They were praised at the time by leading scientific journal Nature for making science accessible to the general public: "Many of the lectures are so fascinating that it is difficult to put the volumes ...

delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in April, May, and June, 1861. By MAX MÜLEER, M. A., Fellow of AllSouls College, Oxford ; Corresponding Member of ...

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Popular physicist and professor Michio Kaku is a co-creator of string field theory. He continues Einstein's search to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into one unified theory and has ...

David Hillis, evolutionary biologist, professor and developer of the Hillis Plot, will present his lecture, “Applications of the Tree of Life” on Nov. 15 at the University of Nevada, Reno. His talk is ...

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The world of science may often feel inscrutable for people who are not practicing scientists or engineers, or who have access to few scientific resources. Tufts alumnus Jim Sampson (LA '09, SK '15) ...

At the "Capital Science Lectures", an iconic event for the promotion of science among the general public held in the Forbidden City Concert Hall on November 12, 2008, the people of Beijing met Nobel ...