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Foods high in antioxidants are believed to fight oxidative stress. But what is oxidative stress? Two scientists from a recent NYAS conference break it down and discuss whether antioxidants have superpowers.
Nancy Etcoff, PhD, author of Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty, shares her latest research and thoughts on human beauty and its connection to happiness.
A leading proponent of medicine and healing that acknowledges the unity of the mind and body discusses the vital connection between pleasure and health.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Sciences
Nancy Etcoff, PhD, author of Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty, shares her latest research and thoughts on human beauty and its connection to happiness.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The New York Academy of Sciences
A leading proponent of medicine and healing that acknowledges the unity of the mind and body discusses the vital connection between pleasure and health.
Saturday, July 31, 2010 | 8:15 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Cold Spring, NY
Price: $40
Saturday, July 31, 2010 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Conservatory Water, Central Park,
Price: Free
Saturday, July 31, 2010 | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Clay Pit Ponds State Park, Staten Island
Price: Free
Saturday, July 31, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Conference House Museum, Conference House Park, 298 Satterlee St., Staten Island
Price: Free
Saturday, July 31, 2010 | 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St.
Price: $60; $50 members
August 1 - 3, 2010
Location: The Border, 1 Grattan St., at Bogart St,, Studio #221, Second floor, Brooklyn
Price: Free
Sunday, August 1, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Price: Free with admission to the grounds
August 2 - 6, 2010
Price: $200
Monday, August 2, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Pl.
Price: Free
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: NJ Marine Science Consortium, 22 Magruder Rd., Building 22, Conference Rm., Fort Hancock, NJ
Price: Free
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Foods high in antioxidants are believed to fight oxidative stress. But what is oxidative stress? Two scientists from a recent NYAS conference break it down and discuss whether antioxidants have superpowers.
Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts the 2010 Isaac Asimov debate at the Hayden Planetarium. He and five panelists debate whether NASA should bother going back to the moon, or just focus on Mars instead.
Biologist Stewart Firestein and world-renowned perfumer Christophe Laudamiel team up to tackle the science of smell.
New York City is home to more than 200 species of bees, and only one makes honey. Learn about them all from the experts, and hear about the Great Pollinator Project.
Forest ecologist Nalini Nadkarni, the Queen of the Forest Canopy, explains what 30 years of exploration have taught her about the intimate connection between humans and trees.
Famed screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and theoretical physicist Brian Greene dissect time as we know it. What is the smallest unit of time, and what does it look like? For starters, you should stop looking at the clock, and start looking at the universe.
What attracts us to a mate? Is "chemistry" really to blame for love at first sight? Biological anthropologist Helen Fisher explains the science behind our mating preferences.
Writer Melissa Milgrom has a thing for stuffed animals, and we're not talking about your child's teddy bears. She's the author of Still Life and she explains the science of taxidermy.
Evolutionary psychologist David Buss explains the mating rituals and patterns of our quirky species. We might not have colorful peacock tails, but we've got some fancy strategies of our own to make up for it.
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