Science Circle

Classical Concert
2023-04-23 07:00 - 08:00, 2023-04-16 07:00 - 08:00, 2023-04-09 07:00 - 08:00, 2023-04-02 07:00 - 08:00, 2023-03-26 07:00 - 08:00, 2023-03-19 07:00 - 08:00, 2023-03-12 07:00 - 08:00, 2023-03-05 07:00 - 08:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Lighthouse Café

Friendship Online
2023-04-22 21:00 - 22:00 | SC East Meeting Spot
Friendship Online
The internet brings the world closer than it ever has been before! Throughout the years, you’re bound to run into a few people you might consider friends, please share with us your stories on them, how did you meet? How have you stayed in contact? Have you met them in real life? Do you plan to?

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Second Life Scripting
2023-04-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
“We will discuss the event orientation of LSL and the use of blocks of code. An overview of practical LSL scripts will be shown.
Your presenter is known as Scire Gaea in Second Life. In Real Life, he is Robert Lawson Brown, Ph.D., a physicist who has worked 47 years in industrial semiconductor processing in various roles, from staff scientist to product engineer and even information technologist.
As physicists tend to do, he has picked up computer programming as an ancillary skill, starting with FORTRAN back in 1969 C.E. and continuing with a variety of languages: Basic, Forth, Prolog, Pascal, Java, Javascript, Python, Swift, and … LSL”
A presentation by Robert L. Brown, Ph.D.

Mathematics Club
2023-04-19 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-04-12 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-04-05 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-03-29 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-03-22 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-03-15 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-03-08 17:00 - 18:00 | Maths Club

ChatGPT and AI
2023-04-15 21:00 - 22:00 | SC East Meeting Spot
ChatGPT and AI
Join us for a frank discussion on AI like Chat GPT and AI art, share your opinions, concerns, fears, or excitement on this budding subject!

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Recap of the 2023 VWBPE conference on Second Life
2023-04-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Presenters: Dr. William Schmachtenberg (Dae Miami SL) and Linda Morris Kelley, BA (Delia Lake SL)
From March 23 to 25, 2023, The VWBPE (Virtual Worlds Best Practice in Education) conference on Second Life was held. This is the largest online free conference for educators ever held. I have been going to these conferences for many years, but come to my talk to find out why Dae thought this was the best VWBPE conference ever held! The metaverse was the dominant theme of the conference, and our own Delia Lake gave a tour of wetlands during the conference. The networking with technicians as well as educators was very useful in planning a science project involving a virtual field trip to the Jurassic simulation that I am doing with the staff on Dinosaur Ridge in Colorado.

Health
2023-04-08 21:00 - 22:00 | SC East Meeting Spot
Health
A follow up to our previous subject “Combating negative thinking” physical health is just as important as mental health! You are invited to come and share your hints and tips on maintaining good health. But also to share your opinions on current societal trends regarding physical health.

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BB: The Metaverse
2023-04-08 10:00 - 11:00 | The Lighthouse Café
Interest in the metaverse is high, especially after the VWBPE conference that recently concluded in Second Life. It is of particular interest to SL residents who believe we live in a prototype of the metaverse. There are various embodiments that can express the metaverse, such as virtual world platforms, virtual reality, augmented reality and so forth. Powerful Tech and business interests are involved in creating the metaverse, including Mark Zuckerberg, crypto ideologues, universities, and financial institutions.
Join us at the Science Circle to explore the promise, the perils, the technology, the obstacles, and the implications of the metaverse.

Moon Base Panel
2023-04-01 21:00 - 22:00 | Auditorium
Moon Base Panel
Let’s bring the life on the moon to Second Life! You heard about the origin of Project Moon Base on Feb 18 – now it’s time to hear the plan and join in making it real. Team Lead Tab Scott (Terry Beaubois) and eight other Science Circle members will present initial ideas in the areas of science, education, ethics, and organizational psychology along with needs in scripting, construction, outreach and ‘inreach.’ Tap into your imagination, find your enthusiasm, join one of these teams or suggest another one, and take part in the pursuit of what promises to be a mind-expanding and rewarding activity.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Post-Mortem
2023-04-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
“COVID-19 Pandemic Post-Mortem”
By: Phil Youngblood

It has been three years now since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic.
The pandemic is not over, but it more infrequently makes headlines. It is time to revisit this global phenomenon so we can learn from it and are better able to prepare for the next one.

In this presentation, I will examine what has happened over the last three years in terms of:
Diseases and How They Spread
—What is a pathogen?
—How do we get infected?
—How does a disease run its course from the standpoint of the individual and society?

Past Pandemics
—What makes a disease endemic, epidemic, or pandemic?
—What pandemics have humans suffered through?
—How does this pandemic compare to others in the past?
—How does a pandemic end?

COVID-19 Pandemic Timeline
—How has this pandemic played out over the last three years?
—What did the pandemic look like in different countries, regions, and worldwide?
—How will this pandemic end?

SARS-Co-V-2 Variants
—What were the different strains of the COVID-19 coronavirus?
—How did theses mutations affect the way the pandemic has played out?

Pandemic Behavior
—What kinds of strategies have nations and individuals tried to combat the disease and its spread?
—How have the social components of this pandemic affected its course and outcome?
—What is the purpose of vaccination and how have vaccinations affected the course of the pandemic?

Come join us for this presentation, both to learn and to share your experiences and thoughts about it.

Earth Hour
2023-03-25 21:00 - 22:00 | SC East Meeting Spot
Earth Hour
A yearly SC East event, where we discuss Earth Hour, it’s concept, spread awareness, and talk about ways that we can make a difference beyond the hour.

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What can we Learn from Going Back to the Moon?
2023-03-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
“What can we Learn from Going Back to the Moon?”
By: Phil Youngblood

—This is part of an ongoing celebration of The Science Circle’s 15th Anniversary.

There were more missions to the Moon last year than there were in the last decade and a half. Plus, there are at least 12 countries with funded Moon missions under development and more that are proposed. Of these, 4 countries are planning crewed missions and 2 have plans to build a Moon base within a decade. In addition, there are non-governmental entities involved in more than just providing parts.

Why the renewed interest in the Moon?
What missions are planned and why?
—Join us to learn and talk about the exciting new projects that have a potential to directly impact your lives and the lives of the next generations.

CALLING ALL EDUCATORS!
What can we learn from going back to the Moon?
Why are space agencies so interested in education?
What types of pedagogies, andragogies, and learning styles can the SC Moon Base Project support?
—Join us to discuss how we can use this project as a source for many diverse presentations and to create engaging activities for SC members and beyond.

Pets
2023-03-18 21:00 - 22:00 | SC East Meeting Spot
Pets
Animal companions are a transient aspect of our lives. Pets come in all shapes and sizes, in the world we live in, there’s so many possibilities! We invite you to join us in a discussion of the weird and wonderful animals you have had, and what your country allows!

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Knowledge Creation
2023-03-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Auditorium
Knowledge Creation

Professor Devi Jankowicz (Christi Maeterlinck) will examine two distinct ways of making sense of experience: the positivist model that works so successfully for the physical and biological sciences, and the constructivist approach to which many social scientists are turning as being more suited to some of the research questions they handle. The attractions of regarding laypeople as scientists making sense of experience; and scientists as people who make sense of their research questions in the same way will be explored.

VWBPE: Too Hot! Too Dry! Too Wet!
2023-03-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Fire & Flood
Too hot! Too dry! Too wet! A natural cycle of cleansing and renewal turned extreme: excruciating drought, fire maelstrom, mega-flood. Thousand-year events happen year upon year, global disasters with heartbreaking consequences. If old normal is gone, what can we expect? What can we do?
An immersive experience with Linda M. Kelley, BA

Celebrating Women
2023-03-11 21:00 - 22:00 | SC East Meeting Spot
Celebrating Women
We will be observing international women’s day by inviting you to join us and talk about women who inspire you and how they inspire you, whether they be loved ones, strangers, celebrities, or fictional!

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BB: JWST and Astronomy
2023-03-11 10:00 - 11:00 | The Lighthouse Café
Please join us at the Science Circle to talk about the latest observations by JWST and about astronomy in general. Exo-planets, distant early galaxies, the “crisis” in cosmology, dark matter and more. Please see the resources provided by the Science Circle to help prepare yourself to participate.
Distant Early Galaxies
Exo-Planets
Crisis in Cosmology
Primer on Dark Matter for a popular audience
