Cambridge Science Events

Sunday, Feb 19 9:00a
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Mid-Cambridge
See the new exhibit Spiders. within Arthropods: Creatures that Rule, and learn about these amazingly versatile, and venomous, air-breathing creatures which live on every continent except Antarctica, and in ever

Monday, Feb 20 11:00a
Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, Newton
Doktor Kaboom! performs original interactive science comedy shows that creatively blend theater with the wonders of science exploration.

Thursday, Apr 19 7:30p
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Mid-Cambridge
Most people fear asteroids as a threat to life on Earth. Scientists' love of knowledge drives them to check out the material our planet grew from.

Tuesday, June 5 6:00p
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Mid-Cambridge
In 2004 we were treated to a sunrise view of Venus crossing the disk of the sun. On June 5th, we will enjoy a sunset Venus transit.

Sunday, Feb 26 2:00p
Blackman Theatre, Ell Hall, Boston
Discover the real science behind Krypton's explosion, learn why Spider-Man's webbing couldn't save his girlfriend's life, and see solid-state physics at work in Iron Man's armor at a lecture on the Physics of S

Sunday, Feb 19 9:00a
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Mid-Cambridge
Mollusks will explore the amazing diversity and history of mollusks—snails, clams, squid and other invertebrates that comprise almost a quarter of all known marine species.

Saturday, Mar 10 7:00p
Museum of Science, Boston
This documentary chronicles America's grassroots revolution in sustainable meat production. The film explains our current industrial meat system and shows the feedlots and confinement operations, through the ey

Saturday, Mar 10 11:00a
Museum of Science, Boston
Join us in the Gordon Current Science & Technology Center prior to the screening of the new documentary film, American Meat, as each of the individual panelists is interviewed in depth on the subject of sustain

Monday, Apr 30 9:00a
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, Boston
This one day conference is chaired by Laurie Boyer (MIT, US) and Fernando Camargo (Harvard Stem Cell Institute, US).

Thursday, May 17 7:30p
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Mid-Cambridge
For all of us, it's now or never to see Venus silhouetted against the face of the sun. On June 5 the goddess will transit the sun, a phenomenon not to be repeated until 11 December 2117.