• September 21
    Monday
    10:00 AM → 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: John Geissman
    Locations: Oasis
    South Africa has been in the news of late for several reasons. The Rainbow Nation has a rich and incredibly varied geology and...
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  • October 1
    Thursday
    12:30 PM → 2:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Sally Seidel
    Locations: Oasis
    One of the goals of contemporary physics is discovery of new particles, the fundamental building blocks of nature. This lecture indicates why that’s...
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  • September 30
    Wednesday
    10:00 AM → 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Marilyn London
    Locations: Oasis
    Influenza is a common disease found worldwide and occurring at least annually. In 1918, our planet was affected by an influenza virus that...
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  • September 30
    Wednesday
    2:30 PM → 4:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Laurel Ladwig
    Locations: Oasis
    Our changing climate poses daunting challenges for people, plants, and wildlife, but there are ways to create spaces that serve as refuges for...
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  • October 1
    Thursday
    10:00 AM → 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Jan Williams
    Locations: Oasis
    Women have contributed to science and technology for centuries, but often remain unheralded and underrecognized for their achievements. Learn about women innovators who...
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  • October 7
    Wednesday
    10:00 AM → 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Christopher Witt
    Locations: Oasis
    Forever chemicals, known as PFAS, are contaminating birds and wetlands across New Mexico, with some of the world’s highest concentrations discovered at Holloman...
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  • October 15
    Thursday
    10:00 AM → 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Diana Northup
    Locations: Oasis
    The study of lava caves on Earth provides key information for identifying evidence of potential life on other planets and extraterrestrial bodies. Caves...
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    October 16
    Friday
    10:00 AM → 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Troy Bradley
    Locations: Balloon Museum
    If you live in Albuquerque, you cannot help but know about hot air balloons. However, the world of lighter-than-air flight is much broader...
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  • October 26
    Monday
    10:00 AM → 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Jack Shlachter
    Locations: Oasis
    The anti-science movement involves the “rejection of mainstream scientific views and methods or their replacement with unproven or deliberately misleading theories, often for...
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  • Out of stock
    November 4
    Wednesday
    10:00 AM → 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Bruce Mann
    Locations: Oasis
    Back by popular demand. Our anatomy is weirder than you think. This isn’t about things you already know, like the heart or kidneys....
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    November 6
    Friday
    10:00 AM → 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: David A Crossley
    Locations: Oasis
    Worldwide, there are hundreds of gigantic prehistoric constructions that cannot easily be explained. Many feature enormous stone structures built with hundred-ton blocks, carvings...
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  • November 9
    Monday
    12:30 PM → 2:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Paul P Parmentier
    Locations: Oasis
    The history of diamond mining traces the shift from early discoveries of diamonds in riverbeds to the later understanding that most come from...
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  • November 16
    Monday
    10:00 AM → 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Tom Stewart
    Locations: Oasis
    We hear the term “native plants” more and more often, in personal conversation as well as from government agencies, wildlife organizations and civic...
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  • November 18
    Wednesday
    12:30 PM → 2:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Jennifer Bohnhoff
    Locations: Oasis
    The largest island in Lake Superior and the site of one of America’s least-visited National Parks, Isle Royale is an isolated car-free wilderness...
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  • Out of stock
    November 19
    Thursday
    10:00 AM → 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: Deirdre Kann
    Locations: Oasis
    Thunderstorms are a common weather occurrence in New Mexico and around the world. These storms range in strength and severity, from “popcorn” single-cell...
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  • November 25
    Wednesday
    10:00 AM → 11:30 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Instructor: David Metzler
    Locations: Oasis
    Australian Terry Tao started his mathematical career spectacularly with wins in international competitions while still a tween. After a PhD at age 21,...
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