Adults’ Night Out
Enjoy the Center's 300 hands-on exhibits, watch an IMAX film and engage your intellect in a thought provoking presentation.
It's social, it's science, and it's all with people your own size!
Explore the Center's exhibit galleries from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Free for everyone. Please leave children at home. Additional evening options include:
A lecture presentation at 7 p.m. (free); and an IMAX film or planetarium presentation at 8:15 p.m. (Regular admission fees apply for film and planetarium presentations.) Additional fees apply for entrance to featured exhibitions.
September 5, 2008
Cultural Art Restoration: What is it Really?
GUEST: Teresa Moreno
Teresa Moreno is associate conservator at the Arizona State Museum and a member of the University of Arizona faculty. Her area of expertise is in the conservation of archaeological and ethnological objects. Moreno will discuss cultural art restoration projects that she and the team at Arizona State Museum have worked on and the different types of art restoration.
IMAX– Greece: Secrets of the Past
october 3, 2008
Don't Listen to Your Customers...A Look at How Google Thrives as an Innovation Company
GUEST: Jaime Casap
Jaime Casap is a "Google Apps Evangelist", and part of Google's Business Development Team. Casap is focused on evangelizing Google Apps to universities and colleges in North, Central and South America. He is also the PR liason for the Tempe-based Google office and responsible for managing the Google ASU Relationship. Casap will talk about how Google thrives through a culture of innovation, from their creative office environment, to their recent breakthrous in technologies with global business applications.
PLANETARIUM– Wonders of the Universe
November 7, 2008
Monitoring Active Volcanoes
GUEST: Amanda Clark
Amanda Clark studies the nature and causes of explosive volcanic eruptions, with special interest in understanding the behavior of multi-phase liquids. She gathers data about complex natural systems by observing and monitoring eruptions, and performing stratigraphic and sample analysis. Clark will discuss her recent work studying Pinatubo and other active sites.
IMAX– Grand Canyon Adventure 3D: River at Risk
Science Café
Presented by the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University. Science Cafés are from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and are free to the public.
Science Cafés are informal discussions that bring together members of the community and university scientists to discuss how science and technology can change the future. In a typical café, scientists speak for 15-20 minutes on a topic, with the rest of the time for the public to ask questions and raise concerns.
Sponsored by Agilent Technologies.
September 19
Is Nanotechnology Good for Sustainability...or Not?
Guests: Dr. George Maracas, Dr. Brad Allenby and Dr. Patrick Phelan
Nanotechnology is often automatically regarded as a technological solution to future resource needs. But is this the complete picture? Join two engineers and a professor of ethics and industrial ecology as they discuss the pros and cons of nanotechnology's impact on sustainability.
october 17
Will Genetic Discrimination Replace Racial Discrimination?
Guests: Dr. Anthony Garcia and Dr. Joan McGregor
A professor of bioengineering and a professor of philosophy and bioethics will discuss the implications of advances in genetic testing that can potentially lead to decisions about people based on their genes rather than their appearance and behavior. How different is "genetic discrimination" from racial discrimination?
November 21
Democratizing Science: Should the Public Have a Voice in Science Research and Development?
Guests: David Calderon, Santiago Manriquez, and Darlene Johnson: special guest Congressman Harry Mitchell
The classical view of science activity is that it is most appropriately done by highly trained specialists who operate autonomously and isolated from other social influences. What happens when average citizens with no specialized expertise get involved? Hear the experiences of three citizens who recently participated in the National Citizens' Technology Forum on nanotechnology for human enhancement.
project civil discourse: the science of consensus
Sponsored by: Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, this series of lectures explores the science of consensus and how people make decisions.
7-8:30 p.m. - Free Admission.
october 16
Decision Making and Dispute Resolution
Guest: Richard Birke
Professor Richard Birke serves as director of the Center for Dispute Resolution, Salem, OR, which administers one of the top-10 dispute resolution programs in the United States. An award-winning author, he has taught dispute resolution for more than 15 years. Birke will discuss current practices within Alternative Dispute Resolution and how they apply to the science of building consensus.
Ocotber 30
The Psychology of Persuasion
Guest: Robert Cialdini
Robert Cialdini is a Regents' Professor of Psychology and a W.P. Carey Distinguished Professor of Marketing at Arizona State Universiry. A noted social psychologies, he is the best-selling author of Influence: Science and Practive, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion and Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive. Cialdini will discuss the art of persuasion, compliance and negotiation.
November 13
Ethical Behavior and Public Virtue
Guest: Richard Morrison
Richard Morrison is an attorney with Salmon, Lewis & Weldon, P.L.C. His practice focuses on water law, environmental law and issues facing special districts and agriculture. Following closely on the heels of the November elections, Morrison will examine the virtues that apply to those running for public office and the character of the voters who elect them.
