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05/01/2006

Watson Lecture: Puzzling Prices

Kathy Svitil

Ever wonder why gas prices can vary by 15¢ --or more-- over a two-mile drive, or why an airline will change the cost of fares 500,000 times per day? Curious about what determines prices in the first place?

04/03/2006

Watson Lecture: Bacterial Biofilms

Kathy Svitil

Next time you're brushing your teeth in the morning, give a thought to biofilms, the complex communities of bacteria that form the slippery scum you're scouring off your teeth, along with the slime on river rocks, the gunk in clogged drains, and filmy coatings on just about any surface, anywhere, that's exposed to water.

03/31/2006

Scientists and Journalists Discuss Communicating Science to General Public

Jill Perry

What is the best way to explain complex scientific information to the public? An astronomer, an expert on science journalism, and a National Public Radio science reporter will discuss this topic at the fourth annual Words Matter Science Writing Symposium at the California Institute of Technology. The event will take place at 8 p.m. April 5 in Sharp Auditorium, Room 155 in Caltech's Arms Laboratory. Attendance and parking are free and open to the public.

03/27/2006

Wouk Lecture Speaker to Focus on "Success Through Failure" March 30

Jill Perry

Henry Petroski, an engineer who has written for his peers and students as well as the lay public about the engineering of large (bridges) and small (the pencil) objects, will discuss "Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design" when he gives the Wouk Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 30 in Beckman Institute Auditorium at the California Institute of Technology. The lecture and parking are free.

03/20/2006

Nature-Deficit Disorder and the Effects on Children Discussed at Caltech

Deborah Williams-Hedges

"I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourth grader. Is there a direct link between the lack of nature in the lives of today's youthful wired generation and some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as obesity, depression, and attention deficit disorder?

02/17/2006

Watson Lecture: The 10th Planet

Kathy Svitil

In 2005, after seven years scanning half the sky for planets in our solar system beyond Pluto and discovering dozens of large new objects, Michael E. Brown and his colleagues finally found 2003 UB313, aka "Xena," the first object larger than Pluto, and the first that might be called a new planet.

01/13/2006

Poet Nikki Giovanni to Speak at Caltech

Deborah Williams-Hedges

Celebrated poet, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni will be the featured speaker at "An Evening with Nikki Giovanni," to be presented by the Caltech Y Social Activism Speaker Series at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, in Beckman Auditorium on the California Institute of Technology campus. The event is free and open to the public. Giovanni will sign books immediately after the event, and copies of her work can be purchased inside the auditorium.

01/13/2006

Watson Lecture: Revolutionary Medicine

Kathy Svitil

Imagine taking a medicine that is not only ideally suited for treating your particular ailment but also perfectly designed for YOU and your own unique genetic makeup.

11/22/2005

Oil Expert To Address Theory That Peak Oil Has Arrived

Robert Tindol

Princeton University emeritus professor and renowned oil analyst Ken Deffeyes thinks that the all-time production peak for petroleum, or "peak oil," will occur on or around this Thanksgiving. He will discuss the evidence supporting his theory at the Lauritsen Memorial Lecture, to take place at 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, in Beckman Auditorium on the California Institute of Technology campus.

11/14/2005

Watson Lecture: Exploring Einstein's Legacy

Kathy Svitil

November 25 marks the 90th anniversary of Einstein's formulation of his theory of general relativity, which describes gravity as a consequence of the warping of space and time.

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Watson Lecture: Puzzling Prices

Watson Lecture: Bacterial Biofilms

Scientists and Journalists Discuss Communicating Science to General Public

Wouk Lecture Speaker to Focus on "Success Through Failure" March 30

Nature-Deficit Disorder and the Effects on Children Discussed at Caltech

Watson Lecture: The 10th Planet

Poet Nikki Giovanni to Speak at Caltech

Watson Lecture: Revolutionary Medicine

Oil Expert To Address Theory That Peak Oil Has Arrived

Watson Lecture: Exploring Einstein's Legacy