<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Wonderfest - Bay Area Beacon of Science</title>
	<atom:link href="http://wonderfest.org/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://wonderfest.org</link>
	<description>The Bay Area Beacon of Science</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:32:56 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Wonderfest and the Bay Area Science Festival</title>
		<link>http://wonderfest.org/wonderfest-and-basf/</link>
		<comments>http://wonderfest.org/wonderfest-and-basf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2011 News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wonderfest.org/?p=1052</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Wonderfest friend, For over a decade, November&#8217;s approach has gotten Bay Area science lovers all hot and bothered: Wonderfest was near! Now that Wonderfest is the Bay Area Beacon [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://wonderfest.org/wonderfest-and-basf/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ask A Scientist: Science Trivia Contest</title>
		<link>http://wonderfest.org/ask-a-scientist-science-trivia-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://wonderfest.org/ask-a-scientist-science-trivia-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2011 News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wonderfest.org/?p=1016</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Join Wonderfest&#8217;s team at the Ask a Scientist &#8220;Science Trivia Contest,&#8221; Wednesday, Nov. 2 &#60;http://www.askascientistsf.com&#62;. Just show up by 7pm; no Ph.D. necessary! Ready to put your science smarts to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://wonderfest.org/ask-a-scientist-science-trivia-contest/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Special Edition Wonderfest Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://wonderfest.org/special-edition-wonderfest-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://wonderfest.org/special-edition-wonderfest-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2011 News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wonderfest.org/?p=966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Wonderfest friend, I am especially excited about our next event, just two days away.  On Thursday, September 22, we will explore Does Quantum Weirdness Influence the Brain? at the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://wonderfest.org/special-edition-wonderfest-newsletter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Better than the Rapture?</title>
		<link>http://wonderfest.org/better-than-the-rapture/</link>
		<comments>http://wonderfest.org/better-than-the-rapture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2011 News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wonderfest.org/?p=921</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear friend of Wonderfest, Were you a little disappointed(!) by last spring&#8217;s Rapture no-show? Well, maybe Wonderfest can help! On Sunday, August 28, you are cordially invited to San Francisco&#8217;s Roxie Theater to learn [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://wonderfest.org/better-than-the-rapture/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wonderfest Beacon of Science</title>
		<link>http://wonderfest.org/wonderfest-beacon-of-science/</link>
		<comments>http://wonderfest.org/wonderfest-beacon-of-science/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2011 News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wonderfest.org/?p=815</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear friend of Wonderfest, The previous issue of this newsletter described how Wonderfest is &#8220;merging&#8221; with the Bay Area Science Festival (BASF).  The unfortunate title of that message, &#8220;Wonderfest becomes [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://wonderfest.org/wonderfest-beacon-of-science/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tucker Gets Interrogated on TWIS</title>
		<link>http://wonderfest.org/tucker-on-twis/</link>
		<comments>http://wonderfest.org/tucker-on-twis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wonderfest.org/?p=697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wonderfest Founder, Tucker Hiatt guest spots on This Week in Science (TWIS) podcast with Dr. Kiki Sanford and Justin Jackson, talks about what else. (The interview occurs a little over [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://wonderfest.org/tucker-on-twis/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Industrial Chemistry, a Primer</title>
		<link>http://wonderfest.org/industrial-chemistry-a-primer/</link>
		<comments>http://wonderfest.org/industrial-chemistry-a-primer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wonderfest.org/?p=692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Richard N. Zare, Department of Chemistry Chair, Stanford University Click Here to read the article on the Chemical Industry, by Richard Zare. Click Here to read the counter primer [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://wonderfest.org/industrial-chemistry-a-primer/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Appreciating the Miraculous</title>
		<link>http://wonderfest.org/appreciating-the-miraculous/</link>
		<comments>http://wonderfest.org/appreciating-the-miraculous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tucker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wonderfest.org/?p=652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Einstein, "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is."

Perhaps part of the reason you are reading this newsletter -- and are interested in Wonderfest -- is because you share Einstein's all-or-nothing view of miracles ... or, rather, his all-and-nothing view.  Wonderfest helps us to appreciate the miraculous, i.e., to appreciate everything, through understanding.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://wonderfest.org/appreciating-the-miraculous/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Synthetic Biology, a Primer</title>
		<link>http://wonderfest.org/synthetic-biology-primer/</link>
		<comments>http://wonderfest.org/synthetic-biology-primer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Berg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial chemistry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[synthetic biology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wonderfest.org/?p=614</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Synthetic Biology is a new paradigm that emerged from the recombinant DNA
breakthroughs in the 70’s and 80’s: it relies on the biosynthetic capabilities of
microbes to carry out the synthesis of complex organic chemical compounds; in
principle, any organic compounds.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://wonderfest.org/synthetic-biology-primer/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A fortnight (minus 1) until Wonderfest</title>
		<link>http://wonderfest.org/fortnight-minus-1/</link>
		<comments>http://wonderfest.org/fortnight-minus-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wonderfest.org/?p=588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you fortifying your curiosity, sharpening your wit, and generally prepping your noggin?  I hope so, because the Bay Area Festival of Science is just two weekends away! Wonderfest 2010 [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://wonderfest.org/fortnight-minus-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

