Viruses: Ancestors or Aliens? May10

Lauren Popov

BAD PHYSICS: Five Common Errors in Our Grasp of Reality, Mar 24
- The Earth moves through space.
- "Now" has universal meaning.
- Nature loves all energies equally.
- Mass becomes energy via E=mc^2.
- God does not play dice.
Map: [http://bit.ly/1X1hJTf]
Co-produced with the Marin JCC. Please register ($10) by calling 415-444-8000. [http://www.marinjcc.org]

The Quest to Discover How Life Works, Mar 23

Sean B. Carroll
Map: [http://bit.ly/1L7RkTj]
Co-produced with the Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley

MISSION: MARS — Toward the First Human Journey to the Red Planet, Mar 18
The first human mission to Mars will be our greatest 21st-century adventure. As with all expeditions, its success will depend on planning. The first steps are already under way: achieving longer spaceflight missions, planning for deep space journeys to Near-Earth Asteroids, and exploring extreme terrestrial environments as Mars “analogs.” Dr. Lee will discuss progress made around the world — from the Arctic to Antarctica, from basement labs to the International Space Station — to achieve the first human voyage to Mars. He will explore the what, why, how, when, and who of that first interplanetary journey.

Dr. Pascal Lee
Map: [http://bit.ly/1L7RtG6]
Co-produced with Chabot Space & Science Center

What If “Intelligent Design” Had Won? Feb 8

Dr. Eugenie Scott
Map: [https://goo.gl/maps/v2mEaE4ZV6r]

The Secret of Our Success: How Culture is Driving Human Evolution, Feb 2

Joseph Henrich
Map: [https://goo.gl/maps/Xmfhfi52pvx]
Co-presented with The Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley

The Physics of Time Travel, Jan 9
Is time travel science fiction, or a plausible reality? The idea of time travel has intrigued writers and scientists for over a century, with fictional storylines and scientific paradoxes that somehow still resist our full understanding. Physics professor and award-winning science fiction author Ken Wharton will use popular movies as a framework to outline several distinct categories of consistent time travel stories — making connections with actual physics wherever possible.
- WHAT: The Physics of Time Travel
- WHO: Ken Wharton, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, San José State University
- WHEN: 8:00 PM, Saturday, January 9, 2016
- WHERE: Chabot Space & Science Center, 10000 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619
- HOW: Purchase tickets http://bit.ly/1U27Bbs
- WHY: Because we’re curious creatures.
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