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  • The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla
  • Fee: $75.00
    Dates: 10/6/2025 - 11/10/2025
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room:
    Instructor: Marc Seifer
    Seats Still Available: 20

    Trace Nikola Tesla’s journey from his early studies in Europe to his pioneering work in electricity, wireless technology, and beyond. Explore his collaborations and rivalries, including the “War of the Currents” with Edison and his partnership with Westinghouse, which lit the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Topics include his telautomaton, wireless experiments, race with Marconi, the Wardenclyffe Tower, wartime projects, and the mystery of his papers after his death.

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  • Creative Conservation
  • Fee: $75.00
    Dates: 10/8/2025 - 11/12/2025
    Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room: Zoom Classroom
    Instructor: Stephanie Arne
    Seats Still Available: 20

    Be educated, entertained, and inspired through real-life conservation stories from the instructor’s experiences and her time as host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom. Explore how passionate individuals, diverse perspectives, and unique skills come together to tackle complex environmental challenges. Learn practical ways you can help protect wildlife and preserve our planet’s ecosystems.

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  • In Darwin's Footsteps: A Journey to the Galapagos
  • Fee: $75.00
    Dates: 10/16/2025 - 11/20/2025
    Times: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room: Zoom Classroom
    Instructor: Eric Simon
    Seats Still Available: 20

    From 1831-1836, Charles Darwin circumnavigated the globe aboard the HMS Beagle. In the Galapagos Islands and elsewhere, Darwin collected data that, after decades of study and reflection, formed part of the basis for his publication On the Origin of Species. The ideas presented in that volume remain the foundation of all modern biological thought. Drawing upon original source materials and the instructor’s photos, this course will present the historical and cultural context of Darwin’s era, follow the five-year journey, discuss how Darwin came to his ideas, and explain his theories in detail.

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