Biology Night at the UAA Planetarium and Visualization Theater, Feb. 19, 2016
by Michelle Saport |
"Origins of Life" with UAA Biologist Ian van Tets, Ph.D. Friday, Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220
https://youtu.be/v8UVSYKUvqU
This full-dome program addresses some of the most profound questions in the field of life science. Starting with the big bang, "Origins of Life" deals with prebiotic chemistry in the universe, the formation of stars and planets and the first life on Earth. It covers the great extinctions as well as humanity's search for primitive life beyond Earth. Featuring many recent discoveries related to life science, this motivational journey demonstrates that if there was ever a time when science was making its greatest advances, it's right now!
Tickets are on sale now at UAATix.com.
"Natural Selection" with Microbiologist Catherine Pongratz Friday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220
https://youtu.be/XZdh2WRJ1-0
In Victorian times many physical phenomena had already been discovered and described by natural laws, but life's most eloquent mechanism was still unknown. Join the young Charles Darwin on an adventurous voyage of exploration circumnavigating the world with the H.M.S. Beagle. Hear Darwin himself reveal the simple and beautiful mechanism that explains the evolution of all life on Earth: natural selection.
Tickets are on sale now at UAATix.com.
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