SciCafe
SciCafe: Modeling the Origins of Planets, Stars, and Galaxies
February 6, 2013
At scales of thousands of light years, stars are born, galaxies form, and supernovae explode. Our understanding of the origins of the Earth and beyond relies increasingly on the comparison of numerical models to ground and space-based observations. Astrophysicist Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, lead curator of the Hayden Space Show, Journey to the Stars, will use visualizations of supercomputer simulations and observations to share some of the latest advances and insights on these questions.
SciCafe is proudly sponsored by
Judy and Josh Weston.
More in this Series:
Flavor Labs: Demystifying the Science of Taste
May 1, 2013
Join Barb Stuckey, professional food-flavor developer and author of TASTE: Surprising Stories and Science to Get More Out of Every Bite, for a discussion on the science and meaning behind taste.
SciCafe - The Neuroscience of Creativity
June 5, 2013
Musician and surgeon Charles Limb, of the Peabody Conservatory of Music and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, used functional MRI to measure activity in the brains of musicians as they play music, finding deep implications for our understanding of creativity of all kinds.