)
Event: SciCafe @AMNH: Naughty vs Nice
by Greg on Nov.21, 2009, under Science Event, Science Life
The American Museum of Natural History is bringing a winter solstice holiday themed Sci Cafe on December 2nd. Should be an interesting talk on that very tiresome meme: Human nature (a total myth if you didn’t know):
NAUGHTY VS. NICE: THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF GREED AND ALTRUISM
FEATURING BIOLOGIST LEE DUGATKIN AND AMNH CURATOR ROB DESALLE
WHAT: SciCafe presents Naughty vs. Nice: The Biological Basis of Greed and Altruism, featuring biologist Lee Dugatkin, University of Louisville, and AMNH Curator of Invertebrate Zoology Rob DeSalle.
Join fellow New Yorkers to discuss what makes us naughty or nice by uncovering the evolutionary and cultural roots of greed and altruism, and compare these seemingly human behaviors to those of other species. (continue reading…)
event: Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica
by Greg on Nov.13, 2009, under Science Event
Science Performance
Terra Nova: Sinfonia AntarcticaListen to the sounds of glaciers melting at this multimedia performance by Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky) that’s co-presented with the Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival this month. (continue reading…)
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The Engine Burns Blue
This image shows a cutting-edge solar-electric propulsion thruster in development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., that uses xenon ions for propulsion. An earlier version of this solar-electric propulsion engine has been flying on NASA's Dawn mission to the asteroid belt. This engine is being considered as part of the Asteroid Initiative, a proposal to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and explore it. This image was taken through a porthole in a vacuum chamber at JPL where the ion engine is being tested. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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