Lee and Grant

Professor Alex Smith explored the differences between two great military men of the Civil War, General Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant, and the impact they had on our nation. Part of African American Heritage Month.

Fold your own Spring Rolls

Jill Vu, Reference Assistant, gave a hands-on class in how to make Vietnamese spring rolls and delicious dipping sauces.

The FBI in the Movies

A local FBI agent came to visit and told stories about his life as an agent.

Be My Valentine

Linda Gabrielson and Patsy Brautigam showed everyone how to make Valentine cards from recyclable materials. A joint ALL/LIFE program. For a list of suggested materials, click here.

Are We Alone?

Daniel Kainer, Biology Professor at Lone Star College-Montgomery, delivered a fascinating presention about the possibility of life beyond the stars. With over a 100 billion stars in the galaxy and over 100 billion galaxies in the unverse, that's a lot of possibilites. Or is it? Learn more about Fermi's Paradox in the slideshow below.

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:

LIFE - 1/27/2010 - Are We Alone?

View more presentations from LSC-CyFair Library, LIFE Workshops.

Astrobiology enthusiast should also check out:
Planet Quest from NASA at http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/
SETI Institute at http://www.seti.org/
Pale Blue Dot speech from Carl Sagan at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pfwY2TNehw
Murmers of Earth (images and sounds from the Voyager Interstellar Record) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mvg9WCPOYM

Find Your True North

Jason Moulenbelt taught the basics of an old fashion compass: how to find Magnetic North, True North, take a bearing, take a back bearing, and triangulate your position.


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Are You a Wind, Water or Fire?

Barbara Morrison of Texas Yoga Center revealed the secret path to longevity and vitality through Ayurveda, the ancient Indian healing system.


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