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Friday, October 13, 2017 • 10 AMLily Cai Chinese Dance Company Website: http://www.lilycaidance.org/

Friday, March 9, 2018 • 10 AMMiwa Matreyek Myth & Infrastructure / This World Made ItselfWebsite: http://www.cadenzaartists.com/miwa-matreyek.html

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Friday, November 3, 2017Ice WorldsDiscussion Leader: Alistair Hayden Caltech Geological & Planetary Sciences Graduate Student Friday, December 1, 2017Space – Boldly GoDiscussion Leader: Rahul Patel Caltech Astronomy Postdoctoral Scholar

Friday, January 26, 2018The Extreme Nature of BatsOisin Mac AodhaCaltech Electrical Engineering Postdoctoral Scholar

Friday, February 9, 2018Blue Planet – Seas of Life: Open OceanPeter BuhlerCaltech Geological & Planetary Sciences Graduate Student

Friday, March 16, 2018Life: BirdsGrant Van Horn Caltech Computer Science Graduate Student

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Every discovery begins with a combination of curiosity and inspiration. Don’t miss this chance to interact with the Caltech scientific “stars” of tomorrow as they explore the wonder of science and nature with stunning high-definition movies.

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A BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production in association with the CBC.

While many believe that all deserts are similar expanses of dry land, a lack of rainwater is perhaps the only thing that unifies these diverse habitats. With incredible aerial and time-lapse footage, see how animals have learned to survive without the most precious resource of all.

Discussion Leader: Annelise ThompsonCaltech Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Graduate Student

Planet Earth — DesertsSaturday, December 16, 2017 ▪ 4 PM

Orangutans are clever tool users, but strangely, such skills remained undiscovered for centuries. They were considered as just clever mimics until discovery in re-mote Sumatran swamps revealed their true potential. Crows are clever birds that can solve problems and they too make surprisingly sophisticated tools. How have the curious minds of these two animals helped them become so inventive?

Discussion Leader: Mason McGillCaltech Computation & Neural Systems Graduate Student

Natural Curiosities: Curious MindsSaturday, April 28, 2018 ▪ 4 PM

A BBC/Animal Planet co-production

The octopus is a truly remarkable creature. This amusing and insightful program shows the octopus in action—squeezing into tiny spaces, sniffing out hidden food, even opening doors. These soft-bodied, boneless mollusks appear to outshine all the other invertebrates, but are they clever or just instinctive?

Discussion Leader: Justin RolandoCaltech Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Graduate Student

Octopus ChallengeSaturday, March 24, 2018 ▪ 4 PM

A BBC/Discovery/SKAI/Open University co-productionin association with RTI Spa.

Introducing the extraordinary things animals and plants must do in order to survive and reproduce. Key animals include brown-tufted capuchins, dolphins, cheetahs, chameleons and killer whales.

Discussion Leader: Christopher SpaldingCaltech Geological & Planetary Sciences Graduate Student

Life: Challenges of LifeSaturday, January 27, 2018 ▪ 4 PM

A BBC/National Geographic Channel US/ZDF co-production.

Ice may be nothing more than frozen water, but it holds extraordinary power. Descending deep down a frozen waterfall, this program looks at a glacier in action from below and discovers why the huge Jacobshaven glacier is retreating, how it shaped our past and why it may now threaten our future.

Discussion Leader: Alex RobelCaltech Geological & Planetary Sciences NOAA Postdoctoral Scholar

Earth — Power of the Planet: IceSaturday, March 17, 2018 ▪ 4 PM

The Astronomer’s DreamSaturday, November 18, 2017 ▪ 4 PM

Discussion Leader: Anna HoCaltech Planetary Astronomy Graduate Student

What would 17th Century astronomer Johannes Kepler have seen if he had today’s advanced tech-nology? The Astronomer’s Dream is a 3D journey through a computer graphic visualization of space, based on data obtained by NASA satellites.

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