WHAT: SciCafe presents Travels with Tyrannosaurus: On the Trek for Dinosaurs and Ancient Mammals, featuring Museum paleontologists Mike Novacek and Mark Norell.
When it comes to the evolution of life, fossils are the only direct evidence of what actually happened. There are still amazing fossils waiting to be discovered that can help explain the past and deepen our understanding of the present.  Join Museum paleontologists Mike Novacek and Mark Norell while they share their adventures—and misadventures—on digging expeditions in Mongolia, Chile, the Arabian peninsula, and Africa and explain why this arduous travel …

Predicting Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions, featuring Stephen Malone of the University of Washington.
This weekend’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Mexico with aftershocks that reached Southern California, the devastating earthquake in Chile, and the recent eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland are all reminders of the power of geological events.  Join Stephen Malone of the Department of Earth and Space Science at the University of Washington as he discusses the state-of-the-art technology behind predicting these phenomena. Learn about the advances scientists have made in predicting volcanic …