Dr. Henry Astley is an Associate Professor at the University of Akron, studying the mechanics of how animals move and building robots that move like animals. He mostly studies snakes, but has also studied frogs, salamanders, fish, spiders, and more.
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Take part in state-of-the-art science!
Step into the lab at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and join our team of award-winning scientists and collections staff for special programs every Sunday. These drop-in programs take place from 11am to 4pm in the Museum's newly reimagined galleries and are included with your general admission ticket.
UPCOMING DATES
Sunday, October 12
Come learn how snakes move, and then try your hand at making a robotic snake that moves like the real thing!
Sunday, October 19
Join us to learn about beautiful bug brains! Discover the diversity of insects and other anthropod brains with Dr. Gabriella Wolff.
Sunday, October 26
What do people eat? Learn about the evolution of our food and explore Dr. Burt's research on diet in Cleveland and around the world.
Sunday, November 2
Have you ever been called a Neanderthal? If so, you should be honored! Learn about our favorite evolutionary cousins, their mysterious extinction, and how their DNA continues to impact our lives today.
Sunday, November 9
The largest seed in the world, the Coco de mer or double coconut, can reach up to 12 inches long and weigh an astounding 40 lbs! Explore hands-on specimens of some of the largest examples of seeds and pine cones. Projecting onto a flat-screen TV, the micro-eye microscope will also open up new worlds: you'll learn about the smallest seeds on Earth, which look like specs of dust.
Sunday, November 16
Humans use technology to shape environments and solve adaptive problems far beyond any other species on Earth. Tool technology originated millions of years ago, when our ancestors began striking stones together to produce flakes with sharp cutting edges. Learn about the evolution of stone tool-use in the human lineage and how ongoing Museum fieldwork in Kenya is revealing clues about the earliest toolmakers.
Sunday, November 23
The largest seed in the world, the Coco de mer or double coconut, can reach up to 12 inches long and weigh an astounding 40 lbs! Explore hands-on specimens of some of the largest examples of seeds and pine cones. Projecting onto a flat-screen TV, the micro-eye microscope will also open up new worlds: you'll learn about the smallest seeds on Earth, which look like specs of dust.
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