A Rose by Any Other Name: The Science of Smell

"Rose and Ant" from The Floral Stereoradiographs of Albert G. Richards at The Museum of Jurassic Technology

A quick heads up on a cool talk coming up in December:

A Rose by Any Other Name: The Science of Smell
Speakers: Leslie Vosshall, The Rockefeller University, HHMI;
Avery Gilbert, author, What the Nose Knows

Dec 2, 2008 • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
A reception and booksigning follow until 9:00 pm.
The New York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St. at Barclay St., 40th fl.

It's part of the Science of the Five Senses series. More info is available at the New York Academy of Sciences site. Also, Leslie Vosshall will be giving a Harvey Lecture on May 21st. Harvey Lectures are free, open to the public, and some of the most fun you can have inside a geodesic dome.