Photo: Voyager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA   ALIEN EXOSOCIOLOGY: OUR TRANSGALACTIC COMMONALITIES Some astronomers predict that we will have made contact with advanced civilizations on other worlds within 25 years. What might they be like, and -- more importantly – how might they act? Dr. Steven R. Van Hook, a researcher in transcultural relations, will […]

Prometheus Chained, by Peter Paul Rubens, c 1611-1615 Philadelphia Museum of Art (Daily plucking of liver tissue from the right, upper quadrant of the abdomen by the Eagle of Zeus) […]

Darwin Day 2019 Lecture Heroes of Evolution: Kettlewell and Majerus: Of Moths and March of Science This lecture will honor the accomplishments of two scientists who helped demonstrate "Evolution in Action." Dr. Henry Bernard Davis Kettlewell spent time in the field counting moths in response to increasing amounts of pollution. This phenomenon of industrial melanism […]

Photo: Wikipedia Some chemistry behind the colors we see: Pigments and Colors and Dyes, Oh My! When we make new compounds, one of the first questions we ask is "What color is it?" The color of a substance depends on many factors, including its composition, particle size, and the physics of how light interacts with […]