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SEPTEMBER 2008
Life at the Fringes of Grape and Wine ScienceGrape Geneticist Peter Cousins and Enologist Gavin Sacks of Cornell University bring you wine and grapes with their stories of co-evolution, Indiana Jones style plant collecting, raccoon biology, and organic chemistry that make wine so fascinating a topic (not just to drink). |
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SEPTEMBER 2008 SMALL IS ALL: Nano, Bio, and the Future of Technology Cornell Physicist Paul McEuen explores the world of nanotechnology and how it will revolutionize our future, much as information technology has changed our lives in the past 50 years |
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JUNE 2008 The Triple Bond: Taking Nitrogen to Task Cornell Scientists Paul Chirik and Frank “Turf Guy” Rossi engaged the audience with a “chemical cocktail” exploring nitrogen, its many uses, advantages, and disadvantages. Special appearance by DJ Laika. |
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APRIL 2008 Science Cabaret Celebrates National Poetry Month! Scientific Stanzas Poets Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, Karen Anderson and Ecologist David Wolfe bring the keen observation skills known to scientists and poets alike in an evening of poetry and music. With special guest musicians Johnny Dowd and Elizabeth Estabrook enhancing the sensory language. |
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MARCH 2008 Sonic Synesthesia Elephant Biologist Mya Thompson and Sound recordist Lang Elliott mingling sight and sound in an evening of sensory surprises, red-hot birdsong, elephant vibrations and more! With music by Nate and Kate and Richie Stearns. |
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FEBRUARY 2008 The Carnaval of Carnivals: For the Sake of Science Dr. Roald Hoffman, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, poet, and writer tells his tale of the year he unexpectedly participated in the annual Brazilian festival of Carnaval (Mardi Gras) with samba Music by Deixa Sambar. |
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DECEMBER 2007 SYNC: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order Steven Strogatz, professor of applied mathematics at Cornell University and author of “Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order” shared with us the Mysteries of synchronicity found in many aspects of daily existence on Earth. |
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NOVEMBER – 2007 MEDIA BITES: Is This Climate Change Story True? PLUS – AN INCONVENIENT QUIZ GAME! Hosted by: Caren Cooper (Cornell University Lab of Ornithology) Dan Flerlage (Project Look Sharp: Promoting Media Literacy) Jason Hamilton (Ithaca College Department of Biology) This Cabaret focused on creating awareness about the power of the media to shape our beliefs, attitudes, and values. The hosts discussed climate change research in the context of media literacy and skills to judge the credibility of information from different sources. |
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OCTOBER – 2007 MOTH VS. MYTH: THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE B-MOVIE MONSTER “MOTHRA” Dr. Paul S. Robbins takes us through the world of both myth and moth as we blend science with the spectacular. We learned about the biology of this B-movie monster from a real-life Entomologist. |
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JUNE – 2007 THE HOOK: Life’s Leasons as Learned by Fish Jimmy Liao shared with us some philosophical musings on life when compared to his research on the neurology of fish. |
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MAY – 2007 BIRDING IN BABYLON Jonathan Trouern-Trend Shared with us his experiences as both a soldier and avid bird-watcher in war-torn Iraq. Birding in ‘Babylon’ By: Larry Klaes, published in the Ithaca times
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APRIL – 2007 HOW TO GROW A JUNGLE Dr. A. Carl Leopold shared slides of his work in Costa Rica “re-growing” native plants on deforested parcels of land in an effort to study growth patterns and rates of canopy development, etc. in addition to putting right some of mankind’s wrongs. |
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MARCH – 2007 MINDLESS EATING Dr. Brian Wansink shared with us his quirky stories exploring American eating habits and the sociological phenomenon that influence our food intake. |
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DECEMBER – 2006 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RACE RELATIONS Dr. Collette Eccleston shared with us her research into the human mind and race relations. |
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NOVEMBER – 2006 TWIST AND SPROUT Dr. Roger Hangarter shared with us some multi-media used to explain his research to the layperson. We also used this as a promotional event for the Exhibit at PRI. |
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OCTOBER – 2006 LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD Dr. Susan Ashdown shared with us her lab’s “body-scan” research: Dr. Steve Marschner shared with us his techniques for rendering organic materials using computer animation: |
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SEPTEMBER – 2006 ANTS: NATURE’S SECRET POWER Dr. Bert Hoelldobler shared with us snippets from his award winning film of the same title: |
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MAY – 2006 THE CREATION OF GOD: RELIGION AS A PRODUCT OF EVOLUTION Dr. David Sloan Wilson shared with us his theories of evolution when applied to the evolution of political and/or religious ideology. Namely, the idea of altruism. |
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APRIL – 2006 A CURIOSITY CABINET OF FANTASTICAL FUNGAL FREAKS Dr. Kathie Hodge, Photographer Kent Loeffler, and Artist Tim Merrick teamed up to discuss fungi from an aesthetic perspective. |
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MARCH – 2006 CABARET BIRDIE STYLE Dr. Kim Bostwick shared with us the mystery surrounding the sounds made by Manakins Birds. |
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FEBRUARY – 2006 SEX FLIES AND DNA Drs. Terry Acree and Wendall Roelofs shared with us the science of taste and smell. |
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DECEMBER – 2005 CROCHETING THE HYPERBOLIC PLANE Dr. Dana Taimina shared with us her crochet creations in an effort to explain complicated mathematic models. |
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NOVEMBER – 2005 GOD IN THE WOODS: THE IVORY BILLED WOODPECKER Dr. John Fitzpatrick and Dave Foreman shared with us evidence for the existence of a once thought extinct woodpecker and told us the tragic tale of the demise of the passenger pigeon. Themes of Man’s effect on Nature… |
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OCTOBER – 2005 ELECTRIC AIR: THE SOUNDS OF SCIENCE Dr. Trevor Pinch shared with us the story of a quirky electronic instrument (The Theremin) and Theremin music was played by Local Artists “The Beamus Point” |
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SEPTEMBER, 2005 POSTCARDS FROM MARS Jim Bell of the Mars Rover Team shared with us some stunning photographs taken by the Rovers from an artistic perspective. Photographer first/ Scientist second. |
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