05/09

The Buck goes to the movies: Evil Scientists and Hollywood!

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We are marking our 20th anniversary throughout 2019 and are celebrating it by scheduling a number of events that focus on our science, our history and our place in society! Please join us for this unique, fun event, and help us celebrate 20 years of research in aging!

For many years, Hollywood has been making movies about how science might approach the eternal question; is it possible to extend human life, and achieve immortality?

Professor Simon Melov is a long-standing faculty member of the Buck, with a lifelong interest in science fiction and Hollywood. He will host a light hearted overview of how Hollywood has treated science, and specifically the issue of lifespan extension & “evil scientists”. Come up to the Buck for a fun filled evening revisiting clips from many of your favorite movies. The talk will celebrate how Hollywood views science, and those pesky “evil scientists” who are always up to no good.

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm PT
Buck Institute

8001 Redwood Blvd
Novato, California 94945

Directions

The Buck Institute is located 25 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

San Francisco Airport/San Francisco/South Bay:

  • Take Highway 101 North across the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Take the last Novato exit — Atherton/San Marin Drive (just north of the DeLong exit)
  • Turn left at the stoplight, and go west over the freeway overpass
  • Get in the right lane, and turn right at the second stoplight onto Redwood Boulevard
  • Go approximately ½ mile, and turn left onto Buck Center Drive
  • At the top of the hill, turn left into the Visitor Parking Lot

Berkeley/Oakland/Oakland International Airport:

  • Take Highway 80 to Highway 580 West, and cross the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge
  • Take 580 until it merges with Highway 101 North in San Rafael
  • Take the last Novato exit — Atherton/San Marin Drive (just north of the DeLong exit)
  • Turn left at the stoplight, and go west over the freeway overpass
  • Get in the right lane, and turn right at the second stoplight onto Redwood Boulevard
  • Go approximately ½ mile, and turn left onto Buck Center Drive
  • At the top of the hill, turn left into the Visitor Parking Lot

From Sonoma County, take Highway 101 South:

  • Take the first Novato exit (Atherton/San Marin Drive)
  • Turn right at the stoplight, and stay in the right lane
  • Take an immediate right onto Redwood Boulevard
  • Go approximately ½ mile, and turn left onto Buck Center Drive
  • At the top of the hill, turn left into the Visitor Parking Lot

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