"Radiography: How to Look Inside Explosions, Detect Nuclear Contraband and See Through Opaque Objects"

Chris Morris
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Wednesday, September 15
6 - 7:30 PM
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Education Annex
123 Grant Avenue, Santa Fe

Modern physics provides several ways to see inside solid objects. Come learn how these methods are being used to provide increased national security against terrorist threats, and also for many peaceful applications.

Admission is Free. Youth (ages 13-19) seating a priority. Light refreshments will be served.

Chris will also appear on the Santa Fe Radio Café with host Mary-Charlotte Domandi at 8 AM the day of the Café, on KSFR 101.1 FM and streaming on the web at www.ksfr.org.

The Cafés are sponsored by the Santa Fe Alliance for Science, the Santa Fe Public Schools, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, the Santa Fe Institute, and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

Please call 603-7468 if you'd like more information.

Fall 2010 Science Café Series

• Wednesday, September 15. "Radiography: How to Look Inside Explosions, Detect Nuclear Contraband and See Through Opaque Objects" (Chris Morris, LANL).
  
  Modern physics provides several ways to see inside solid objects. Come learn how these methods are being used to provide increased national security against terrorist threats, and also for many peaceful applications.


• Wednesday, October 13. "Huge Gamma-Ray Bursts from the Birth of Black Holes" (Ed Fenimore, LANL)
  
  The birth of a black hole is one of the most energetic happenings in the Universe. Sudden bursts of gamma rays, first observed at Los Alamos, are a signal that one of these titanic events is in progress. Come learn what Gamma Ray Bursts have taught us about our Universe.


• Wednesday, November 10. "Visualizing Flesh and Bone: Bringing Our Human Ancestors to Life" (Ann Weaver and Matt Celeskey, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science).
  
  Human beings have existed on Earth for seven million years. Come find out how we have been able to learn about their biological and geographical evolution.

Spring 2011 Science Café Series

• Thursday, January 20. "Ready, Set, Attack — How Your Body Fights Infection" (Lora Grainger, Taos, NM).
  
  Come explore the inner workings of the body’s immune system, which protects you from the nasty world of bacteria and viruses, and learn about hot immunology topics such as antibiotic resistance, vaccination, and organ transplantation.


• Thursday, February 24. "Food Security for Poor Countries" (Jim Burleigh, Santa Fe)
  
  We in America are used to eating well — but keeping people fed is actually a major international problem. Come learn how the United States, working with other countries, tries to use its abundance of foodstuffs to stabilize international relations.


• Wednesday, March 16. TBD.


• Wednesday, April 13. "The Physics of Baseball" (Alan Nathan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign).
  
  Why do curveballs curve or sinkerballs sink? Does a corked bat really lead to better hitting? Come hear the answers to these and other mystifying questions about America's Pastime, baseball.

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• "Burritos to Biofuels" (Randy Grissom, James Bingham, Xander Pertusini 3/29/10)     Seven 10-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6    7   


• "Mysteries of the Great Pyramids Revealed" (Michel Barsoum, 1/27/10)     Seven 10-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6    7   


• "How to Show Your Parents That E=mc²" (Gerry Garvey, 12/16/09)     Six 10-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6   


• "High and Dry at the South Pole" (Karolyn Eisenstein, 11/12/09)     Nine 10-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   


• "H1N1 (Swine Flu) and YOU" (Karen Armitage, 10/19/09)     Five 10-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5   


• "Water, Our Precious Resource" (Laurie Trevizo, 9/23/09)     Five 10-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5   


• "Nature's Architectural Design of Materials" (Jennifer Martinez, 4/22/09)     Six 10-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6   


• "Edible Food for a Sustainable Lifestyle" (Deborah Madison, 3/10/09)     Seven 10-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6    7   


• "Camouflage in Nature's Underwater Realm" (George Rubottom, 1/21/09) Video is not available.
  
  
• "A Day in the Life of a Veterinarian" (Murt Byrne, 12/10/08)     Ten 10-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10


• "We're Missing Most of the Universe!" (Tom Bowles, 10/20/08)     Four 15-min sections:    1    2    3    4


• "Autopsy/Investigation 1.01 and the CSI Effect" (Tim Stepetic, 9/10/08)     Five 15-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5


• "Using Computer Games to Simulate Complex Real-World Problems" (Stephen Guerin, 4/21/08)     Five 15-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5


• "Exploring Complex Systems Through Games and Computer Models" (Irene Lee, 3/17/08)     Seven 15-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6    7


• "Zooming to Infinity - A Fractal Adventure" (Jonathan Wolfe, 1/28/08)
Seven 15-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6    7


• "The Complexity, Simplicity, and Unity of Life: From Cells to Cities" (Geoffrey West, 11/12/07)     Five 15-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5


• "Trying To Make A Vaccine Against A Moving Target: HIV And Its Diversity" (Bette Korber, 10/16/07)     Four 15-min sections:    1    2    3    4


• "The Climate-Energy Challenge" (Dan Schrag, 9/10/07)
Five 15-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5


• "New Mexico's Solar Energy Future" (Ben Luce, 5/10/07)
Six 15-min sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6


• "Envisioning Science" (Felice Frankel, 2/8/07)
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• "Predicting Natural Disasters" (John Rundle, 11/16/06)
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• "Adventures with Audubon" (Brian "Fox" Ellis, 4/6/09)
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• "Charles Darwin and His Revolutionary Idea" (Brian "Fox" Ellis, 11/18/08)
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