This presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here   Photo: Midnight Planétarium Watch by Van Cleef & Arpels “Marking Time: Consciousness, Cosmos, and Calendars“ “Explore […]

This presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here   Heroes of Evolution: Margulis and McClintock: The Women Who Broke Darwinian Theory This lecture will honor […]

This presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here   Fire and Rain “Oh, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought I’d see you again.”   […]

This presentation has since taken place, you can view the film recording here   Here I present the basic physics that underpins the orbits of celestial bodies.  Starting from Newton's laws of motion and gravitation, and using many examples from everyday life, I elucidate fundamental concepts of mass and weight, true and fictitious forces, potential […]