Lectures
Local and national experts frequently come to the Museum to speak on topics ranging from ancient science to today's headlines. Here is a listing of upcoming lectures. Unless otherwise noted, events are free.
- Visionary Visuals (Lecture)
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You may not know Doug Roble's name, but you've probably seen his work. As creative director of software at the Academy Award®-winning visual effects studio Digital Domain, Roble developed the technologies used to create the visual effects in 2012 and many of Hollywood's most popular films.
Join ... (details).
With: Doug Roble, creative director of software, Digital Domain.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series Movie Magic.
February 10, 2010
- A Hen in the Yard (Lecture)
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Love the idea of having your own Rhode Island Red that produces fresh eggs every morning, your own quirky chickens to name, or a chartreuse chicken house in the yard? The backyard chicken movement is raging across America as more people learn where our food comes from and take matters into their own hands ... (details).
With: Susan Orlean, staff writer, The New Yorker; author, The Orchid Thief.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series DIY.
March 03, 2010
- How to Make (Almost) Anything (Lecture)
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Give ordinary people the right tools, and they will design and build the most extraordinary things. That's the idea behind Fab Labs, an idea hatched by star physicist and DIY enthusiast Neil Gershenfeld, who teaches a wildly popular course at MIT called How To Make (almost) Anything.
Fab Labs provide ... (details).
With: Neil Gershenfeld, director, MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series DIY.
March 10, 2010
- Planting the Seeds (Lecture)
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If you dig farm-fresh food but don't know how to grow it, Jessie Banhazl of Green City Growers demonstrates how to get your own backyard farm garden started. Locally grown food tastes better and is healthier than the chemically treated produce available in supermarkets.
What can you do with the "fruits" ... (details).
With: Jessie Banhazl, managing director and owner, Green City Growers ; Steven Brand, executive chef, UpStairs on the Square.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series DIY.
April 28, 2010
- Artist's Talk: Chris Jordan (Lecture)
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Join internationally acclaimed photographer Chris Jordan in the Museum's newest gallery for an artist's talk about his work and the current exhibition, Running the Numbers: Portraits of Mass Consumption.
Sociologists tell us that the human mind cannot meaningfully grasp numbers higher than a few thousand ... (details).
With: Chris Jordan, artist.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series When Science Meets Art.
April 30, 2010
- Food, Glorious Food: Our Palate vs. Our Planet? (Lecture)
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Celebrity foodies Joanne Chang and Corby Kummer, along with national food sustainability expert Helene York, explore the relationship between our love affair with food and our desire to protect the planet. Join us for a conversation about how we can radically redesign what we eat to help the Earth without ... (details).
With: Joanne Chang, pastry chef and owner, Flour Bakery and Café; chef and owner, Myers+Chang; Corby Kummer, senior editor, The Atlantic Monthly; host, The Atlantic Food Channel; author, The Pleasures of Slow Food; Helene York, director, Bon Appétit Management Company Foundation.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series DIY.
May 07, 2010
- An Evening with "Her Deepness" Sylvia Earle (Lecture)
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Legendary marine biologist Sylvia Earle, the first woman to walk freely on the ocean floor (at a depth of 1,250 feet), has been called "Her Deepness" by The New Yorker and The New York Times. An Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society since 1998 and named Time magazine's first "hero ... (details).
With: Sylvia Earle, oceanographer; author, The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One; National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence .
May 12, 2010
- Blue Zones: Secrets of a Long Life (Lecture)
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Please join us for this Reno Family Foundation Symposium, part of the Celebrity Science Series.
World-renowned explorer Dan Buettner and his team of researchers have traveled across the globe to investigate five hot spots of human health and vitality known as "blue zones." Along the way, they've met ... (details).
With: Dan Buettner, explorer; National Geographic writer; author, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest .
This presentation is part of the ongoing Celebrity Science Series.
June 11, 2010
