http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:51:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Conversation about Biology Speaker: Harry McDonald, retired high school biology teacher Date: February 7, 2012 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Coaches Bar and Grill, 9089 W. 135th Street, one block west of 135th and Antioch, south side of 135th St. Please note, this is a new location. Still Coaches, but they have ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=313 Is my baby well-adjusted? - or - Could chiropractic benefit my baby? Speaker: Dr. Devin Jeanne Vrana Date: Monday, February 13 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: The Donut Whole, 1720 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS Description: Join a discussion of chiropractic and the benefits of introducing care to our youth. Highlights will include safety and efficacy, examples ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=312 Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Universe Speaker: Dr. Bharat Ratra, KSU Physics Department Date: Tuesday, January 24 Time: 7:00pm Location: Radina's Coffeehouse and Roastery, 616 N.Manhattan Ave Description: Dark energy is the leading candidate for the mechanism that is responsible for causing the cosmological expansion to accelerate. (The observational discovery of the accelerating ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=311 George Price and the Evolution of Altruism Speaker: Paul Decelles - Johnson County Community College Date: January 10, 2012 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Coaches Bar and Grill, 9089 W. 135th Street, one block west of 135th and Antioch, south side of 135th St. Please note, this is a new location. Still Coaches, but they have ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=310 It is for real!! We are back in business. Coach’s is open. I have actually been inside and eaten a meal. Near-Earth Asteroids and the Nov. 8 Flyby of 2005 YU55 Speaker: Jackie Beucher and Dick Trentman - Astronomical Society of Kansas City Date: December 6, 2011 Time: 6:30 pm Location*: ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=309 Announcing   Kansas Citizens for Science Annual Meeting   Sunday, November 13, 2011   2:00 PM   Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th Ave   All members are invited to join us for our annual membership meeting.  Light refreshments will be served.  The election of officers and board members will be held.   With another round of ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=308 Climate – An Exercise in Geometry and Energy Redistribution Speaker: Dr. Kenneth S. Schmitz - Professor of physical chemistry and environmental studies at the University of Missouri - Kansas City Date: August 9, 2011 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Coaches Bar and Grill, 14893 Metcalf, in private room Dr. Schmitz will provide a follow-up to Dr. ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=307 Announcing Save Our Schools Rally Saturday, July 30, 2011 11:00 am - 1:00 pm South side of Kansas State Capitol, Topeka http://www.saveourschools-kansasrally.com/Event-Information.html Kansas Citizens for Science exists to advocate for science education.  For too long now, the anti-public-education forces of Kansas have chipped away at the financing of our public schools.  This jeopardizes the education of ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=306 The Geologic Record of Global Climate Change: Context For Modern Global Warming Speaker: Dr. Keith Miller, Research Assistant Professor in Geology, Kansas State University Date: June 7, 2011 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Coaches Bar and Grill, 14893 Metcalf, in private room Description: The geologic record provides a long-term record of climate change over a ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=305 What studying little worms can tell us about human diseases: or why NIH spends your tax dollars to learn about a worm's sex life Speaker: Dr. Matthew Buechner, Cell Biologist, Dept. of Molecular Biosciences, Univ. of Kansas Date: May 17, 2011 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Coaches Bar and Grill, 14893 Metcalf, in private room The ... http://www.kcfs.org/kcfsnews/?p=304