Science Circle

Opening Archaeology Exhibit
2022-06-25 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Archaeology
Archaeology Tour
In my career choice as a practicing public archaeologist, I always look for new and exciting ways to incorporate places that bring a hint of mystery and encourage further reading.
I was fortunate to stumble on the education website Owlcation and found the perfect listing to illustrate my passion for the subject and about places well beyond my area where I live and work.
It’s my pleasure to introduce you the 20 most significant archaeological sites around the world display.
Places on a series of pentagon shaped platforms, all the sites shown have slide screen informative panels briefly describing each area.
Come learn the secrets they hold from the past, who made them, and why they are deserted today.

By Marion Smeltzer,
MA Practicing Archaeologist

Style Transfer
2022-06-25 21:00 - 22:00 | Scarlett Hotel
Style Transfer
Have you ever wondered what your favourite photos would look like through the eyes of an artist like Van Gogh? I did, and I was stoked to know that I could do it with artificial intelligence. In this presentation I’ll discuss artificial intelligence-based style transfer methods, briefly introducing convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and general adversarial networks (GANs), before talking about two algorithms capable of style transfer in image contexts.

A presentation by Karthik Prathaban, a student of AI.

Classical Concert
2022-06-26 07:00 - 08:00, 2022-07-03 07:00 - 08:00, 2022-07-10 07:00 - 08:00, 2022-07-17 07:00 - 08:00, 2022-07-24 07:00 - 08:00, 2022-07-31 07:00 - 08:00, 2022-08-07 07:00 - 08:00, 2022-08-14 07:00 - 08:00 and 6 more dates | The Lighthouse Café

Follow the Food
2022-07-09 07:00 - 08:00, 2022-07-23 07:00 - 08:00, 2022-07-30 07:00 - 08:00, 2022-08-06 07:00 - 08:00, 2022-08-13 07:00 - 08:00 | Auditorium

How Will I Live? The Sociology of Providing for Others
2022-09-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Psychologist Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) defined a hierarchy of needs that motivate human behavior. The most basic of needs are associated with survival, namely those that answer the question, “How Will I Live?” These basic needs include breathing, eating and drinking, finding shelter, clothing, and warmth, sex, and sleep. Once these are met, there are safety needs, including security, order, law, stability, and freedom from fear.
Considering the importance to each individual of gaining access to the resources needed to achieve these needs, it is small wonder that leaders of societies have developed a variety of ways to control these resources and thereby control members of their society. Bear in mind then that “providing for others” can have both positive and negative connotations for those being provided access to necessary resources.
In this presentation and discussion, we will explore the sociology, that is the social behavior, interactions, and relationships, associated with the control of these resources, including the institutions of
—land ownership
—employment
—marriage
—expanded families and population control
—gangs
—nursing homes and other social institutions
—social services such as the military and religious orders
—political systems such as totalitarianism, aristocracy, oligarchy, theocracy, colonialism, a republic or democracy, socialism, and communism
—restricting privileges like travel and voting
—liberty
—patronage
—feudalism
—slavery
—nomadic and hunter-gatherer cultures
—[Have I missed one?]

Covering the entire scope of this topic is a tall order for the single hour we will be together, but I hope the presentation and discussion will spark your interest in exploring this further.

Presentation by Dr. Phil Youngblood

Dr. Phil Youngblood

Previous lectures on film

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LIVE: Artemis I Moon Mission Launch
2022-09-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Auditorium
NASA is targeting 2:17 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept. 3, for the launch of Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and the ground systems at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There is a two-hour launch window for the next attempt.
The Artemis I flight test is an uncrewed mission around the Moon that will pave the way for a crewed flight test and future human lunar exploration as part of Artemis.

The Webb Telescope
2022-09-03 21:00 - 22:00 | Science Circle East Cabin
The Webb Telescope
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the chaos of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing new details about star formation and the galaxy’s central black hole. Webb’s powerful infrared gaze produced this detailed image of the Cartwheel and two smaller companion galaxies against a backdrop of many other galaxies. This image provides a new view of how the Cartwheel Galaxy has changed over billions of years.
Next steps
The observatory has a packed schedule of science programs looking at all kinds of cosmic phenomena, like planets, stars, galaxies, black holes, and more. Webb will revolutionize our understanding of the universe — but first, researchers need time to analyze data and make sure that they understand what they’re seeing.
What are your expectations of this revolutionary telescope? What questions could we start answering? Which photo appeals to you the most?

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BB: Alzheimer's and Scientific Integrity
2022-09-10 10:00 - 11:00 | The Lighthouse Café
For years the leading theory for the development of Alzheimer’s therapies has been the amyloid plaque theory. However, all the amyloid therapeutics that have been tried, failed. This has been confusing. Recently, it was reported that the data for the amyloid plaque theory were probably falsified. Join us to discuss where Alzheimer’s research should go now and the implications of a lost decade of research due to flawed science and possible malfeasance.
Alzheimer’s study controversy: What does it mean for future research?
What an Alzheimer’s Controversy Reveals About the Pressures of Academia (possible paywall)
At an international meeting, Alzheimer’s researchers are assessing what comes next
Shocking SCIENTIFIC FRAUD allegations against major medical research

A discussion hosted by Matt Burr at the Light house Cafe

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Dealing with Climate Change
2022-09-10 21:00 - 22:00 | Science Circle East Cabin
Dealing with Climate Change
Vital Signs of the Planet
Today, with an international and knowledgeable audience, we call on your experiences with climate change. What was the climate before 2000 and what is it like today? What changes does nature show, is flora and fauna changing? Are there excesses and how do you and your government deal with them?
What do you do yourself to reduce your footprint?

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Transcultural Beats
2022-09-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
There may be many means to bridge and calm cultural differences — beyond transcultural themes and images. This presentation considers how musical rhythms can strike a common beat among multi-cultured gatherings. Sample audio clips demonstrate 20 years of observable rhythmic resonance in culturally-diverse international classrooms.

Presenter: Steven R. Van Hook has a doctorate specializing in transcultural teaching. He is an educator for international communication and business programs at UCLA, UCSB, National University, and elsewhere. He develops virtual world learning, and his research has been published by SAGE and UNESCO journals.
WorldWide Multicultural Research

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Second Life #Metoo
2022-09-17 21:00 - 22:00 | Science Circle East Cabin
There are no #metoo high profile cases in SL as far as we know, but as Ayesha Lytton put it in her commentary under a “New World Notes” article, the threshold seems to be even lower in SL than in the physical world.
How are your experiences in Second Life? Are you a woman in both worlds or a man who uses a female avatar? What happened to you so far and how do you deal with it? Or do you perhaps feel safer in Second Life than in the physical world? Are you a man who has ever used a female avatar, what was your experience like? Did it perhaps give you insights?

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging: MRI
2022-09-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: MRI
Where did it come from?
How does it work?
What’s that loud banging noise?

How did we get from the image on the left to the one on the right?

The great progenitor of MRI is NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance). The phenomenon of magnetic resonance was initially discovered by physicists, after which chemists turned the basic science into NMR, an essential tool for probing the structure and dynamics of molecules. In a classic story of how science works, physicists, chemists, and physicians are all responsible for the initial and continuing development of MRI, and the story of these connections provides a classic glimpse of how science works and of the occasional controversies associated with Nobel Prizes.
This presentation describes the path from molecular beams studied in vacuum to probe fundamental properties of matter all the way to the widespread use of non-invasive MRI to diagnose an impressive range of medical conditions. In addition, on the research front we’ll look at the use of MRI to pursue the tantalizing question of ‘what is thought.’ Along the way we’ll also talk about why the scanner makes a banging noise that many who have experienced liken to a jackhammer.

Presentation by Natalie Foster // Prof. Emerita: Chemistry Dept. // Lehigh University

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Transcultural Beats
2022-09-24 21:00 - 22:00 | Auditorium
Transcultural Beats: Rhythms of the world that rock across cultures
There may be many means to bridge and calm cultural differences — beyond transcultural themes and images. This presentation considers how musical rhythms can strike a common beat among multi-cultured gatherings. Sample audio clips demonstrate 20 years of observable rhythmic resonance in culturally-diverse international classrooms.
Steven R. Van Hook has a doctorate specializing in transcultural teaching. He is an educator for international communication and business programs at UCLA, UCSB, National University, and elsewhere. He develops virtual world learning, and his research has been published by SAGE and UNESCO journals.
http://wwmr.us

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