« All Events This event has passed. Science Cafe 08/08/2020 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT Free « Follow the Food Sunday Concert » This poll is no longer accepting votesYour three votes of favorite conversation topics for the Science Cafe today1. How to think like a scientist, and the value thereof 2. Climate change is here. What next? 3. Big Data and AI: the two heads Janus of our time 4. What is the best way to deal with those blinded by the Dunning-Kruger effect? 5. Why do we have such difficulty understanding probabilities? 6. The next or ideal 3D world 7. Why is teaching Math’s so hard? 8. Unexplained aerial phenomenon 9. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about large, presumably temporary, decreases in carbon emissions worldwide. Can we make those decreases permanent? How would we do that? Can we make other permanent improvements to the Earth's ecosystems thanks to the pandemic? 10. As robots become more human, more intelligent, more capable, and even, perhaps, more emotional, how do we treat them? Do we give them rights? What precautions should we take? 6 votes · 14 answersVote Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Details Date: 08/08/2020 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT Cost: Free Website: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/206/216/25 Venue The Lighthouse Café Organiser Team effort