In the early 1400s, Florence gave birth to the Renaissance, one of the world's greatest creative awakenings. Discover the lasting achievements of Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo as art historian John Daum explores this city of food, art and… Read More
Colonel Phil Walsh, an adventurer, engineer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, shares stories and images from his transit of the Northwest Passage. He highlights the nature and people he encountered as well as the equipment, technology and conditions… Read More
Isabel Espinosa Medina, a group leader at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus, discusses the importance of genetics and microscopy technologies in discovering how cells build organisms and introduces a new genetic tool called TEMPO, based on CRISPR. Admission is… Read More
Bill Suter, 19th clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court and Army judge advocate, discusses case selection, recent decisions, the meaning of judicial ideologies, the personalities of the Justices and media coverage. He also offers a few inside stories.… Read More
A Point & Click Adventure! Lorena Benedetti from Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus discusses how optogenetics, a technique that combines light and genetics, allows scientists to precisely control such phenomena as simple protein interactions to animal… Read More
The Making of America's Active Transportation Network Author Peter Harnik shares the story of the grassroots activism that helped convert many abandoned rail lines into beloved recreation trails, including our very own W&OD trail. Part of LCPL's Spoke'n… Read More
Dr. Giuseppe Esposito, chief of nuclear medicine at Georgetown University Hospital, shares how recent FDA-approved radiopharmaceuticals have advanced the field of nuclear medicine and now allow physicians to diagnose, and in some cases treat, conditions including breast and… Read More
Art historian John Daum transports you to a time when Venice, Italy, was a world superpower and artist like Bellini, Giorgione and Titian were revolutionizing art. It's free! Come early and enjoy amazing craft beverages and delicious dishes… Read More
Daniel Feliciano, project team fellow at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus, explores how the available resources surrounding cells within tissues are used as energy sources and building blocks to determine different cell functions. It's free! Come early to enjoy… Read More
Exploring Antarctica and the Subantarctic Islands National Geographic photography expert Jeff Mauritzen shares images, stories and photo tips from his many assignments to these unique geographical locations. It's free! Come early and enjoy tasty craft beverages--beer, wine, cider,… Read More