Stanley Kubrick's 1968 movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" is being screened Friday.
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27
Safety and sound Regis College will address campus safety and mental health issues, including prevention and early intervention, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., in the Upper Student Union Lounge, 235 Wellesley St., in Weston. Call 781-768-7001.
Cardiac care Jordan Hospital will offer a free seminar on the latest advances in prevention of and treatment for cardiac disease. From 6 to 8 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 4
You're so vein The Cardiovascular Institute at Beth Deaconess Medical Center will conduct free varicose vein screening and offer treatment advice. Screenings take about 10 minutes each. From 5 to 8 p.m., at the hospital's Lowry Medical Building, 110 Francis St., Suite 5B. Call 617-632-9959 for an appointment.
The heart of the matter The Newton-Wellesley Hospital will hold free cardiovascular screenings on a first-come, first-serve basis. Screenings at 6 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m., at the hospital's Shipley Auditorium, 2014 Washington St., Newton. To register, go to nwh.org/classes or call 617-243-5900.
THURSDAY, FEB. 28
Eating disorders The Multi-service Eating Disorders Association will host author Aimee Liu, who will discuss her latest book, "Gaining: the Truth about Life After Eating Disorders." General admission $10. From 6 to 9 p.m., at Simmons College Holmes Sports Center Gymnasium, 300 The Fenway. Go to medainc.org.
Child's play the Museum of Science will host an adult workshop about how play shapes children's beliefs. General admission is $30. Begins at 6:30 p.m., at the museum. Call 617-723-2500 or go to mos.org/courses to register.
Rules lived by The Harvard Museum of Natural History will hold a lecture about why cooperation is essential for evolution. Harvard's Martin Nowak will discuss five mechanisms for the evolution of cooperation, and how they are key to the development of human social intellect. Begins at 6 p.m., in the museum's Geo Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge. Go to hmnh.harvard.edu.
Mayan family tree Over the last 50 years, researchers have tracked down the names of several hundred members of the Classic Maya royal families, but reconstructing their genealogies has been tricky. Archeologist Peter Mathews will talk about those efforts at 5:30 p.m. at the Yenching Institute, Harvard University, 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge. Go to peabody.harvard.edu.
FRIDAY, FEB. 29
Sci-fi movie night The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics will show "2001: A Space Odyssey," the sci-fi flick that predicted future space exploration of artificial intelligence computer technology. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., movie begins at 7 p.m., at the center's Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden St., Cambridge. Go to cfa-www.harvard.edu.
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