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Durham, NC, 27704
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(919) 220-5429
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10:00 am - 5:00 pm
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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12:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Museum of Life + Science Who will I see at #periodictables tonight? It's about swine flu and smart textiles.

Source: www.ncmls.org
Imagine a world in which germs are eliminated before infection occurs. Are smart wearable technologies the answer to preventing the spread of the swine flu? Join Dr. Stephen Michielsen from the College ...
Valerie
Valerie
Can't come but want transcript!
Tue at 3:26pm
Jo
Jo
I wish I'd heard about this in advance.
Tue at 5:14pm
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Museum of Life + Science A new study suggests that our Stygimoloch may actually be a teenage Pachycephalosaurus.

Source: www.ucmp.berkeley.edu
During the Cretaceous, dome-headed pachycephalosaurs roamed through what is now the Hell Creek Formation, covering parts of Montana, Wyoming, and North and South Dakota. But UCMP Curator Mark Goodwin and ...
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Museum of Life + Science How to see with your tongue (and other ways to extend/combine our five senses). Great read.

Source: www.wired.com
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Museum of Life + Science Tweeple and Facebook friends -- who among you considers yourself a birder (or might if given the opportunity)?

November 4 at 5:48am
Michelle Argersinger Guilmette
Michelle Argersinger Guilmette
I consider myself a backyard birdwatcher.
November 4 at 6:15am
Yvonne
Yvonne
Me!! Backyard mostly. Have (and love) new iBird app. Keep lists (sort of).
November 4 at 6:31am
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Museum of Life + Science What's your play history? (Featuring May's #bwom, neoteny.)

Source: www.ted.com
TED Talks A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults -- and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age.
Darcy Ginnane Lewandowski
Darcy Ginnane Lewandowski
This reminded me of a related article I read in Scientific American earlier in the year. Some of his research is in here too: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-serious-need-for-play
October 29 at 4:25pm
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Museum of Life + Science
Great article, Darcy. Thanks for the link!
October 30 at 6:45am
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Museum of Life + Science Hope to see you tonight at the Chemistry of Beer #periodictables.

Source: www.ncmls.org
Join us as we tap into the science of brewing beer and discover how a few simple ingredients (yeast, water, hops and grains) can make a variety of brews. We'll also discuss the importance of sterilization and the microbiology of yeast culturing.
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Museum of Life + Science It's Wolf Awareness Week.

Source: mlsanimaldepartment.blogspot.com
We're excited about the upcoming Wolf Awareness Week. The focus of this week is on wolves and their value and importance. You'll get a chance everyday to meet a keeper and talk about our wolves and wolf conservation.
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Source: mlsanimaldepartment.blogspot.com
...and I have found yet another fascinating artifact from the bear yard:They get whole ears of corn in their diet weekly and we usually find random pieces of cob and husk around. This empty cob, however, ...
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Museum of Life + Science They Might Be Giants sing "I Am a Paleontologist."

Source: www.youtube.com
Directed by Sean McBride. TMBG bassist Danny Weinkauf stars in this one--from the brand new Here Comes Science. Download this video at iTunes or get the DVD/CD set at Amazon now! http://bit.ly/AmazonScience
Dawn Crawford
Dawn Crawford
OMG I ♥ this soooooooooooo much!
September 25 at 7:19am
David McMullen
David McMullen
This could be the theme song for the dino trail.
September 25 at 8:02am
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Museum of Life + Science Hollywood is coming to the Museum of Life and Science. Take a sneak peak into the science of the movie and entertainment industry. You can interact with Star Wars characters, and learn the trade secrets to stunt and fight choreography, voiceovers, motion picture sound effects and so much more! Several of Hollywood's behind the scenes finest will be on-hand to show you how it's done!

The science behind entertainment.
Time:10:00AM Saturday, September 12th
Location:Museum of Life + Science
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Museum of Life + Science Come and buzz around with thousands of insects at night in the wetlands. Museum staff will lure the creatures of the night to a white cloth with irresistible strong lights that are set up on the boardwalk. See a variety of insects such as moths, beetles, and more. Entomologists will be on-hand to help you identify the bugs.

Adults 12 and over $5, under 12 $2.50 (event for ages 3 and older)
Time:8:30PM Saturday, August 22nd
Location:Museum of Life + Science
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Museum of Life + Science Explore and experience the fascinating world of engineering! Play with a team of engineers and do fun science and engineering experiments with other museum guests to celebrate our summer edition of E-Week (Engineer's Week).

Time:10:00AM Saturday, August 15th
Location:Museum of Life + Science
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Museum of Life + Science Hum along at home.

Source: vimeo.com
Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus", from the 2009 World Science Festival, June 12, 2009.
Holly Ewell-Lewis
July 31 at 9:53am
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Museum of Life + Science For those of you headed to the Dinosaur Trail opening tomorrow, @lifeandscience me on Twitter. I'd love to meet our Facebook fans!

Source: www.ncmls.org
It’s an unforgettable journey into the Late Cretaceous period, 100 million to 65 million years ago. Weave along the half-mile forest path to bear witness to a prehistoric fight for survival. Come within reach of life-sized dinosaurs, including the 65-foot-long Alamosaurus. ...
David Blocher
David Blocher
The Dinosaur Trail is Opening back up!!!!!!!!! I spent hours there as a kid!
September 13 at 5:54am
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Museum of Life + Science wrote on Dinosaur Trail Member Preview's Wall.