Science Café 2010
KNME (PBS - northern & central New Mexico) presents a new kind of café, a SCIENCE CAFÉ. Twelve or more times a year, KNME will host a Science Café, at various locations. The concept is to show clips from an episode of NOVA scienceNOW, the Online NewsHour Science Reports, Nature or a comparable program, with an expert on that topic on hand to answer questions, and have an open discussion with the audience in a café style atmosphere. Take part - or listen to the discussion swirling around you. It’s fun, it’s casual, it’s laid back... The estimated number of attendees range from 50-80 people per Café.
February 2010 Science Café
Magnetic Storm
Most of us like stability in our lives, especially when it comes to planet-wide phenomena, such as the daily appearance of the sun or the periodic change of season. So it can be unsettling to learn of global phenomena that are inherently unstable, unpredictable. Such is the case with the Earth's magnetic field. Every so often, our planet's magnetic poles reverse polarity. Compass needles have always pointed north; in a reversal, they would point south. Is the magnetic field protecting Earth from deadly radiation about to reverse direction or even disappear?
Come to KNME's February Science Café, view a clip of Magnetic Storm from the national PBS series NOVA, and then join in a discussion with a local expert to learn about research on Earth's magnetic field.
Time & Location
- Topic: Magnetic Storm
- Speaker: To be determined
- Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010
- Time: 10:00 am - 12 noon
- Location: Madeleine's Place Event Center - 3824 Corrales Road, Corrales
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Admission
ADMISSION IS FREE, but a reservation is required. RSVP to Rose Poston at 277-2396 or rposton@knme.org. Seats are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
KNME Science Cafes are presented with support from New Mexico Tech, Lockheed Martin/Sandia National Labs, Applied Research Technologies and The Online NewsHour Science Reports.
Be more curious...be more amazed ...come to the KNME Science Café.