"Sages even at night" will be held for the second year, this evening (Sunday) at universities and science museums throughout the country

Like last year, there will be a night of scientific activity for the whole family at research institutions and science museums free of charge under the auspices of the Ministry of Science, Culture and Sports and the European Union

Smart at night, September 24, 2009

"Smart in the Night" is a night of diverse scientific events and activities for children, teenagers and adults, which will include fascinating meetings with scientists, night tours on science and nature, demonstrations, workshops, sessions and many other diverse activities suitable for the whole family. The event will take place on Monday, September 24 starting at 17:00, four days before the corresponding evenings throughout Europe, due to the Sukkot holiday. On this evening, the research institutions and science museums will open their doors to the general public free of charge.

The activities will take place in the following institutions: MiGel - Upper Galilee Knowledge Center Kiryat Shemona (MiGel Campus, Beit HaKhan in Kiryat Shemona), the Technion and the Haifa National Science Museum, Tel Aviv University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Givat Ram Campus, B.S. El Ferir, Beit Hanina and Lev Ha'ir Community Center), the Bloomfield Jerusalem Science Museum, the Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot and the Klor Rehovot Science Garden.
The activities will include guided visits to advanced research laboratories; demonstrations and sessions of scientific experiments; Fascinating discussions on scientific topics close to our hearts such as environment, water, agriculture and medicine; Screening of Al Gore's award-winning film "A Disturbing Truth" accompanied by a discussion with experts; "Science Cafe" meetings that allow a conversation with scientists in a relaxed atmosphere close to home; and more
The "Sages even at night" project is taking place for the second year under the auspices of the European Union, known as "Scientists' Night" and will be held throughout Europe on September 28, with the aim of bringing the general public closer to scientists and stimulating interest in the various science topics.
At the same time, a national children's drawing competition "Draw me a scientist" is held. The painting exhibition will be displayed in the rotating exhibition pavilion in the Keller Science Garden at the Weizmann Institute of Science and will open on September 24th as part of the "Smart Even in the Night" events. The competition carries prizes and the winning painting will represent Israel at the international painting exhibition on behalf of the European Union, which will be held in Brussels.

The night life of the bats at the Hebrew University

One of the interesting activities in "Sages (even) by night" is a tour following the nightlife of the bats at the Edmond Y. Safra campus, Givat Ram at the Hebrew University. The tour will be guided by doctoral student Asaf Tzoer from the Institute of Life Sciences in the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the Hebrew University. On the tour, which will be accompanied by a lecture on the life of bats, the participants will make observations using special equipment that picks up the sonar signals of the bats and translates them into sounds that humans can hear. According to Tzoer, in the vicinity of the campus in Givat Ram live several dozen bats, belonging to three species: one species of fruit eaters and two species of insect eaters.

A night safari will be held at the Jerusalem Bird Research Center near the government building in Givat Ram, where the participants will follow a variety of animals, including birds, porcupines, bats and more.

In "Sages (also) at night" there will be more activities and lectures: "Shedding light" - watching chemical reactions that manifest themselves in the emission of spectacular light; "Glowing in DNA" - Knowledge of advanced tools in genetic engineering and their use for forensic purposes. "Seizing the light by its horns" - breaking down light into its components and demonstrating laser technologies, while discussing the structure of the atom; "Glimpses of Science" - activities under the guidance of a team of science-seeking youth in chemistry, astronomy, biology and physics; "Space flights - past and future", a lecture by Dr. Dima Burstein; "Catastrophes" - a lecture on celestial bodies that cross the Earth's orbit and threaten to harm it; and "Medicine and Biology in Space" - a lecture on surprising experiments conducted in zero gravity and medical treatment of astronauts. (The last two lectures will be given by graduate students at the Hebrew University).

The participants will also be invited to observe the planets through telescopes of the Hebrew University, at the Edmond Y. Safra campus, Givat Ram and two other observation points in the city. During the observation, the participants will learn how the mechanism of the telescope works.
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