Lecture: Contemporary Interest in Gems and Jewelry

Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Avenue, Washington

Join Aja Raden, author of the New York Times best-selling book Stoned, for a stimulating conversation with Hillwood's Executive Director Kate Markert about contemporary interest in jewelry and gemstones and an exploration of topics such as why pearls were once worth more than diamonds, why diamonds are now the engagement stone of choice, and why […]

Lecture: The Mystery of Planet Formation

Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington

This lecture, by Dr. John E. Chambers of the Carnegie Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, will explore how planets form and why they look the way they do. Learn more at […]