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- INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY 2009
- Speaker: Dr. Dave Westpfahl, Professor and chair of the Physics department at New Mexico Tech
- Date: June 27, 2009
- Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Meeting Location:
MRO - South Baldy Ridge in the Magdalena Mountains, 30 miles west of the NM Tech campus
- Peering into space with a resolution 100 times that of the Hubble Space Telescope, the fourth highest observatory in the world is right here in New Mexico. Come to KNME’s next Science Café, view a clip from 400 Years of the Telescope, a visually stunning chronicle of the history of the telescope, then join in a discussion with Dr. Dave Westpfahl, Professor and chair of the Physics department at New Mexico Tech and one of the principals behind the Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) research facility.
- All 100 reserved spots have been booked for the June Science Café.
Reserve tickets for our August Science Café by contacting Rose Poston at rposton@knme.org to R.S.V.P.
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, and is limited to 100 people. Transportation from New Mexico Tech in Socorro, to the Observatory, and lunch, will be provided free of charge.
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- PBS’ fast-paced science magazine series returns with a new, 10-week season full of fresh new perspectives, fascinating scientists, cutting-edge innovations and provocative stories from the frontlines of science, technology and medicine. This week: Breakthroughs in the engineering of artificial diamonds; the science that went into solving the deadly post - 9/11 anthrax attacks and the ingenious technique researchers developed to pinpoint the source; "AutoTune," the controversial computer pitch-correction software that turns sour notes into sweet ones; and a profile of computer scientist Luis von Ahn. Photo: Host Neil deGrasse Tyson examines an unpolished man-made diamond, fresh out of the grower, while Apollo Diamond’s Robert Linares looks on.
- Tuesday 6/30 at 9:00 pm
- NOVA investigates the extraordinary impact music can have on the human brain, through the case studies from neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks' latest book “Musicophilia.” We travel around the globe to meet people like Tony Cicoria, who was struck by lightning and was suddenly inspired to become a pianist; and Matt Giordano, who uses drumming to alleviate his severe Tourettes. NOVA even peers deep into the brain of Dr. Sacks himself, in a rare glimpse of what makes minds musical.
- Tuesday 6/30 at 8 pm
- Thursday 7/2 at 9:00 pm
- Sunday 7/5 at 11:00 am
