http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:39:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Asteroids: Are They Important and What Should We Know About Them Speaker: Dick Trentman, Kansas City Astronomical Society Date: March 9 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Coaches Bar and Grill, 14893 Metcalf, in private room Dick will share his experiences hunting for asteroids, the science associated with them, and how much ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=265 No, really, how small is it? Is it dangerous? Join us next Tuesday, February 23, as Dr. Cathy Clewitt of the FHSU Physics Department instructs and engages us in conversation about nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is the result and process of manipulating matter at the atomic and molecular scale. Like any other ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=264 Science and Society - Is Science truth? Why does it take time for science findings to be accepted by society? Speaker: Dr. Dick Wilson, Retired Professor of Biology, Rockhurst University Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Location: Coach's Bar and Grill, 14893 Metcalf, in private room RSVP on the KCFS ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=263 You can receive timely updates from Kansas Citizens for Science through our RSS feed. Subscribing to our feed will allow you to be notified when new posts are added to on the KCFS News and Resources page.  Click here to subscribe in a reader  Click here to subscribe by email Or simply use ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=262 Collision with rogue planet Nibiru. The end of the 13th Baktun of the Mayan calendar. The alignment of the equators of Earth, Sun, and the Milky Way Galaxy. Earth passing through the Galactic Plane. Earth spinning wildly out of control. Disastrous geomagnetic reversal. Solar storms. Global consciousness shift, a reincarnated ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=260 KCFS is a not-for-profit educational organization that depends on membership dues for its sustenance. So join or renew your membership now, and get a nice tax deduction for the year. For membership information, go here. Why is it important to join now? In the 2010 elections, five of the 10 Kansas ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=259 “Chasing Lizards in Paradise: Biodiversity and Conservation?” Presented by: Kansas Citizens for Science, www.kcfs.org Speaker: Dr. Bob Powell, Professor of Biology, Avila University Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Location: Coach’s Bar and Grill, 14893 Metcalf Avenue, in private room Time: 7:00 PM Come and hear about Dr. Powell’s pursuit of amphibians and reptiles, world-wide threats to ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=256 http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=255 Powell Observatory Event The Public is invited to a free Year of Science 2009 event sponsored by Kansas Citizens for Science and The Astronomical Society of Kansas City on Friday, July 3, 2009, 8:30 p.m. The event will feature: Viewing the night sky using the extraordinary Powell Observatory 30” Newtonian telescope, and A ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=247 NEWS RELEASE 10/26/08 - For Immediate Release FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Harry McDonald • 913-897-9630 or 816-863-7580 E-mail: biologycctrack@hotmail.com   Kansas State Board of Education Candidates Answer Questions on Science Ten of the 11 statewide candidates respond to KCFS questionnaire Over the past 10 years, science education issues have been points of contention among members of the ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=245