Events Archive | Revolutionary Science
The Museum annually hosts dozens of special events featuring everything from astronauts to artists, robots to raptors. See who has joined us over the years for these special offerings; many listings include audio, video, and reference materials.
- The Wild Trees (Lecture)
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From Richard Preston, author of the #1 bestseller The Hot Zone, comes the spellbinding story of Steve Sillett, Marie Antoine, and a group of botanists and amateur naturalists who discovered a mysterious world hidden above California. The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring is the gripping tale ... (details).
With: Richard Preston, journalist for The New Yorker and bestselling author.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series Revolutionary Science.
May 09, 2007
- The Next Gold Rush: Bioprospecting, Medicine & The Environment (Lecture)
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We are at a crossroads. The latest scientific discoveries give us the ability to manipulate life, but does this mean that we should? And, when genetic materials are gathered from rain forests and oceans, who should reap the financial benefits? In a program that is part panel discussion, part forum conversation, ... (details).
With: Mark J. Plotkin, president, Amazon Conservation Team; Jay Short, CEO, E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation; Janet Browne, author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place; Dan Dillon, PhD, researcher for the GoodWork Project directed by Howard Gardner.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series Revolutionary Science.
March 21, 2007
- The Next Gold Rush: Bioprospecting, Medicine, and the Environment (Forum)
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The latest scientific discoveries enable us to harvest genetic materials from a wide variety of sources: the canopies of subtropical rainforests, the deep waters of oceans, and the steaming hot springs of our national parks. Through a practice called "bioprospecting," we are able to use these materials ... (details).
This presentation is part of the ongoing series Revolutionary Science.
March 21, 2007
