Alien Exosociology
AuditoriumPhoto: 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. […]
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
AuditoriumPrometheus 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: Heroes of Evolution
AuditoriumDarwin 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 […]
Pigments and Colors and Dyes, Oh My!
AuditoriumPhoto: 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 […]