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SPECIAL EVENTS
Science Trivia
Do you love science news? Can you name the first person to eat in outer space? Do you own copies of "Blade Runner" or watch "Star Trek" reruns? Then join the Nomad World Pub and the Bell Museum of Natural History for Science Trivia, hosted by Doomtree MC and self-professed science geek, Dessa. Test your knowledge of science and nature with questions ranging from current events to biology 101 to science fiction.
Gather a group of up to 5 friends and compete for gift certificates, Bell Museum memberships and other prizes. Pre-registration is recommended but not required. Call 612-626-1897 to secure your spot!
Nomad World Pub, 501 Cedar Avenue S
$10 Registration Fee Per Team
Wednesday, May 21, 8 p.m.
BioBlitz
Friday, June 13, 5 p.m. through Saturday, June 14, 5 p.m.
BioBlitz is part scientific survey, part community event, and part festival. This year, BioBlitz participants will help survey part of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Newly acquired by the refuge, this beautiful land is a scientifically interesting site that is surrounded by the rapidly developing Carver County. The data collected will be used to help manage the site. Activities will take place all day. For additional information, visit www.bellmuseum.org.
Evolution 2008 Conference
Thursday, June 19 through Tuesday, June 24
The University of Minnesota's Bell Museum of Natural History and the College of Biological Sciences will host “Evolution 2008,” the joint annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, the Society of Systematic Biologists, and the American Society of Naturalists, June 19–24 at the University. The meeting is the premier annual opportunity for sharing international scientific research related to evolution. Minnesota Citizens for Science Education is also a sponsor the event. For a complete list of conference activities, visit www.bellmuseum.org.
Public Lecture by Olivia Judson
The Art of Seduction: Evolution, Sex and Society
Sunday, June 22, 4 p.m., Free
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Headlining the “Evolution 2008” series of events is Olivia Judson, New York Times columnist and author of the 2005 best-selling book, Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation. Judson’s light-hearted guide to the evolutionary biology of sex in the animal kingdom explains when necrophilia is acceptable, who should commit bestiality and with whom, how to have a virgin birth, and when and how to eat your mate. For a complete list of conference activities, visit www.bellmuseum.org.
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