Science Cafe: Why Explore Space?

Science Cafe: Why Explore Space?

Visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for a Science Cafe with Michael Keefe, who has been a part of the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador program since 2018 and an active member of the Raleigh Astronomy Club (RAC) since 2006. Join us to learn about the...
Science Cafe: Bears and Coyotes in the Triangle

Science Cafe: Bears and Coyotes in the Triangle

Visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for a Science Cafe with Colleen Olfenbuttel, the black bear and furbearer biologist for the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, the state agency responsible for conserving, restoring and managing the state’s wildlife...
Science Cafe: Cognitive Aging

Science Cafe: Cognitive Aging

Visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for a Science Cafe with Dr. Lynn Kakos, a clinical neuropsychologist at WakeMed Health and Hospitals. Normal, healthy cognitive aging impacts everyone and has been found to include: occasional memory lapses while...
Science Cafe: A Primate with a Panda’s Thumb?

Science Cafe: A Primate with a Panda’s Thumb?

Visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for a Science Cafe with Dr. Adam Hartstone-Rose, an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at NC State and a Research Adjunct at the NCMNS. Aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) are among the weirdest mammals...
Science Cafe: The Science of Monster Myths

Science Cafe: The Science of Monster Myths

Visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for a Science Cafe with Dr. Roland Kays, the director of the Biodiversity lab at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences and a Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State University....