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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE����

Contact: Susan Joslin (508) 289-7281; sjoslin@mbl.edu

��������, WOODS HOLE, MA—The �������� Associates and the����are pleased to announce “Science Before Supper,” a new series of talks by �������� scientists designed to whet the public’s appetite for all things science.�� The free talks, which will all take place at the Falmouth Public Library, Main Branch, are��designed especially for non-scientists.

The series will kick off on Thursday, October 11 with Nathan Wilson, Director of �������� Center for Library and Informatics, who will discuss the��, an unprecedented effort to increase awareness and understanding of living nature. EOL is an open, freely-accessible and trusted digital resource. ��Mr. Wilson will discuss how the EOL benefits science and scientists, and how public participation can help make it better. His talk “The Encyclopedia of Life: Cataloging Every Species on Earth!” will begin at 5:00 PM in the library’s Hermann Foundation Meeting Room,��300 Main Street, Falmouth.

Upcoming “Science Before Supper” talks include:

January 17, 2013
“Color Change and Patterning in Ocean Animals: Science, Art, and Technology”
Dr. Roger Hanlon, �������� Senior Scientist; Director, Program in Sensory Physiology and Behavior

February 21, 2013
TBA

For more information, contact the �������� Communications Office at 508.289.7423 or the Falmouth Public Library at 508.457.2555.

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The �������� Associates are a group of individuals and businesses that support the scientific mission of the �������� through their gifts to the Annual Fund. The Associates sponsor educational and research programs for the �������� and raise funds for special projects. In addition, they operate the �������� Gift Shop, located on Water Street in Woods Hole, the profits from which support scientific fellowships.