Looking Forward to Fall 2020
The MSU Wonderlust volunteer committees, Advisory Council members, and staff are excited to announce the following line up of Fall 2020 programming**. As mentioned in the letter above, these programs will be offered live online. Our presenters and instructors look forward to engaging in lively discussions with you this Fall!
NOTE:
Fall program information will not be available on our website until late August.
(**As of 7/15/2020)
COURSES & WORKSHOPS
Chemistry in the Kitchen: From Reactions to Recipe.
Instructor: Bill McLaughlin.
Discover
and experiment how fascinating small bits of matter (our food) change and interact as we dissect the chemistry of a recipe through hands-on activities with an award-winning instructor.
Calling BS! From Fake News to Questionable Science: How do we believe responsibly?
Instructor:
Kristen Intemann. Discuss a range of topics aimed at helping us think critically and responsibly about medical, scientific, political and media claims. How do we know what to believe and what is...well...BS?
Montana Art: Context and Culture.
Instructor
: Michele Corriel. The course will follow the art of White Europeans, early Native Americans, the late 1800s work of Edgar Paxson, to early 1900s with C.M.Russell and Fredrick Remington.
World Mythologies: The Stories That Shape Humanity. Presenter: Marvin Lansverk. Experience, explore and analyze the power of mythology from stories, literature and cultures around the world.
Microbes: In Sickness and in Health.
Instructor:
Kari Cargill. The microbial world plays important roles in our everyday lives—detrimental and beneficial roles and timely to historical topics will be covered.
The Living Art of Bonsai.
Instructor:
Ron Davis. Examine the history, design and cultivation of bonsai trees, and follow the evolution of bonsai methods from China, through Japan, to the USA.
What We Can Learn from the Fall of Rome.
Instructor:
Bruce McNab. Unravel the contrast between the Roman Empire at its zenith in the second century, its nadir in the fifth century and a multitude of proposed causes explaining the “fall of Rome”.
The Five Senses.
Instructor:
Frank Marchak. Examine human and animal sensory mechanisms and perception, an interdisciplinary field of science, crossing the boundaries between psychology, biology, and engineering.
Taking Care of You While Taking Care of Your Loved One.
Instructor:
Lynn Paul. Take the needed time to learn valuable skills and to manage your health, reduce stress and improve your energy as a caregiver. Interactive workshop format.
Reading: Why it’s Hard and Why it Matters.
Instructor:
Sarah Alexander, Sarah Bernall. Learn about the remarkable journey of the brain and reading since writing began five thousand years ago, and explore the brain-based differences of the dyslexic brain.
Religion and U.S. Presidents: A Century of Intrigue.
Instructor:
Bruce Gourley. Examine three dimensions of the relationship between religion and presidents from Calvin Coolidge to the present.
Measuring the Pulse of Yellowstone - The untold stories
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Instructor:
Greater Yellowstone Inventory & Monitoring Network Staff.
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earn about targeted assessments and vital signs monitoring in and around YNP with emphasis on amphibians, plants, climate, water and invasives.
