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As we mentioned earlier, Wonderfest 2009—the self-titled “San Francisco Bay Area Festival of Science”—was partially held in Stanford today and is coming to UC Berkeley’s Stanley Hall on Sunday.
And though registration is not required (admission is free), there is a RSVP form.
Below, the schedule of events according to the Wonderfest site:
10:00 am — Do Robots Make Better Astronauts?
* Chris McKay, Planetary Scientist, NASA-Ames Research Center
* Kanna Rajan, Principal Researcher for Autonomy, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
11:30 am — 4:00 pm — Bay Area Science Expo (Exhibitors Register)
* Art, books, crafts, & music for science lovers
Sudden Special Event: The Science of Magic 11:30 am
* Neuroscientist & magician Luigi Anzivino fools us with his hands and his head.
1:00 pm — Does Darwin Illuminate Emotion & Spirituality?
* Paul Ekman, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, UC San Francisco
* Dacher Keltner, Professor of Psychology, UC Berkeley
2:45 pm — Which Stars Support Intelligent Life?
* Ken Croswell, astronomer and author of The Lives of Stars and Magnificent Universe
3:15 pm — Science Laughs
* The comedy of Norm Goldblat & Brian Malow
4:00 pm — Can We Create Life?
* Carlos Bustamante, Professor of Physics and of Molecular & Cell Biology, UC Berkeley
* John Kuriyan, Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology and of Chemistry, UC Berkeley
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Wonderfest [Site]
10:00 am — Do Robots Make Better Astronauts?
- Chris McKay, Planetary Scientist, NASA-Ames Research Center
- Kanna Rajan, Principal Researcher for Autonomy, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
11:30 am — 4:00 pm — Bay Area Science Expo (Exhibitors Register)
- Art, books, crafts, & music for science lovers
Sudden Special Event: The Science of Magic 11:30 am
- Neuroscientist & magician Luigi Anzivino fools us with his hands and his head.
1:00 pm — Does Darwin Illuminate Emotion & Spirituality?
- Paul Ekman, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, UC San Francisco
- Dacher Keltner, Professor of Psychology, UC Berkeley
2:45 pm — Which Stars Support Intelligent Life?
- Ken Croswell, astronomer and author of The Lives of Stars and Magnificent Universe
3:15 pm — Science Laughs
- The comedy of Norm Goldblat & Brian Malow
4:00 pm — Can We Create Life?
- Carlos Bustamante, Professor of Physics and of Molecular & Cell Biology, UC Berkeley
- John Kuriyan, Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology and of Chemistry, UC Berkeley
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