Astronomy Lecture Series
Monday, March 18, 2019 - 7:00pm to 8:45pm
Astronomers have mapped almost the entire history of our universe, from the Big Bang to the present day. One last frontier remains, an epoch known as cosmic dawn, when the first stars and galaxies...
Rothenberg Hall, 1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
United StatesCapital Science Evening Lectures
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Entrepreneur and inventor Dr. Rothblatt cofounded Sirius Satellite Radio and then pivoted to establish biotech company United Therapeutics in an effort to save her daughter’s life from...
1530 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
United StatesCapital Science Evening Lectures
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
The Kuiper Belt, which has Pluto as the largest member, is a region of comet-like objects just beyond Neptune. Over the past few years, Dr. Sheppard and his team have been performing...
1530 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
United StatesSpecial Events
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
HABITABILITY: WHAT EARTH AND THE INNER PLANETS CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE SEARCH FOR LIFE ON ROCKY EXOPLANETS
What enabled life to form on Earth—and what kept it at bay on Mars and Venus? Does...
1530 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
United StatesCapital Science Evening Lectures
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, and volcanoes—they all stem from the very same forces that give our planet life. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them...
1530 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
United StatesSpecial Events
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Join us for an hour-long conversation between two intellectual luminaries on topics ranging from the state of science today, how discovery drives entrepreneurship, the many uses for artificial...
1530 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
United StatesBroad Branch Road Neighborhood Lectures
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Earth's magnetic field is generated by convective motion in the liquid iron outer core, commonly referred to as the geodynamo. The magnetic field has been protecting Earth from harmful...
Greenewalt Building
5241 Broad Branch Rd
Washington, DC 20015
United StatesSpecial Events
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 7:00pm to Sunday, October 28, 2018 - 12:30pm
Decentralization through crowdsourcing continues to positively influence economies and industries across the globe and this year’s global conference stands to be the biggest and boldest...
1530 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
United StatesBroad Branch Road Neighborhood Lectures
Thursday, October 18, 2018 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Earth is a water world. More than 70 percent of our planet's surface is covered in water, and its presence allowed for the emergence and sustenance of life. But from where did Earth's water...
Greenewalt Building
5241 Broad Branch Rd
Washington, DC 20015
United StatesCapital Science Evening Lectures
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Why create national parks? Although the process of designating new parkland is lengthy and complex, national parks offer ecological, cultural, and economic benefits, while also guaranteeing longterm...
1530 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
United States