Marietta College's Physics Honor Society welcomes Cincinnati Observatory astronomer on Feb. 27
Marietta, Ohio (02/05/2020) — Dean Regas, former co-host of the PBS TV show Star Gazers, will be speaking at Marietta College at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, February 27th, at the Anderson Hancock Planetarium. His topic is "I Want to Believe: Returning to an Age of Reason."
Marietta College's chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma (physics honor society) is hosting the public science lecture with Regas, who has been the astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory since 2000.
After 20 years of public speaking at the Cincinnati Observatory, Regas has heard every astronomy conspiracy theory and doomsday prediction in the universe - and frankly, he's worried. He's worried that we are slipping into an age of growing superstition. In his rational, often humorous lecture, Regas tackles such controversial topics as The Mayan Calendar, moon landing, UFO sightings, Doomsday Comets, Astrology, and the Star of Bethlehem.
The truth is out there and Regas shows why it is important to confront superstitions head-on and how you can champion a new age of reason.
There will be a book signing in the lobby of the planetarium from 6:45-7:30 p.m. Weather permitting, there will be a telescopic viewing at 8:30 p.m.
Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major. Marietta College has also been named a Great College to Work For two consecutive years (2018 and 2019).
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