Today in BF History: JAN 13

Dont worry Lunch Clubber's. The staff here at BfRLC have not been neglectful of Bf history. In fact we have a post for about every day of the year. Unfortunately some days our cracker jack research team gets stumped. However, we are back on track and I am proud to announce today January 13th in 2009 (yes I know this is actually in the future, but by tomorow it will be history.) Science Fiction in San Francisco (SFinSF) posts a BF event as a part of the Ask a Scientist lectures.



Tuesday, January 13th, 7:00 pm
Topic: Bigfoot and Other Wild Men of the Forest
Bummer. The recent claim by two Georgia men to have discovered the remains of a Bigfoot corpse turned out to be a hoax. Sure, you didn't fall for it, but somehow a couple of blockheads and a frozen gorilla costume did manage to capture public attention and create a minor media stir. After all, Bigfoot, Yeti, and hordes of other cryptoid missing links have been igniting human imagination for ages. Even the most skeptical of us must wonder if it's possible there really could be large, undiscovered primates on earth, still unknown to us humans. Can we be so sure we've found them all? And if some enticing evidence presented itself, how would we test it scientifically? Tonight physical anthropologist Eugenie Scott will help us answer the question of whether or not we might one day be able to welcome some long lost relatives to the family tree. This event is presented in collaboration with the Bay Area Skeptics.

Speaker: Eugenie Scott; Physical Anthropologist and Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education

Location: Axis Cafe, 1201 8th Street (btw. 16th & Irwin) San Francisco



Science Fiction in SanFrancisco
Science Fiction in San Francisco (A Perfect Fit) stages a monthly series of readings hosted by Terry Bisson. There is also a monthly series of movie screenings. All events take place at The Variety Preview Room, 582 Market St. @ Montgomery (1st floor of The Hobart Bldg.), San Francisco (map). Proceeds from the events go to the Variety Children’s Charity. See here for a full list of our sponsors and partners.

Ask a Scientist
Modern science is evolving faster than laboratory fruit flies.
How are busy, curious people supposed to keep up with all the latest information? Even if you read Scientific American and watch Nova faithfully, you still probably wind up with more questions than answers.

Ask a Scientist is an informative, entertaining, monthly lecture series, held at a San Francisco cafe. Each event features a speaker on a scientific topic, a short presentation, and the opportunity to ask all those burning questions that have been keeping you up at night. No tests, grades, or pressure…just food, drinks, socializing, and conversation about the universe’s most fascinating mysteries!