Science Circle

"Luna: The Earth's Moon"
2019-04-21 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Auditorium
On very short notice
“Luna: The Earth’s Moon”
By Dr. William Wall (Syzygy Asymptote SL)

Dr. William Wall has participated 3 times in Panel Discussions, namely;
– Fermi Paradox
– Science Fiction in Movies & Series
– The sequel to Science Fiction in Movies

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Top-Ten Science Circle Podcast Takeaways
2019-04-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Top-Ten Science Circle Podcast Takeaways
This presentation features background and audio excerpts from premier episodes of the Science Circle Podcast. Recorded guests include Phil Youngblood (SL: Vic Michalak), Stephen Gasior (SL: Stephen Xootfly), Rob Knop (SL: Prospero Frobozz), Greg Perrier (SL: Dodge Threebeards), Michael Shaw (SL: Shawza Tunwarm), Matthew Burr (SL: Beragon Betts), Robert Hendrix (SL: Tagline), and Budd Turner (SL: Josain Zsun).
Their interview topics range from molecular genetics, astrophysics and entropy, education innovations, new tactics in teaching chemistry, protecting your ideas with patent and copyright law, transgalactic relations, doctor’s tips for a healthier life, protecting your digital legacy, and the past/present/future of The Science Circle.

Bio: Steven R. Van Hook (SL: Kip Roffo) is host/producer of The Science Circle Podcast. He has a doctorate specializing in transcultural education and new learning technologies, and has taught communication classes for 20 years at universities in the USA and abroad. Steven spent two decades as a broadcast journalist, radio talk show host and educational webzine publisher, and is also experienced in international economic development and social services.

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Science of Science: big data, A.I: and the future of science
2019-04-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Abstract
Big data and artificial intelligence have become a new mantra in the media and in the government’s agendas.
The talk will address two main topics: on the one hand, it will try to explain why the hype about AI is completely unmotivated (AI is still far to come) while, on the other, it will emphasize some aspects of the revolution which is taking place focusing on the impact that both Big Data and Machine learning methods are already having and even more will have in the near future on the scientific discovery process.

— Giuseppe Longo
Professor of Astrophysics

Accademico Pontaniano
Associate – California Institute of Technology
Associate . INFN and INAF

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Dickens Project exemplifies virtual collaboration
2019-04-06 10:00 - 10:50 | VWBPE Lecture Area A
Photo: Dickens Festival Deventer, Netherlands

Dickens Project exemplifies virtual collaboration

Distance Connections Presentations

Charles Dickens Constructivism Historical Simulation

SPOTLIGHT
Presenters: Valerie Hill (SL: Valibrarian Gregg), Peninsula College; Breiana Theodore (SL: Jodie Landon); Mary Pat Lynch (SL: Aoife Lorefield)
Description: The Dickens Project, a virtual simulation of A Christmas Carol and the life and times of Charles Dickens built by Seanchai Library, has been held annually in Second Life for six years. The Community Virtual Library partnered with Seanchai Library for the past three years to enhance the educational simulation with research and the Urchins of London game was added in 2018. The collaborative process illustrates best practices for virtual world learning.
Participants will observe successful virtual world collaboration for deep learning across distance.
Participants will interact with librarians, educators, and artists working together.
Accessibility: Voice and SpeakEasy HUD Tool

Reconsider cultural difference in online education
2019-04-05 12:00 - 12:50 | VWBPE 2019 Quadrivium
“Reconsider cultural difference in online education”

Ethics & Responsibility Presentations

Cultural differences learning Online education

Compass Point Discussion Presenters: Hsiao-Cheng (Sandrine) Han (SL: Kristy Handrick), University of British Columbia; Kwesi Yaro (SL: Banapeh); Diana Ihnatovych (SL: dianaihn); Jennifer Zhao (SL: JenniferZhao); Peisen Ding (SL: AAADeanAAA)
Description: Have educators considered online education in relation to students’ cultural differences? Does that even matter? In MOOCs with students coming from different cultural backgrounds, do students learn differently because their cultural background? Should educators address it? Should courses be designed differently based on students’ different cultural backgrounds? Why or why not? This roundtable discussion will talk about how and why it is important to consider culture differences in education.
Cultural difference in learning
Cultural difference in online education
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Innovators in global science education
2019-04-04 10:30 - 11:20 | VWBPE 2019 Quadrivium
Compass Point Round Table Discussion at Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education 2019

Presenters: Mike Shaw (SL: Shawza Tunwarm), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Matthew Burr (SL: Beragon Betts); Robert Knop (SL: Prospero Frobozz); Phil Youngblood (SL: Vic Michalak); Stephen Gasior (SL: Stephen Xootfly)
Description: The Science Circle is a 10 year old alliance of scientists, educators, students, and science enthusiasts who collaborate to share knowledge and promote open source education worldwide. Our mission is to enhance science understanding through interdisciplinary dialogue via virtual environments and social media. We continue to collaborate with educators and researchers to re:envision innovative ways to attract and engage a diverse people and ideas, while working to solve technological and user issues.
Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to see how Virtual Worlds can facilitate open-source STE(A)M education.
2. Participants will be able to consider the interplay between VWs and the toolbox of social media.
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Animal behaviour: Ability to learn
2019-03-30 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Monthly panel discussion
With this week as subject “Animal behaviour: Ability to learn”

Moderator: Matthew Burr – Beragon Betts

Panel participants:

Linda Morris Kelley

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Human Papillomavirus
2019-03-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2019-03-23 07:00 - 08:00 | Auditorium
Illustration: Picture of the Neighborhood – Anatomy of the upper airway & upper digestive tract from Anatomy and Physiology Author: OpenStax; 22.1 Organs and Structures of the Respiratory System by Rice University, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

GOAL: to raise public awareness and understanding of disease consequent of HPV infection in the upper airway and upper digestive tract.
Summary:
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) refers to a collection of viruses, some of which cause transmissible disease in humans and have the potential to progress to malignancy (e.g., cancer of the uterine cervix in women). These viruses can also cause serious disease processes of the mucosa of the oral and nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, trachea and esophagus. This presentation will review some of the more prominent of these conditions including;
Juvenile Laryngeal Papillomatosis;
HPV+ palatine tonsil & base of tongue carcinoma;
inverted Schneiderian papilloma of the nasal cavity;
including presenting symptoms, diagnosis (with appropriate radiographic images as well as microscopic images demonstrating pathological morphology),
and treatment and prevention.
By Robert A. Hendrix, MD
Podcast interview with Robert

Lab Experiments in SL
2019-03-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
“Design and Effectiveness of Laboratory Experiments in the Virtual World of Second Life”
By Kurt Winkelmann
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Florida Institute of Technology

In order to explore the feasibility, challenges, and benefits of replacing real world chemistry lab experiments with a virtual experience, students at a large public university performed experiments in both the real world (RW) and Second Life (SL). Students in either the control group or SL group performed analogous RW and SL versions of two experiments by working in pairs and using the same laboratory manual. The SL group and control group were evaluated the same way as well. Results demonstrate that students learned just as much from the virtual experiments as they do in a real world laboratory based on pre-/post-experiment quizzes and lab report grades. A hands-on lab practicum showed that both groups learned kinesthetic skills to the same extent overall but there were subtle differences in individual skills that each group mastered. Students in the SL group report that the virtual experiments are fun and less stressful than the real world experiments. Teaching assistants provided a useful perspective about implementation and ideas for future virtual lab development plans.

These results are relevant to chemical education in a variety of ways. For on-campus courses, activities in virtual worlds can provide a means to address shortages in budgets and laboratory space. Existing online chemistry courses often lack a high-quality laboratory experience. Virtual worlds enable students to conduct interesting, realistic experiments which may be impractical to perform in a real world setting. Students can work independently or with lab partners, under the supervision of an instructor or autonomously.

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Archival & Digital Legacy, Preserving Your Digital Work
2019-03-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Photo: Huffpost
Archival & Digital Legacy, Preserving Your Digital Work

Abstract:
Background:

When a person dies, their digital footprint persists.
Digital providers assume ownership of Intellectual property (IP) created on their servers.
Family and workgroup attempts to archive or maintain deceased works are blocked.

Approach:

We worked within system permissions shared by the creator.
We tested possible workarounds
We contacted providers for account/work access

Findings:

Limited Copy, Move, possible
Edit (update), Delete, not possible, without creator account access.
Providers reluctant to discuss or allow access to deceased work,(IP).

Conclusion:

Advance planning needed for adding Trusted Friends and/or family member access to digital accounts in Trusts and/or Wills
Everyone needs to learn provider policies and legal requirements for establishing a “Legacy” path of transfer of ownership.
Passing your digital footprint when you can no longer login

By Budd Turner

Color for Photographers
2019-03-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Photo Wikipedia
Color for Photographers
Abstract: The colorspace of a camera or display or printer indicates the range of colors that can be recorded or reproduced. A colorspace is a subset of the range of typical human vision. In this tutorial, colorspaces will be defined and the consequences for image recording and reproduction discussed.
Robert Lawson Brown, Ph.D.
Physicist and Photographer

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Cyber Security
2019-02-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Monthly panel discussion
With this week as subject “Cyber Security”

Moderator: Matthew Burr – Beragon Betts

Anyone who is interested in his security on the internet will soon come across worrying reports about phishing e-mails, cybercrime, industrial espionage, governments stealing each other’s data and cyber-terrorism. Closer to home, data mining affects us via Facebook, Google and Microsoft.
What started as a free sharing of data has gradually turned into an unsafe, lawless space where everyone is a target for malicious parties.
More information Harvard Cybersecurity Wiki

Panel participants:

Myron Curtis
Phil Youngblood
Sam Galus, Professor at St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas

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Pigments and Colors and Dyes, Oh My!
2019-02-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Photo: Wikipedia
Some chemistry behind the colors we see: Pigments and Colors and Dyes, Oh My!
When we make new compounds, one of the first questions we ask is “What color is it?” The color of a substance depends on many factors, including its composition, particle size, and the physics of how light interacts with its surface. Even the ability to perceive color rests on chemical changes of compounds within specialized cells. This introductory talk will touch on purely physical means by which colors are generated, but will focus on how colors are the result of light absorption (and sometimes emission) by inorganic and organic substances.

— Mike J. Shaw
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Darwin day: Heroes of Evolution
2019-02-12 06:00 - 07:00 | Auditorium
Darwin Day 2019 Lecture
Heroes of Evolution: Kettlewell and Majerus: Of Moths and March of Science
This lecture will honor the accomplishments of two scientists who helped demonstrate “Evolution in Action.”
Dr. Henry Bernard Davis Kettlewell spent time in the field counting moths in response to increasing amounts of pollution. This phenomenon of industrial melanism was an excellent demonstration of microevolution showing how a population of organisms change in accordance with environmental changes. Unfortunately, scientific criticism lead to junk science criticisms by anti-evolutionists.
Dr. Mike Majerus followed up on the scientific criticisms with his own updated experiments solidifying this basic concept of modern evolutionary theory. This talk focuses on the basics of the science and also the process of how science works.
It will, as is typical for the speaker, criticize the bad faith arguments of the anti-evolutionists and reflect on the challenges for rational thought in today’s culture.

Dr. Stephen L. Gasior
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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
2019-02-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Prometheus Chained, by Peter Paul Rubens, c 1611-1615 Philadelphia Museum of Art
(Daily plucking of liver tissue from the right, upper quadrant of the abdomen by the Eagle of Zeus)
NASH = NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS / NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE (NAFLD)
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is of increasing prevalence and can lead to cirrhosis and total liver failure and can be found in children as young as 2 years of age through adulthood. Death can occur not only from liver failure but more likely, associated cardiovascular disease. This talk will review the clinical presentation and natural course of this disease process and its possible associations with modern lifestyle, diet and gastrointestinal (gut) microbiota.
GOAL – to raise awareness and basic understanding of NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE for lay people.
By Robert A. Hendrix, MD
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Alien Exosociology
2019-02-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Photo: Voyager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

ALIEN EXOSOCIOLOGY: OUR TRANSGALACTIC COMMONALITIES
Some astronomers predict that we will have made contact with advanced civilizations on other worlds within 25 years. What might they be like, and — more importantly – how might they act? Dr. Steven R. Van Hook, a researcher in transcultural relations, will consider what universal traits we could share in common with our galactic alien neighbors.

BIO:
Dr. Steven R. Van Hook, has taught courses in cross-cultural communications and global affairs for the University of California and other universities in the United States and abroad. He’s been a newspaper columnist, radio talk show host, TV news anchor, and television bureau chief in Moscow covering the fall of the Soviet Union 1990-91. He has a PhD specializing transcultural education, and has research published in scholarly journals including UNESCO’s Prospects.

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Open Board Meeting
2019-02-01 07:00 - 08:00 | Auditorium
Every first Friday of the month, we hold an open board meeting for the benefit of our members. Here you can contact us with your questions, create ideas and hopefully together with us, give substance to our plans for the future.
During every open board meeting we display a screen with our current statistics, updated monthly and are there for your information.
Program

Opening
Subjects from the board of directors
Supporting hostesses and hosts sought
Do we need a second region?
Questions & ideas from our members
Closing

NOTE: a transcript of all board meetings is stored and made available to the board of directors for future reference. It will not be publicly available.
If this time does not suit you, please send your questions etc via IM, notecard or email to Jes or Chantal. We will submit your question, idea or comment to the board and provide you with the answer.

Climate Change
2019-01-26 10:00 - 11:30 | Auditorium
Monthly panel discussion
With this week as subject “Climate Change”

Moderator: Matthew Burr – Beragon Betts

Panel participants:

Keith Eric Grant
Phil Youngblood
William F. Wall

Listen to the podcast episodes of Phil Youngblood & Matthew Burr Episode 1 & Episode 2

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Ultra Deep Science Drill Ship
2019-01-19 07:00 - 08:00 | Abyss Observatory in Japan Open Grid
Photo: JAMSTEC
Where? Abyss Observatory in JOGrid (OpenSim)
Enable your OpenSim access here
hop://jogrid.net:8002/Abyss Observatory/491/302/140
Who? Hajime Nishimura, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC),
Yan Lauria, Museum director of Abyss Observatory in SL/OpenSim

Abstract:
I was working on development of ultra deep science drill ship “Chikyu” (“the Earth” in English) from 2001 to 2005.
I built 3D model of “Chikyu” in Science Sim (one of OpenSim grids hosted by Intel) as joint project with ScienceCircle Foundation and JAMSTEC in 2011, but Science Sim was closed and I imported “Chikyu” to JOGrid (Japan Open Grid hosted by Tokyo University of Information Science) in 2014 and continue to improve until now.
”Chikyu” is first and only science drill ship which has well control capability for core sampling through deeper penetration by 2,500 m Riser drilling system which has 9,000 m drill strings, 2,500 riser pipes, Blow Out Preventer (BOP) and mud circulation system for cuttings recovery from drill hole compatible with commercial oil drilling.
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/e/
In current phase, “Chikyu” is engaging at 2,500 m depth water and drilling 5,200 m from the seafloor in plate subduction zone under strong Kuroshio current (more than 2 m/sec).
Target is seismic zone of the plate interface fault system at a location where it is believed to be capable of seismogenic locking and slip, and to have slipped coseismically in the 1944 Tonankai earthquake.
http://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/e/nantroseize/expedition_358.html
In future phase, “Chikyu” will be upgraded for 4,000 m riser and 11,000m drill strings which enable to reach crust-mantle boundary.
Chikyu’s drill will have to go through 4000m of water and 6000m of crust to be able to reach the mantle, which makes up roughly 84 percent of our planet’s volume.
The researchers also want to investigate the boundary between the oceanic crust and the mantle to figure out how the crust formed. Plus, they want to see if microbial life exists that deep inside the planet.
To do this requires new techniques to drill out 7,000 m below the seafloor, in regions where ambient temperatures can reach 250 degrees C
http://www.gm.univ-montp2.fr/spip/spip.php?rubrique185&lang=en
Remark;
I’ll use voice chat in English and Japanese.
The region is 512m x 512m (Varregion of OpenSim) and there are huge amount of prims, so you may be difficult to move depend on your PC and Internet.
Please try Hypergrid teleport in advance the presentation.

An excursion led by Hajime Nishimura “Ultra Deep Science Drill Ship” at Abyss Observatory in Japan Open Grid (JOGrid)
Hajime Nishimura / Yan Lauria

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Optics for Photographers
2019-01-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
A tutorial on “Optics for photographers”.
This tutorial is intended to teach practical optical concepts to persons who are photographers but have not had formal training in optics and may have acquired misleading notions from camera advertisements, the common talk on forums, and the like.
The tutorial outline is shown below.
Optics for Photographers
by Robert Lawson Brown, Ph.D.
Physicist and Photographer

Pinhole Camera
– Making a Pinhole Camera
– Using a body cap on a regular camera
– Raytracing
Field of View
– Sensor Size and Image Distance
Magnification
– Object Distance and Image Distance
The relationship of pinholes optics to lens optics.
Focal length
Depth of field
ISO, Aperture, and shutter speed.
Choosing the right lens.
Perspective is about where you stand.
Thumb through my portfolio.

What is Entropy?
2019-01-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
WHAT IS ENTROPY?
“Entropy is disorder.”
You’ve learned this from popular culture, you’ve learned this in your physical science, chemistry, or biology class.
But what does that *mean*? We have an intuitive sense for what “disorder” is, but how do you really define it rigorously for a scientific concept?
There are two ways to approach it; one is as a term in thermodynamic equations, the other is as a fundamental concept from statistical mechanics (on which thermodynamics is based).
In this talk, I will try to convey the true fundamental definition of entropy at a level that anybody can understand. We will roll dice, we will talk about how physical systems can be more “ordered” or “disordered” in a rigorous sense, and hopefully we will shed some light on what entropy really is.
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— Rob Knop
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Open Board meeting
2019-01-04 07:00 - 08:00 | Auditorium
Every first Friday of the month, we hold an open board meeting for the benefit of our members. Here you can contact us with your questions, create ideas and hopefully together with us, give substance to our plans for the future.
During every open board meeting you will find a screen above the water with our current statistics, these are updated monthly and are there for your information.
Program

Opening
Subjects from the board of directors
Podcast promotion
YouTube: Quality of our videos and content
Questions & ideas from our members
Closing

NOTE: a transcript of all board meetings is stored and made available to the board of directors for future reference. It will not be publicly available.
If this time does not suit you, please send your questions etc via IM, notecard or email to Jes or Chantal. We will submit your question, idea or comment to the board and provide you with the answer.

Biodiversity, Life on Earth
2018-12-31, 2018-12-24, 2018-12-17 | Your RL Environment
The earth is home to around 10 million described forms of life and biologists estimate the total amount of different species at about 40 million species.
Importantly, variation in environment leads to an uneven distribution of these species on the planet. Think of how humans tend to cluster within cities many of which are near water (Cairo and the Nile for example).
Terrestrial biodiversity tends to be greater near the equator, which seems to be the result of the warm climate and high primary productivity. Biodiversity is richest in the tropics. These tropical forest ecosystems cover less than 10 percent of earth’s surface, and contain about 90 percent of the world’s species. Marine biodiversity tends to be highest along coasts in the Western Pacific, where sea surface temperature is highest, and in the mid-latitudinal band in all oceans.

The health of life on the planet is measurable by scientists as Biodiversity: the variation observed at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global trends towards population stabilization, poverty alleviation, and urbanization are rewriting the future of biodiversity conservation and offering new hope for the world’s wildlife and wild places, according to a surprisingly optimistic paper recently published in the journal BioScience.

Is this your personal experience as well? Is the diversity of mammals, reptiles, birds, fish and insects extensive and developing positively in your own living environment?
We would like to organize a worldwide overview exhibition about biodiversity with you.

Put together, in December, a general list of mammals, reptiles, birds, fish and insects, of species that you encounter daily; this simplifies counting and noting.
Start with counting on Tuesday January 1, 2019 and finish on January 31, 2019.
Photos!!!!! Enchant us with beauty. Natura Artis Magistra (“Nature is the teacher of art”)
Describe in a notecard where you found these species: Your country of residence & the environment: urban, rural, coastal, mountainous, desert, forest area.
Average temperature of January.
Note recent floods, volcanic eruptions, forest fires, droughts and other disasters in your area, influencing species populations.
Register with Chantal before January 15th. Slide screens available for free.

Grab your camera and capture the most beautiful encounters for us!

January 1st – January 31st Counting life
January 1st – January 24th Photographing
January 24th – February 7th Photo exhibition in SL & vote for your 3 favourites via the website
February 12th (Darwin Day) Announcement winners
February 16th The three winners describe their photo
1st Price 5000 Lindens
2nd Price 2500 Lindens
3rd Price 1000 Lindens

In order to give a complete picture of the diversity,
we will organize this project in different seasons,
namely January, April, July and October,
with as final piece a retrospective of 2019 in December.

Gene Editing
2018-12-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Monthly panel discussion, this week “Gene Editing”

It has been an eventful year for CRISPR gene editing technology. Come join our expert biologist panelists for a discussion of the year in genome modification. After a brief overview of the technology, we will discuss some of the highlight gene edits and their purpose, the end of the patent battle between Broad and UC Berkeley, European ruling on regulations of genetically modified crops, and on gene editing the human germline. Expect an informative and lively discussion of what’s new including the ethics and potential of the technology.

Recommended information sources
Explainer for a popular audience
Introduction to CRISPR
Radiolab – Antibodies Part 1: CRISPR Jennifer Doudna, Eugene V. Koonin, Beth Shapiro, Carl Zimmer
Radiolab – Update: CRISPR Jennifer Doudna, Kevin Esvelt, Eugene V. Koonin, Beth Shapiro, Carl Zimmer
Radiolab explaining CRISPR in bacteria
How Does CRISPR Compare to Other Gene-Editing Techniques?
The bold plan to end malaria with a gene drive

Moderator: Beragon Betts

Panel participants:

Dr. Mary Anne Clark
Dr. Stephen Gasior

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"Ultra Deep Science Drill Ship"
2018-12-29 07:00 - 08:00 | Abyss Observatory in Japan Open Grid

Space Shuttle Launch/Re-entry and International Space Station
2018-12-22 07:00 - 08:00 | International Spaceflight Museum
“Space Shuttle Launch/Re-entry and International Space Station” at International Spaceflight Museum in SL
Title: “Space Shuttle Launch/Re-entry and International Space Station”
When? 22th Dec.(Sat) 7 am PST/ 15:00 GMT/ 24:00 JST
Where?
– Abyss Observatory at Farwell
– International Spaceflight Museum in SL
Who?
Hajime Nishimura, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC),
Yan Lauria, Museum director of Abyss Observatory in SL/OpenSim
Abstract:
I was working on development of Japan Experiment Module, “Kibo” (“Hope” in English) of International Space Station (ISS) Program at Japan Space Development Agency (current JAXA) 30 years ago.
When I visit International Spaceflight Museum (ISM) in SL, I found ISS at that time didn’t have “Kibo”, so I proposed to provide “Kibo” to ISM members, and made “Kibo” with help of my friend, unico Bailey and docked to the ISS in 2014.
Last year, I found my friend, pyo Igaly made a very nice Space Shuttle ride so I proposed to ISM members again. I and pyo checked final launch, re-entry and landing sequences of space shuttle, and finally pyo installed the new space shuttle ride at ISM on this summer.
Pyo also made new version of Newton cannon of Exploratorium.
I had several remote class rooms for children at RL science museum in Japan using Newton cannon, Space shuttle ride and ISS exhibits.
At first, I’ll guide you to new Newton Cannon at the sky of Abyss Observatory (Farwell). You can learn about relation between initial launching speed and the orbit of spacecraft.
Next, we’ll move to ISM, you can experience Space Shuttle launch and landing.
The atmospheric re-entry sequences of the winged space shuttle is very tricky and it has been improved much better than I was involved in the space station project.
(Launch)
(Re-entry and landing)
At the ISS exhibit, I’ll talk about design features of US-Russia complex, uniqueness of space environment and living pattern of astronauts there.

— Hajime Nishimura
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Interactive tour of Brodmann’s Brain
2018-12-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Whole Brain Health
Join us for an interactive tour of Brodmann’s Brain! Within this giant cortex we can see and stimulate the fMRI mapped areas which correlate to fear, desire, love, coordination, meditation, speech, and more!
This model and others being developed provide a platform for exciting educational opportunities in biology, psychology, and health, behavioral, and social sciences. Sponsored by Whole Brain Health on Inspiration Island, featuring brain research post-doc OsanGar, Thuja Hynes and Lissena Wisdomseeker.
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