Science / Medicine : Cabrillo Museum Plans Tide Pool Explorations
Discover sea anemones, sea urchins and perhaps a small octopus in a series of tide pool explorations sponsored by the Cabrillo Marine Museum in San Pedro.
Naturalists will guide visitors in finding and identifying these fascinating tide pool animals on weekend outings during low tide, now through Dec. 4.
The next tour is planned for Oct. 22 at 1:30 p.m. Call (213) 548-7563.
MEDICINE AND HEALTH
Genetic engineering, DNA fingerprinting and mapping of the human genome will be some of the subjects discussed in “Medicine in the 21st Century,” the opening lecture in Caltech’s 1988-89 Watson Lecture Series, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Beckman Auditorium on campus. Call (818) 356-4652.
“Can Vitamin C Cure the Common Cold?” will be the topic of a lecture sponsored by the Southern California Skeptics at 2 p.m. on Oct. 23, Baxter Lecture Hall at Caltech. Call (818) 791-4543.
SCIENCE FOR KIDS
Many types of bears and their habitats will be the focus of “The Bear Facts!” the next “Whale’s Tales” family program at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County at 3:15 p.m. on Oct. 23 in the Ralph M. Parsons Discovery Center. Call (213) 744-3335.
ASTRONOMY
Mars is still prominent in the sky and in local planetariums this month. “The Mars Program” will be shown at the Charles Temple Observatory at Moorpark College on Friday at 8:30 p.m. Call (805) 378-1408.
At Los Angeles Valley College in Van Nuys, “Return to Mars” will be presented on Oct. 21 at 8 and 9:15 p.m. The star closest to Earth, the sun, will be the topic of the Los Angeles Valley College planetarium show on Friday, also at 8 and 9:15 p.m. Call (818) 781-1200, Ext. 335.
The El Camino College Planetarium show will investigate meteors, meteorites and their possible origins in “Artillery of the Heavens” Friday evenings through Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. Call (213) 715-3200.
PALEONTOLOGY
The bone-headed numbskull, nimble footle and furry wyrm are just a few of the “new dinosaurs” to be discussed by scientist Dougal Dixon at the George C. Page Museum’s Dinosaur Theater at 7 p.m. on Oct. 19. Reservations are required. Call (213) 744-3342.
