Coming next month

Entomophagy, or the practice of eating insects for food, is the topic for our next Science Cafe, on Tuesday September 16th. At this cafe, (if you feel adventurous!) you will have the opportunity to nibble on a bug yourself..... :-)

To read about entomophagy, go to:http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/32443/title/Insects_(the_original_white_meat)

Hurricanes and global warming?

Here is an interesting article to read before our next cafe...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/science/earth/29hurr.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Science Cafe Location - August 19th

For those of you who have not been to Tir Na Nog, this link has directions to the restaurant (218 S. Blount Street, downtown Raleigh):
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&2a=218+S.+Blount+St.&2c=Raleigh&2s=NC&2z=27601&2y=US&1a=&1c=&1s=&1z=&1y=US&dir=Get+Directions&CID=lfddwid

Tropical Storms

This is the season when hurricanes become front page news. Be sure and mark your calendars for our next Science Cafe on Tuesday, August 19th at Tir Na Nog. Our speakers will be Dr. Ryan Boyles and Dr. Anantha Aiyyer from NCSU, who will give us information and answer questions about tropical storms and the science of predicting their behaviors.

June 17

One Medicine Approach to a Changing World

Dr. Slenning, associate professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State University

• Video Podcast

May 20

Genetically Engineered Insects: A New Kind of Pest Control

Fred Gould, PhD., William Neal Reynolds Professor of Entomology at NC State University

• Video Podcast, Discussion


• Video Podcast, Questions Part 1
  


• Video Podcast, Questions Part 2
  
  

Biofuels in Today's paper

Just in time for tonight's Science Cafe on biofuels. Here's an interesting article that was published in today's Raleigh News and Observer.

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/growth/traffic/gas/story/1037548.html

Remember Earth Day!

If you missed our March Science Cafe "Forests and Forecasts", you can listen to a podcast of that evening's discussion...
part 1: http://www.archive.org/download/NCMuseumNS/2008-03-28_ScienceCafe_Forests-Forecasts01.mp3
part 2:http://www.archive.org/download/NCMuseumNS/2008-03-28_ScienceCafe_Forests-Forecasts02.mp3

We hope that everyone can come out for the many events we have going on in April. Help us celebrate Earthday!
April 15th ... Science Cafe: "Going Green with Alternative Fuels: Not so Fast! "
April 19th ... "Celebrate Planet Earth Day" Event
April 22nd ... Ground breaking for the Museum's new wing!