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		<title>Why Science?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 01:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear friends of science, A committee of Wonderfest Board members recently met with Randall Kline, the fabulously successful executive director of SFJazz.  Mr. Kline had kindly offered to suggest ways [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Modern Origins Story: From the Big Bang to Habitable Planets, May 14</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The scientific understanding of our origins began in earnest with Copernicus, Galileo, Darwin, and others, and has since evolved into a rich, detailed, and well-tested model. Direct observations of the infant universe now show that it was remarkably smooth compared to what we see around us today, with only tiny differences in its properties from one part to another. By contrast, in the present universe there are enormous differences in the properties of matter from one part to another: some regions host planets, stars, and galaxies (and even humans!) while others do not. In this talk, Prof. Quataert will describe how the universe evolved from its smooth beginnings to its current state, emphasizing how gravity reigns supreme and builds up the planets, stars, and galaxies required for biological evolution to proceed.]]></description>
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		<title>The Promise of Stem Cells: Hope or Hype? June 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You're all probably pretty excited about the potential of stem cell research to provide cures for debilitating conditions like diabetes, spinal cord injury, macular degeneration, heart disease, and neurologic disorders. You've heard about the enthusiasm, the caveats, and the controversy — and you want to understand what it all means, where the research stands today, where it's heading, and how people suffering from problems like those mentioned might be helped.]]></description>
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		<title>Time Travel Not Guaranteed, Movie &amp; Science Talk, June 8</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roger Ebert wrote of this terrific little film:

"Few descriptions of 'Safety Not Guaranteed' will do it justice. It's a more ambitious and touching movie than seems possible."

Time travel is a wonderful idea.  Come explore that wonder while watching what Roger Ebert called "a more ambitious and touching movie than seems possible."]]></description>
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		<title>Parasites Among Us, with Jim McKerrow, Apr 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tucker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2013 Archive]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Jim McKerrow, Director of the Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, will present Parasites Among Us.  Of the ~ 4,000 species of mammals, very few are parasitic.  But when we add up the 5,000 species of tapeworms, 200,000 species of parasitic wasps, and the legion of other parasitic species, we find that the majority of animal species are parasitic! And, finally, when we kick in untold thousands of fungi, plants, protozoa, and bacteria, we see that most living organisms on the planet are parasites of one form or another.]]></description>
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