Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Events: Feb. 12 - Feb. 18

Upcoming events in the local health and science community.

ALL WEEK
Salem State College will celebrate science with its annual five-day Darwin festival, including a talk about Pluto’s extraplanetary status by Harvard professor Owen Gingerich at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, a presentation on DNA forensics at 11 a.m. Monday, and one on building brains for underwater robots at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Call 978-542-6236.

MONDAY, FEB. 12
The next Science on Screen at the Coolidge Corner Theatre will feature ‘‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,’’ a film about a couple who tries an experimental procedure to wipe out the memories of their relationship and painful breakup. Harvard psychology professor Daniel Schacter, an expert in the field of memory and amnesia, will be the guest speaker. At 7 p.m. at the theater, 290 Harvard St., Brookline. Regular admission $9.50. Call 617-734-2501.

In honor of Charles Darwin's birthday, Redline and the Center for Naturalism are hosting an evening of readings, stories, toasts, songs, and Darwin impersonations. Monday, beginning at 7 p.m. at Redline, 59 JFK St., Harvard Square, in Cambridge. Call 617-491-9851.

TUESDAY, FEB. 13
Harvard Divinity School and the Boston Theological Institute are sponsoring a talk about "Reinventing the Sacred without Supernaturalism." At 5 p.m. in the divinity school's Andover Hall, 45 Francis Avenue in Cambridge.

Marine creatures' need to eat before they were eaten led to the evolution of unusual and surprisingly sophisticated weapons including undersea chemical warfare, espionage and fortification. Jeremy Long of Northeastern University's Marine Science Center will address “The Art of War in Marine Life,” at 7 p.m. at the science center, 430 Nahant Road, in Nahant. Call 781-581-7370 ext 321.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14
PBS examines the toll that heart disease exacts in America, where nearly 12 percent of the population lives with the disease. The 90-minute documentary, which begins at 9 p.m. on WGBH 2, is followed by a panel discussion hosted by Larry King.

THURSDAY, FEB. 15
Andrew Szentgyorgyi, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, will talk at the next observatory night about the search for earth-like planets in other solar systems. Lecture at 7:30 p.m., at the center, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, followed by telescope viewing, if weather permits. Call 617-495-7461.

Event listings may be sent to healthscience@globe.com

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