TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999
| EVENT: | "Envisioning Physics" Exhibit |
| TIME: | 9:00-5:00 pm |
| VENUE: | Fernbank Museum of Natural History |
| ARTIST: | Felice Frankel, MIT DESCRIPTION: Award-winning science photographer and MIT Artist-in-Residence Felice Frankel presents a series of science-based photographs, many of which have appeared in major scientific journals and magazines. http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/edgerton/felice/felice.html |
| NOTES: |
Exhibit on display March 20-October 1999
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| EVENT: | The Virtual Earth System |
| TIME: | 9:00-5:00 pm |
| VENUE: | Georgia World Congress Center- Auditorium Entranceway |
| SPEAKER: | The National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| DESCRIPTION: | The National Center for Atmospheric Research offers a 3-D visualization of Earth. |
| NOTES: |
Exhibit on display March 22-24
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| EVENT: | "The Art of Chaos" |
| TIME: | 9:00-5:00 pm |
| VENUE: | Georgia Pacific Building Auditorium |
| ARTIST: | Eric Heller |
| NOTES: |
Exhibit on display March 22-26,1999
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| EVENT: | "Sunlight and Ice Crystals in the Skies of Antarctica" |
| TIME: | 10:00 - 10:50 p.m. |
| VENUE: | GWCC Auditorium (seating: 1,740) |
| SPEAKER: | Robert Greenler |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Robert Greenler, an adjunct professor of physics at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, highlights his experiences at the U.S. research station on the South Pole, studying optical effects from the interaction of sunlight with ice crystals.
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| EVENT: | "Nonsense & Non Science: From Aliens to Creationism" |
| TIME: | 11:00-11:50AM |
| VENUE: | GWCC Auditorium (seating: 1,740) |
| SPEAKER: | Lawrence Krauss |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Lawrence Krauss offers examples from various advertisements, TV shows,
and movies to discuss the difference between science and fiction, and how the distinction between sense and nonsense is becoming blurred in popular
discourse.
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| EVENT: | "Mr. Magnet" (demonstrations) |
| TIME: | 11:00 am |
| VENUE: | SciTrek Museum (reserved for students) |
| SPEAKER: | Paul Thomas |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Mr. Magnet -- a.k.a. Paul Thomas, a technical supervisor at MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center -- will demonstrate the principles of magnetism and electricity and interesting applications
in daily life, such as magnetic strips on credit cards, audio and video tape recorders, and automotive magnet motors, and magnetic
sensors.
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| EVENT: | "The Science of Magic and the Magic of Science" |
| TIME: | 12:15-1:15 p.m. |
| VENUE: | Georgia Pacific Building Auditorium (seating: 254) |
| SPEAKER: | Bob Friedhoffer, science magician |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Science magician and award-winning author Bob Friedhoffer -- a.k.a. "The
Madman of Magic" -- uses magic to illustrate basic scientific principles, and shows how magic uses science to create its illusions.
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| EVENT: | "Adventures in Physics" (demonstrations) |
| TIME: | 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. |
| VENUE: | GWCC Lawn |
| SPEAKER: | Cynthia Keppel |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Cynthia Keppel of Hampton University and several students present dynamic, interactive physics demonstrations illuminating physics principles, including a vacuum cannon, liquid nitrogen bath, bed of nails and exploding powder.
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| EVENT: | "Fractals & Chaos: Bridging Science & Culture" |
| TIME: | 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. |
| VENUE: | The Atlanta College of Art, Rich Auditorium (seating: 450) |
| SPEAKER: | Richard Voss |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Richard Voss, a professor of physics and mathematics at Florida Atlantic University, illustrates the impact of fractal geometry and chaos theory on practical applications from economics to DNA analysis.
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| EVENT: | "New Levels of Performance in Baseball" |
| TIME: | 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
| VENUE: | Sci Trek Museum |
| SPEAKER: | Richard Brandt |
| DE SCRIPTION: |
Richard Brandt, a pro fessor of physics at New York University, discusses the underlying physical principles of pitching and hitting in baseball, drawing on examples from the sport's long history and focusing on the 66 and 70 home runs hit by Sosa and McGwire, respectively, in the 1998 season.
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| EVENT: | Opening Reception- Lucent Exhibit: "Microscapes: the Hidden Art of Technology" |
| TIME: | 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
| VENUE: | Woodruff Arts Center, Room Center Space |
| DESCRIPTION: | Microscapes presents 50 photographs that explore the convergence of art and technology, created in collaboration with the scientists and researchers of Lucent/Bell Laboratories. http://www.lucent.com/microscapes/microscapes.html |
| CONTACT : |
Len Stern, Curator
809 Flanders Dr. North Woodmere, NY 11581 phone: 516-791-5503 |
| NOTES: |
Exhibit to run through March 21-26
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| EVENT: | "Schrödinger's Girlfriend" (Staged Play Reading) |
| TIME: | 8:15 pm |
| VENUE: | Georgia World Congress Center- Room 360W |
| AUTHOR: | Matthew Wells |
| DESCRIPTION: |
The play is an offbeat romantic comedy by playwright Matthew Wells which employs physics principles to illuminate the logic, illogic and complexity of love.
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| EVENT: | "The Physics of Dance" |
| TIME: | School Hours |
| VENUE: | ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS -TBA |
| SPEAKER: | Ken Laws and dancer Amy Kohler |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Ken Laws, a professor of physics of Dickinson College and long- standing ballet dancer and enthusiast, will analyze a sequence of ballet movements with a ballerina assistant using principles of physics.
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