Roam the halls of the Bell Museum of Natural history with delicious food, drinks, and music from Communist Daughter.
Surviving Winter
As the holiday season looms upon us, scholarly events temporarily dwindle. This presents a conundrum. Scholars generally like to keep intellectually active throughout the winter months but also prefer avoiding the incessant loop of every rendition of Jingle Bells known to man. Here are some ideas to help you get out of the house but dodge the holiday bustle, strongly scented spruce, and glitter.
Café Scientifique: Evolution Unleashed: The Making of The Dog
An Ode to Scientific Celebrations
“We have a healthy spacecraft. We’ve recorded data of the Pluto System, and we’re outbound from Pluto.” With that beautiful sentence from New Horizons Mission Operations Manager, Alice Bowman, a tremendous cheer was heard throughout the land. New Horizons phoned home. Millions watched, followed, and tweeted during the live event. If you were lucky, you attended a live event celebrating this monumental achievement. If you were blessed by Sagan, you attended TWO!
Café Scientifique: The Video
Café Scientifique: Feathered Ghosts: The Fish-Eating Owls of Northeast Asia
When winning the signature Café Scientifique trivia questions consists of wild guesses, you know it’s going to be a good topic. Fish-eating owls of Northeast Asia is a subject most know nothing about. You know who does? Dr. Jonathan C. Slaght. Dr. Slaght is a conservation biologist for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Russia Program as well as one of the leading experts on a rare raptor, the Blakiston’s fish-eating owl.
Bell Social: Curious Creatures After Dark
Café Scientifique: Earth 2.0: Habitable Exoplanets?
“What do you call a gas giant orbiting a star closer than the earth orbits our sun?” I raise my hand in a perfect imitation of Hermione. “A hot jupiter!” My correct answer is rewarded with a specimen from the curator’s drawer and a print out of old-school light readings from a distant star. Swoon. Café Scientifique gets me.
