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2012 Science on the Edge Lecture Series
Discover the impact
of science and technology—
past, present, future—
on our lives!
The RMSC "Richard C. Shultz Science on the Edge
Lecture Series," which celebrates
its 30th year in 2012, has provided insight and understanding about
current research in a broad array of topics for a general audience. Through
presentations given by experts in scientific fields, "Science on the Edge"
sparks intelligent conversations throughout the community. Lectures take place in the Eisenhart
Auditorium on the RMSC campus at 7:30pm Wednesday evenings.
For more information and to
receive a brochure, call (585)697-1942.
 Ticket Information
 Wednesday, January 18 at 7:30pmAdam Frank
Twilight
of the Big Bang: Revolutions in Human and Cosmic Time
Learn about new theories of cosmology and how the most
intimate and personal experience of time has always been wedded to a changing
view of the cosmos. Now that cosmology is poised to reinvent itself beyond
the Big Bang, it can only mean that we are also poised to reinvent cultural
time. There are two paired revolutions in time taking place in our era and
we will watch them both unfold before our eyes.
Adam
Frank is Professor of Arts,
Sciences and Engineering, University
of Rochester.
 Wednesday, February 1 at 7:30pmAnthony Aveni
The End of
Time: The Maya Mystery of 2012
December 21, 2012: The Internet, bookshelves and movie theaters are full
of prophecies, theories and predictions that this date marks the end of the
world as we know it. Whether the end will result from magnetic realignment of
Earth's poles, floods, earthquakes, or the return of alien caretakers, theories
of impending changes abound. Learn about these theories and measure them
objectively against evidence unearthed by Maya archaeologists, iconographers
and epigraphers. Examine the broader context, and speculate on why cataclysmic
events in human history have a strong appeal within American pop culture.
Anthony Aveni is the Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor of Astronomy and Anthropology and Native American Studies.
Wednesday, February 29 at 7:30pmReed Timmer
The Science of Extreme Storm Chasing
Did you know that there were more
tornadoes in April 2011 in the U.S. than any other April in recorded history? Learn
how storm chasers, forecasters, news media and emergency personnel work
together to warn people in the path of these storms, and how social networking
is emerging as a new platform for delivering this potentially life-saving information. Also,
discover how storm chasers are using innovative new technologies such as
armored vehicles (i.e., the Dominator pictured right), mobile radar and probe-launching
tornado cannons to study the most powerful atmospheric forces on the
planet.
Reed Timmer is an Extreme
Meteorologist on Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers and is completing a Ph.D. in meteorology at the University of Oklahoma.
Wednesday, March 21 at 7:30pmKathleen Muldoon
Extinct
Giants, Shrinking Dwarfs: A Paleontologist's Perspective on Madagascar's
Vanishing Ecosystems
Madagascar is a hotspot for endangered biodiversity, and has
suffered the extinction of dozens of species, including the giant sub fossil
lemurs. Discover what the fossil record can tell us about human impact and
environmental change, in the past, present, and future prospects for
conservation.
Kathleen Muldoon is
Assistant Professor of Anatomy at Dartmouth College.
Wednesday, April 25 at 7:30pm
Mark F.
Bocko and David Headlam
The
Re-convergence of Music and Science
Throughout history, music and science have long been related
fields of inquiry. Since the 19th century, music and science have
largely followed divergent paths. One possible reason for this divergence is
the inability of objective scientific description to capture the more
subjective and emotion-laden elements of music. Discover how we have strived to
re-unite these two fields through studies of the nature of musical information
and representations of musical expression. Explore our research and vision for the
re-convergence of music and science.
Mark F. Bocko and David Headlam are part of the Departments of Electrical
and Computer Engineering (the College) and Music Theory (Eastman School of
Music) at University of Rochester.
FREE Lecture:
Wednesday, January 11: 6–7pm,
Strasenburgh Planetarium
Drilling Marcellus Shale and its Impact on the Geology and the
People
Bruce Selleck and Seamus McGraw
Learn about the geology and environmental impacts of the drilling
of natural gas in Marcellus Shale over time from Professor Bruce Selleck of
Colgate University. Then, join
author Seamus McGraw for a reading from his new book, The End of Country, about the battle for control that has ensued and
how the residents of rural Susquehanna, Pennsylvania have struggled with the
choices it poses for their community.
Presented by the Colgate Club of Rochester. This lecture is free and open to the
public; limited seating. Call (585)697-1942 for reservations. Bruce Selleck is of
Harold Orville Whitnall, Ph.D., Professor of Geology, Colgate University and Seamus McGraw is the author of book "The End of
Country."
TICKET INFORMATIONPlace your order:
by phone: (585)697-1942by fax: (585)271-0492by post: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Science on the Edge Lectures, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607-2177.
Download and print this order form. 
Series Tickets:RMSC Members: $45 adult, $25 student*
General Public: $55 adult, $30 student*Single Lecture Tickets:RMSC Members: $14 adult, $7 student*
General Public: $15 adult, $8 student*
*students through grade 12 or college students with valid college ID
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