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Archives for January 2013

David hangs with Neil DeGrasse Tyson and comedians Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Silverman and Eugene Mirman, for a hilarious edition of StarTalk live. Click to watch part 1 of the show

January 20, 2013 By David

Neil & co-host Eugene Mirman are joined by Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Silverman and astrobiologist David Grinspoon at the Bell House in Brookyn to discuss the the Curiosity Mars Rover and the exploration of Mars

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Grinspoon is interviewed on the ‘Generation Anthropocene’ blog! Click to listen to the interview.

January 8, 2013 By David

Astrobiologist David Grinspoon takes the anthropocene off-planet to our nearest cosmic neighbor Venus and discusses what we learn about climate change here on Earth from Venus’ catastrophic green-house effect.  He also takes some time to address George Carlin’s environmental philosophy and talk about his childhood friend and mentor, Carl Sagan.

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A lecture by David Grinspoon: The Human Role in Earth Evolution: Will the Anthropocene be an Event, An Era or a Transition? Friday, January 4 2013 8:30 PM

January 4, 2013 By David

Location:

The John Wesley Powell Auditorium is adjacent to the Cosmos Club, 2170 Florida Avenue NW, Washington DC 20008. Entrance is through the club gate, the first right-hand entrance on Florida Avenue north of the intersection with Massachusetts Avenue NW. The auditorium entrance is to the left of the gate.

The Cosmos Club is within walking distance of the Dupont Circle Metro stop (Q Street exit), the Connecticut Avenue bus routes (L2, L4), and the Massachusetts Avenue bus routes (N2, N4).

 Preview of “Abstract for Philosophical Society of Washington 2310th Meeting, January 4 2013 8-30 PM”

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